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A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of accompanying the ninth and 12th graders of our yeshiva, Heichal HaTorah, on the first shabbaton
December 29, 2024
A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of accompanying the ninth and 12th graders of our yeshiva, Heichal HaTorah, on the first shabbaton
This week, Mesivta Ohr Naftali of New Windsor, New York, where I am privileged to serve as general studies principal each afternoon, celebrated a special
In our home, we take the custom of eating challah with honey during this time of year very seriously. If having honey is symbolic to
This past Wednesday, parents in the tri-state area gleefully celebrated the return of their children to school. No doubt they are thrilled that their children
It’s hard to believe that we are approaching the first birthday of our twin boys, Gavriel Yehuda and Michael Binyamin. As has been noted in
When I was 8 years old, I needed to have an operation to correct a hernia. I remember davening at home with my father in
This week, the Staum family made its annual pilgrimage to East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, to our summer home at Camp Dora Golding. When making the announcements
A few years ago, Chani took our younger children to one of the local Jewish owned shoe stores to buy shoes. The store had a
This past week I attended the Torah Umesorah convention on Thursday and Friday. As I was driving up to the convention, I was reminded of
Many people feel their lives are spinning aimlessly, without going anywhere. Someone recently made a living model of that experience, patented and marketed it, and
No matter where you go these days, people are taking pictures. We live in a world of “snappers” and just can’t seem to stop taking
Recently, I saw an article about the American classic song “Ol’ Man River” from the 1927 musical and 1936 film classic “Show Boat.” The song
