Donald Liss
Dr. Liss lives in Riverdale with his wife Yocheved. They are the proud parents of Yoni, Yaakov, Hillel, Sarah and Moshe. While…
The Bike Ride
Shalom Aleichem! One evening this week, I took an evening bike ride with Tzipah and Shoshi. We rode to Flushing Meadows Park,…
The Dilemma
I would like to tell you a story. By now, you have realized that I like to do that from time to…
Mother Nature
Shalom Aleichem! They call it mother nature. The tornado that hit Oklahoma is reported to be one of the most devastating ones…
Catching Airplanes
I recall one day, shortly after we moved to Queens in 2004, I was in our Jewel Avenue apartment speaking to my…
Lag BaOmer Upsherinish
Shalom Aleichem! This Sunday is the holiday of Lag BaOmer. We will be cutting our son’s hair for the first time, and we’re very…
The Shabbat Cigarette
Shalom Aleichem! Every holiday should have a “takeaway,” no? What was your “takeaway” for Passover this year? Please email me, I would…
Benji Goldsmith
Benji Goldsmith from Edison, NJ Tell me something brief about yourself. Likes, dislikes, hobbies etc. One of my hobbies is that I…
Do You Think?
In one of my Sinai Scholars classes last semester on the QC campus, I opened with the following discussion question: What was the best thought…
Two Shabbats
I have heard it said that, “More than the Jews have kept Shabbat, Shabbat has kept the Jews.” Clearly, Shabbat continues to…
