Hi, children parents respect speech Hope you’re having a great day. … A dad is walking through a mall with his six year old daughter. And the inevitable happens. She sees a toy she likes. “Oh. Please. Can I get that?” The father says, “Don’t you have enough toys to keep you busy for a […]

Hi, So the Super Bowl is history! I don’t know if you’re happy, thrilled or indifferent. (Or if you’re just happy to have your spouse back!) … I wanted to share a message that I gave to a Bar Mitzvah boy Saturday night. I think it has something to say to all of us. Especially […]

Hi, Here’s a follow up from Monday’s “Super Bowl Torah Minute”. I wanted to share one of the great responses I got. A good Torah Minute friend forwarded it to a friend of his, Senator Howard Carroll. In the words of my friend, “Howard had a comment and asked me to… “Pass (sic) it on”. […]

Hi, Hope all is well. It was a classroom in an “exclusive” private school in … The teacher was trying to make her students more conscious of the less fortunate. She asked them to write an essay about a poor family. Here’s what one little girl wrote. “Once upon a time there was a poor […]

Hi, Please allow a personal note. Today is my Mom’s yartzeit. The anniversary of her passing. “Elisheva bas (daughter of) Dov Ber”. And this Torah Minute is dedicated to her memory. … A shopper at a mall hears an announcement over the P.A. system. “The person who lost $5000 wrapped in a yellow rubber band? […]

Hi, Please allow a personal note. It’s the anniversary of my father’s passing. His yahrzeit. And I thought I would share something about him. … I grew up in a Torah observant home. But my Dad didn’t come from an observant background. And what happened? He met my Mom, who did! This was at a […]

Hi, Please allow a personal note. This Shabbat is my Mom’s yartzeit. The anniversary of her passing. “Elisheva bas (daughter of) Dov Ber”. … Some of you may know parts of this story. But I want everyone who knows me, to know it. … I grew up in a Torah observant home. But my Dad […]

Hi, Hope all is well. … There’s something the Torah does very often. It mixes “ethical obligations” together with “ritual laws”. Here’s one example. “Every person must respect their mother and father and keep my Sabbaths. (Leviticus, 19:3) The Torah is making a point. That both kinds of commandments are equally important. Our obligations to […]

Hi, Here’s one of my favorites about Shabbat. “The Children of Israel shall observe the Sabbath… between Me and them it’s a sign forever”.  (Exodus, 31:16-17) The Torah calls Shabbat a sign. … Think of a large business.  It’s been around for many years. Very successful. But the old generation is gone.  And it’s handed […]

Hi, Now the Exodus is really going to start! Until now? It sort of backfired. Moshe and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him to free the Jewish People And Pharaoh responded by clamping down.  By making them work even harder.  (Exodus, 5) … Now we’re about to start the “ten plagues.” But first there’s […]