I received from NYS Department of Motor Vehicles my driver’s license renewal. It gave me the option of getting an enhanced driver’s license, which would permit me to travel by land and sea to Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean without my passport, for an extra $30. Sure, I thought, why not. The renewal came…
Category: Lectures
A Bissel Torah: Emor
This parshah very clearly establishes that there are three parents that a Jew has, and G-d is very much one of them. The parshah discusses the purity of a simple kohen/priest, the kohen gadol/high priest and a nazir/a man who has taken on some purity stringencies. If a simple Kohen’s immediate family dies, he…
Can I Get a Little Help From My Cucumber?
The sandwich generation. Ever heard of it? It’s the generation with responsibilities in both directions. The people who have children, and parents, that they often need to help out. In fact, some have grandchildren and grandparents to help out. It can be very challenging. And I say — keep those blessings coming!! People…
I’m No Phoney!!!!
Alerts, notifications, what’s apps, flyers, emails, texts, calls! I’m inundated with incoming information! I don’t know about you?! Sometimes, I just can’t figure out who I will be in trouble with next? What notifications did I miss now?! I kind of feel like I either have time to live or to follow…
The First Ladies of the Five Towns
In the New York Times last week, there was an article about first lady, Melania Trump, and how she has broken the traditional first lady role. The reporter opined that there was a basic failure of consent between Melania and the President about her role in his Presidential foray. She has not towed the…
Parsha by the Rivk
Parsha by the Rivk April 13, 2018 Shimini- on the eighth day *The first half of the parsha starts- This was the 8 th day of the inaugural ceremony. Offerings were being brought by the priests. 2 of Aarons son’s Nadav and Avihu did something incorrect in their bringing of an offering and were immediately…
Glass Shatters Under the Chuppah
A GLASS SHATTERS UNDER OUR CHUPPAH By: Suri Davis A bride encircles her groom under the chupah seven times, to break through the seven clouds that stand between our Earth and the kisei hakavod/G-d’s throne. They are fasting. They are as babies, free from prior sin. They dedicate themselves to each other and to…
Four Hidden Messages of the Seder
Every Jew is precious. On Passover, we do not simply retell a story. We see ourselves as being the ones redeemed at this very moment. Here are four hidden messages to share at your table. 1. Harness your strength. The Torah teaches us “And you shall tell your child on that day: it is because…
Black and White Passover Night
BLACK AND WHITE PASSOVER NIGHT By: Suri Davis In 1978 a joint session of Congress decided that each year on the anniversary of the birth of the Lubavitcher Rebbe there will be Education and Sharing Day. Today is the Rebbe’s birthday. Today we lost a vital person in American History, Linda Brown. There are…
Slovie’s Letter to Her Son on His Wedding Day
Slovie’s Letter to Her Son on His Wedding Day This is the message I want you to always remember. by Slovie Jungreis-Wolff My dear son, Was it not just yesterday that I cradled you in my arms, your little fingers curled around mine? I can still see your newborn body rising with each breath, feel your…