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

Sounds of the Soul

At our Shabbos table a few weeks ago, a friend of ours related that some time prior to this, she had been attending a wedding.

Glittering Nonsense

This past week, Camp Dora Golding went on a trip to Dorney Park, a major theme park in Allentown, Pennsylvania. As anyone who has ever

Geared Up

A change of scenery is always nice and our family really takes pleasure in coming to the Pocono Mountains each summer. Aside from enjoying being

‘Deep Roots’

You know you’re starting to get old when you preface an anecdote with, “When I was a kid …” So here I am getting old,

Peace Settings

A few summers ago I was invited to co-star in a video entitled “The Do and Don’ts of Shana Rishona (first year of marriage).” While

The Message

A number of years ago, the infant daughter of a close friend and colleague suddenly took ill and had to be hospitalized. The man’s wife

Any Day Now

A number of years ago a friend mentioned that there was a shul not too far from me that was looking to hire a chazan

Living It

When I was a student in Fordham University pursuing my master’s in social work, one of my professors recounted an experience that he had witnessed,

Prying Open

During my years in yeshiva Shaarei Torah a fellow named Moshe, who was not a student, would at times circle the yeshiva. At times he

The Wedding Hall

On February 17, 2001, my wife and I were married in Bais Faiga hall in Lakewood. (Lakewood is a city way down the Garden State

Raincoats of Yore

Every generation loves to tell the subsequent generations how different things were “back when I was a kid.” One of the things my generation will

Private Dedication

Wednesday, April 29, 2015, was a beautiful spring afternoon, ideal for any baseball fan to buy some peanuts and Cracker Jacks without a care if