February 3, 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 [email protected]. Archives of his writings can be found at www.stamtorah.info.

Articles by Rabbi Dani Staum

I’m the Man!

There’s no doubt that I am the most important person in the world these days. You need to know about me. So, really I’m telling

Happy 50th

I spend my afternoons in the warm environs of Mesivta Ohr Naftoli in New Windsor, NY, where I am the principal of the secular studies

The World on Your Table

For four years of high school I was a talmid of Yeshiva Shaarei Torah in Monsey. During those years, the rosh yeshiva was one of

Getting Ahead of Ourselves

Do you know who really knows everything? The cab drivers in Eretz Yisrael. If you don’t believe me, just ask them. Actually, you don’t have

Broad Shoulders

The other day I was sitting at my desk and wanted to grab a book that was just out of my reach. I stood up

Gift from Above

While standing and davening at the Kotel Hama’aravi last week I was reminded of the following anecdote I had once heard: An elderly man was

Give Until It Feels Good

One night a few weeks ago, one of our children had a cold and was coughing. Before they went to sleep I picked up the

‘God’s Opinion’

Periodically, at a simcha, the waiter will give the guests a choice of what kind of soup they would like. When the waiter asks me

Blessing of Change

It was so strange. This week, on Tuesday morning, those of us in the New York area awoke to ice and snow. After a December

Who is ‘They’?

Although the style has mostly shifted, it wasn’t too long ago that three-piece suits were in vogue for men. Some vests had four buttons, some

A Bereishis Diagnosis

When I was a student pursuing my master’s at Fordham’s School of Social Work, one of the classes I took was titled “Advanced Clinical Assessment