Hope you’re having a great day. … I wanted to share an experience that I had this week. I was asked to speak for a group of Jewish high school kids. Something I love to do! The topic was up to me. But it had to be short.  And something they would listen to. (And […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day! … The Torah Minute doesn’t get into politics. Certainly not whether President Obama should have gotten a Nobel Prize. But I did want to mention a different Nobel Prize. The 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics. It went to John Mather of the NASA Space Flight Center. His research […]

Hope you’re having a great day. … This coming Shabbos is my Mom’s yartzeit.  The anniversary of her passing. “Elisheva bas (daughter of) Dov Ber”. I wasn’t sure if I was going to send a Torah Minute in her honor. Many of you have read (more than once!) my tributes to her. How she inspired […]

Hope you’re having a great day. The Jay Leno show? Not what you expect to see in a Torah Minute! But you probably heard about President Obama being on the show. And when you’re on Leno? You have to try to be funny. And the president made an off the cuff remark. Which came across […]

Hi, Hope all is well. Our two boys, who are in day camp, went on a three day over night last week. So my wife and I “escaped” for a few days in Milwaukee. Among the things we saw advertised? An outdoor concert by the Milwaukee Philharmonic Orchestra. And off we went. But we were […]

Hi, Hope all is well. I wanted to thank the many Torah Minute readers who sent “happy birthday” wishes. (Including the comedian who said … “I bought you a very expensive gift. But since I am always obedient to a Rabbi’s wishes? And you said, “No presents please”? … I returned it to the Rolex […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. Here’s a cute story that I enjoyed sharing with people on Purim! … A woman returned to her home town after many years. When she needed a dentist, she checked the local directory. And noticed a familiar sounding name. “I think I had a high school classmate by […]

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. Is there a Jewish response to the dog fighting scandal? I think so. The first is obvious. We should be shocked by the brutality of it. And so should every decent human being. … But here are some less obvious thoughts. I think we should know that all “decent people” […]