24 Jul The Ten Commandments
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS The idea that out of 613 mitzvos Hashem handpicked ten for special highlighting on the two luchos, the two tablets, leads to a lot of fascinating speculation. Let...
Shabbos Times for Jun 06, 2025 | 10 Sivan, 5785 | Parshas Nasso | Candle Lighting Time: 8:06 PM | Havdalah (72 min): 9:36 PM
17 Jul Let’s Go on a Kiddush HaShem Rampage
LET’S GO ON A KIDDUSH HASHEM RAMPAGE We will interrupt the series on my dear Rebbetzin for some seasonal topics about the Nine Days and Elul. My daughter Devora commented...
11 Jul REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 19-21
PART 19 Last week, I discussed how, with the passing of my Rebbetzin, her glow and shine is missing from the Tehillim group, from our Shul the Agudas Yisroel of Staten...
03 Jul Shul Politics
Rabbi Weiss: We’ve covered al lot of trouble that you’ve been able to stir up in shul; talking during davening, cell phones, walking out on the rabbi’s sermons, and kiddush clubs. What other mischief are...
26 Jun Burn Alert
Burn Alert A couple of years ago, one of my dear friends from the bungalow colony we go to in the summer brought their daughter to the Burn Unit at Staten...
19 Jun Driving Like a Mentch
A few years ago at the foot of the highway known as New York 17, there was a horrific car accident resulting in three Jewish fatalities. This tragedy took place...
12 Jun REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 18
In Megilas Rus, the posuk tells us, “Vateitzei min hamakom asher haysah shomah,” that Naomi with her two daughters in-law left from the fields of Moav. Rashi asks why the...
05 Jun REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 17
REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 17 Last week, we discussed the weighty issue of the value of every moment of human life. As a follow up, let me...
29 May REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 14-16
PART 14 In Masechtas Sanhedrin, the Gemora informs us “Tchilas dino shel adom eino ela b’divrei Torah – A person is judged first in regard to his Torah studies.” The Gemora...
15 May Remembering Rebbetzin Miriam Weiss Part 11-13
REMEMBERING REBBETZIN MIRIAM LIBBY WEISS – PART 11-13 Since a wedding anniversary is a celebration of one’s union, Miriam Libby and I would do something special together every year. This...