Grapes
A brief thought in honor of Tu B’Shevat AKA New Year for Trees: One of the special fruits associated with the holiday…
Our New Baby’s Namesake
Shalom aleichem! Mazel tov to QC alum Brian Linder on his engagement to Esther Sosnowik! After Hurricane Sandy, Brian joined me and…
Ladies First?
Shalom aleichem! Mazel tov to my brother Aaron on his upcoming wedding to Ms. Joey Siegel! Condolences to Jack Sonnenschein on the…
Oil or Wax?
What do you prefer for your Chanukah lights? Wax candles, or olive oil? In our family, we use oil. After all, that’s what they used in…
I got carded buying beer
Shalom aleichem! Mazel tov to QC alumna Leah Rothman on her marriage to Levi Atlas last Sunday! Mazel tov Zalman & Talia…
Wheel of Fortune
Shalom aleichem! Some 300 years ago lived an affluent man named Avigdor. He once brought a large sum of money to Rabbi…
Best Thanksgiving Ever
Shalom aleichem! Mazel tov to Dr. Yosef & Rivkah (nee Lieber) ’10 Wolf, on the birth of their firstborn daughter, Devorah Rochel!…
Ver Bistu?
Shalom aleichem! Mazel tov to Yosef & Chaya Mendlewicz on the birth of their daughter, Esther Miriam! Mazel tov to David Engel…
This Very Story
A gut voch! Tzipah is making french toast with leftover challah, the kids are playing nicely, and I will soon tell them a…
The Sukkot Cigar
Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter (1866-1948), was the third Rebbe of the Gerrer Chassidic dynasty. Rabbi Alter, known as the Imrei Emes, once heard…
