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

“So, Rabbi, bottom line—what’s the deal with drinking on Purim? What’s the message we are supposed to take from this unusual law?” That was the

“So I was on a roll—I was an executive with a nice salary, annual bonuses and stock options, all the perks. Everything was on track…

Three of our children have had food allergies throughout their lives. The earliest indication of the allergies was from eczema that developed on their skin

The Beipanjiang Bridge, suspended 1,854 feet above the Nizhu river in southwest China, is currently the highest bridge in the world. The $150 million crossing