Noach
Seeing the Light
When I was 10 years old I moved from Houston, Texas to Rockaway, New York. A beautiful place to grow up, I lived only two blocks from the beach. I attended the Yeshiva of Belle Harbor for 4th and 5th grade which was housed in the basement of the local shul. Unfortunately Hurricane Sandy completely destroyed the school and it was forced to relocate to Brooklyn. One Shabbat I was showing my son Jacob around my old school building. Walking through the empty classrooms he asked me what happened to the school. I told him that the school was destroyed in a big flood. He immediately responded were the kids very bad? Is that why Hashem caused the flood in the school? Read More
Water Water Everywhere
Humans are made up of over 70% water, the earth is also over 70% water. The Maharal states that all the water in the world is one unit. Just as all life in the world is one unit. Read More
First You gotta break the ice to build a bridge
When I was 7 years old, I remember waiting in a hallway in front of my school, the Rabbi walked in and a dollar bill fell out of his pocket. I said nothing. Someone else walked in to the school looked down and picked up the bill. I should have initiated a conversation, I should have said something to the Rabbi. Read More
When I was 10 years old I moved from Houston, Texas to Rockaway, New York. A beautiful place to grow up, I lived only two blocks from the beach. I attended the Yeshiva of Belle Harbor for 4th and 5th grade which was housed in the basement of the local shul. Unfortunately Hurricane Sandy completely destroyed the school and it was forced to relocate to Brooklyn. One Shabbat I was showing my son Jacob around my old school building. Walking through the empty classrooms he asked me what happened to the school. I told him that the school was destroyed in a big flood. He immediately responded were the kids very bad? Is that why Hashem caused the flood in the school? Read More
Water Water Everywhere
Humans are made up of over 70% water, the earth is also over 70% water. The Maharal states that all the water in the world is one unit. Just as all life in the world is one unit. Read More
First You gotta break the ice to build a bridge
When I was 7 years old, I remember waiting in a hallway in front of my school, the Rabbi walked in and a dollar bill fell out of his pocket. I said nothing. Someone else walked in to the school looked down and picked up the bill. I should have initiated a conversation, I should have said something to the Rabbi. Read More