Posts in Divrei Torah

There’s a famous saying that the definition of insanity is doing something over and over again and expecting a different result. Many attribute this to[…]

One of the more enigmatic passages of the Torah is the episode at the mei meriva, the waters of strife, as Moshe Rabeinu receives the[…]

My wallet went missing this week.  I did not want my wife to panic because I was confident it was somewhere in our apt, but[…]

I would like to take a page out of Rabbi Genack’s book and share a story about my father.  Rabbi Genack’s father is a rabbi,[…]

Russian novelist and activist Alexander Solzhenitsyn once commented that “the one good thing about repeating your mistakes is that you know when to cringe.”  When[…]

Throughout history, mankind has attempted to explore uncharted parts of our planet.  Today there are actually satellites snapping a picture of every inch of Earth’s[…]

I received a text yesterday asking if I knew the laining for shishi.  Over the years I have lained here and there, so I opened[…]

A common occurrence when a guest arrives at shul is what I like to call the gabbai interrogation.  The gabbai makes eye contact, begins walking[…]

It’s a week of numbers.  Today is the 49th day of the Omer and we conclude our counting by beginning Sefer Bamidbar, the Book of Numbers. […]

When you live in an apartment building, your actions have consequences. And the apartment below us often reminds us of this reality: they seemingly have[…]