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Deserving the Beis Hamikdash
As we conclude the month of Av, the month of our highest awareness of the Beit Hamikdash, we read in our parsha of the importance[…]
Hey Siri!
One of the signs that a person has made it in the business world is having an employee whose sole job is to take care[…]
Where to Keep the Luchos
Bankruptcy usually results from failure, but at times a company goes bankrupt because of its success. When a company expands too quickly, it risks outgrowing[…]
A Lesson From the Windy City
During a recent trip to my hometown Chicago, I had the opportunity to see the newest skyscraper rising up on the Chicago skyline, the Vista[…]
A Tisha B’av Lesson from Moshe
In August of 1967, two months after the completion of the Six Day War, then-IDF Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren stirred up a controversy that continues[…]
The Death of the Kohen Gadol
When the Founding Fathers of the United States granted presidents the power to nominate potential Supreme Court Justices, they likely realized that such nominations would[…]
No News in Good News
I came across some beautiful stories in the news this week: A 101-year-old woman set the record for the fastest 100 Meter dash for her[…]
Taking a Step Back
(This drasha was given at Shaarei Tefillah in Teaneck where I served as Summer Rabbi. Parshat Pinchas 2015) One of the difficulties I’ve had in[…]
Unspoken
Included in the memorable moments of my childhood was the annual tradition of following the disappointing seasons of my hometown Chicago Cubs. The 2003 season[…]
To Daven and To Have Davened
Ma tovu ohalecha Yaakov mishkinosecha Yisroel How great are your tents o Jacob, how great are your dwelling places. Classically interpreted to refer to our[…]