Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. Don’t worry.  I am not going to talk about the Super Bowl! At least not about the game itself. … Just one thing. As sad as the results may have been? There’s something that bothers me more. Because many people weren’t just watching an exciting (and disappointing) game. […]

Hi – Hope you’re having a great day. … As you probably know, I recently lost my older brother Reuven. I wanted to thank so many who reached out to me at this difficult time. Whether it was a card, a phone call, Shiva visit or a contribution in his memory? Each and every one […]

Hope you’re having a great day. … Here’s some food thought. Literally. As you may know, the East Coast was hit with a huge winter like storm last week. Thousands of people inNew Jerseyare still without power. But I wanted to share a very “powerful” story. It’s about a Chassidic Jew by the name of […]

Hi – Hope you’re having a great day! … It’s not one of my favorite places to be. The Sprint phone store. But I was having trouble with my phone and needed to exchange it. And as I was sitting and waiting for my name to be called? I started thinking about all those electronic […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. …One more story about my nephew Yehudah! For various reasons, after the accident his kids didn’t see him for many weeks. And while my wife and I were inOttawavisiting? They were going to see him for the first time. It was obviously a very emotional time. And a […]

Hi, Hope you you’re having a great day. … Human beings are capable of having more than one emotion at the same time. We need to be pained by the indescribable destruction and suffering in Haiti. And at the same time, as Jews? We should feel incredibly proud to be Jewish. … Its one of […]

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 […]

Hope you’re having a great day. I recently heard a story that inspired me. And I thought to myself, “Torah Minute”! It’s not about a “great Rabbi” or a famous person. But about a person who should be famous! An “ordinary” Jewish woman who recently passed away. Ida and Moshe Schreiber caught the last ship […]

Hi, I recently heard a great story. A friend of mine and his family spent the Passover holiday at a kosher hotel. Their Seder went quiet late and they were the last to finish. They couldn’t wait to get into bed and go to sleep. But as they were about to leave the dining room? […]

Hi, Hope you’re having a great day. I wanted to share another wonderful piece of Torah Minute feedback. I recently wrote a tribute to my Dad. “One of my earliest memories is driving in the car with my Dad.  At every intersection, he would stop and wave the people on.  With a smile!  I try […]