June 20, 2025

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Rabbi Dani Staum

Rabbi Dani Staum, LMSW, is a popular speaker and author. He is a rebbe in Heichal HaTorah in Teaneck, NJ, and an experienced therapist, recently returning to seeing clients in private practice, as part of the Rockland CBT group. For appointments Rabbi Staum can be reached at 914-295-0115. Looking for an inspirational and motivating speaker or scholar-in-residence? Contact Rabbi Staum for a unique speaking experience. Rabbi Staum can be reached at stamtorah@gmail.com. Archives of his writings can be found at www.stamtorah.info.

Articles by Rabbi Dani Staum

Do It Anyway

I don’t know if this happens in anyone else’s home, but often when I ask one of my near-perfect children to do something, they will

Do It Anyway

I don’t know if this happens in anyone else’s home, but often when I ask one of my near-perfect children to do something, they will

Sing Together

So what do Yankees games, old time kibbutzim in Eretz Yisroel and a Lag B’Omer medura (bonfire) in New Square have in common? You guessed

Spam Scam

This past week our yeshiva, Heichal HaTorah, marked and celebrated its 12th annual dinner. It was a beautiful event, but also quite emotional as it

Enduring Flames

There are certain people whose accomplishments seem to traverse normal human limits. They seem to possess uncanny and selfless devotion to their causes that influence

Scruffy

It’s that time of year again. It actually happens twice, once in the spring and once in the summer. I’m referring to periods of national

Hang On

There’s a classic story about two beggars—one Jewish, the other non-Jewish—who would make their rounds begging together. One night, they were sitting on a bench

Just Like This

When I was younger, I was told that if a person eats too much of a certain food, he will eventually start to look like

A Thing

So, when did “thing” become a thing? Our expressions are constantly evolving, especially in our society of constant new and exciting technology where new words

Blinded by Love

On Purim afternoon a few weeks ago, when I entered the home of a friend to give him shalach manos, there were a few women

Different Worlds

Everyone wants to know the secret to wisdom. I can’t share it with you, because then it wouldn’t be a secret anymore. (To be fair,

Spring Ahead

Fall back and spring forward, or is it fall forward and spring back? Or is it fall into a spring and spring out of your