YESHIVA KETANA OF LONG ISLAND BOY HEADS TO THE WHITEHOUSE By: Suri Stern It is with great joy that I announce that Avrahmi Berkowitz, the son of Brynde and Ephraim Berkowitz, brother of Dr. Yehoshua Berkowitz, is headed to Washington as Special Assistant to President Trump, and assistant to Jared Kushner. Avrahmi is a long-time…
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When Was the Last Time A Rabbi Blessed an Inauguration?
When Was the Last Time a Rabbi Prayed at a Presidential Inauguration? By Rachel Gordan | January 15, 2013 Last week, President Obama’s inaugural committee caused quite a stir after it announced who would be praying during the president’s second inauguration. Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, would give the…
The Blessing of 2 Pieces of Rye with Turkey
Sandwich Generation used to mean kids who liked two slices of bread with something like peanut butter, cream cheese, or tuna inside. As people became more health conscious they went from white bread to whole wheat, to a single slice, to melba toast, to no bread altogether! Just throw any protein into a salad…
Hidden, Lost and Forgotten Assets
How many readers have made list of assets and liabilities that they have given to the executor of their will. Only 30% of Americans have a will, and I venture to guess that many fewer have made this list for the executor. More than ever, you risk losing your assets after your death for…
A Light Shines Bright in Our Holy Land
When I light Shabbos candles each week, I bring the extra soul of Shabbos into my heart and home. But there is a prayer attached to lighting candles that asks G-d to bless all our close ones, family and friends. You send messages of light and soul out to others and ask that they…
Alzheimers: Moved
“Who are you?” Mrs. Q asked? “I am your attorney, Lenore Davis,” I replied. I had been her attorney for 20 years. She was a genteel 75 year old woman, with a fascinating story as a Holocaust survivor. Every few years she would come to me to update her estate plan. She would update…
A Bissel Torah: Lech Licha: …But If I Am Only For Myself, What Am I?
The Rabbis teach us: If I am not for myself, who will be? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, then when. In this week’s parshah/torah portion, we learn that Abraham is commanded to “go to himself.” What does that mean to go to one’s self? …
A Bissel Torah: Noach: A Lot on My Mind
In today’s Tanya portion, we see that everything is bashert. Even anger. Those who carry anger, are likened to idolaters, because there should be no anger when there is faith in G-d. But we see that the Torah teaches us that there were times that Moshe was angry, what is the lesson we learn? …
A Bissel Torah: Bereishit: A Paradigm for Parenting
Why did G-d create man with parents? If He created Adam and Eve from dust, then why not all humans from dust? Parenting is an important paradigm for humans. Children learn from having parents about role modelling, the depth of selfless love and open handed giving. Parents learn about G-d, and his infinite love…
A Bissel Torah: Simchat Torah
Where are we? We have just completed Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? At our Kol Nidre service on Yom Kippur, we ask G-d’s permission to pray with sinners/avaryanim. All are welcome to repent. After Yom Kippur, we are all alike, we are clean of sin, have a clean slate and are joyous in the…