Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. Judging by the weather in Chicago? It’s hard to believe that it’s June! Last June was more typical. … I remember a very hot day. And I was out jogging. I met a friend who said to me … “Rabbi! How do you do it in such hot […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … Saturday night is the holiday of Shavuos. The day that we received the Torah at Mount Sinai. And here’s one of my favorite stories. A very absent minded professor is driving together with a student. And the professor goes through a stop sign. The student notices, but […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. And that you had a meaningful Passover. … Many Jews may have been wondering at the Seder. The Exodus? Splitting of the Sea? Why did G-d stop doing miracles?” My answer? … He didn’t! In fact one of His miracles is 67 years old today! Today is Yom […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … Passover is around the corner. And it’s time to talk about matzah! And here’s an amazing story. … It was in a DP (Displaced Persons) camp, shortly after liberation. One of the survivors arranged the baking of matzah for Passover. Supplies were very limited and the matzah […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day! And – at least for those of you in Chicago – that you are enjoying the weather! … We had a great Purim at CTN and I wanted to share something with you. We had a special reading of the Megillah (Scroll of Esther) for young Jewish professionals. […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day! … Purim is coming! The happiest day on the Jewish calendar. We have begun the Jewish month of Adar. And the Talmud says… “When Adar arrives, we should be very joyous.” And I want to tell you how a very special person fulfilled that. … You may remember […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day! … I have to share this with you! It’s a story that didn’t make the newspapers. But it should have! It was February 1st. Super Bowl Sunday. And the day of Chicago’s great blizzard. The Polstein and Nathan families were looking forward to this day. Their children were […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. I’m sure you’ve heard about it. Even if you’re not into football. “Deflate-gate”. The official footballs in the Patriot’s championship game were not kosher! Because they were underinflated. … Does it make a difference? That gets us involved in something else. Physics! And there are different opinions. It […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. … A few thoughts on President Obama’s new initiative. Increasing the speed of internet connection in America. Because we are way behind countries like South Korea, Japan and the Netherlands. And ranked only 10th. (We used to be 28th) … I may be hopeless. Because I grew up […]

Hi, I hope you’re having a great day. And Happy Chanukah! I’d like to share one more thing about my recent encounter with a policeman. … As you may remember I made a turn I should not have made.