by Avi Goldstein | Sep 6, 2024 | Drasha
When we invaded Iraq, one of the primary goals was to get Saddam Hussein and his two sons. One day we heard the news that they caught and killed his two sons. What had happened was there was an American soldier who was taking a stroll, and he noticed a compound in the...
by Avi Goldstein | Aug 30, 2024 | Drasha
GOVERNMENT WARNING: (1) According to the Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects. (2) Consumption of alcoholic beverages impairs your ability to drive a car or operate machinery, and may cause...
by Avi Goldstein | Aug 17, 2024 | Drasha
One of the most inspiring chats that I’m on is the Israel Good News Chat which shares only good news out of Israel during the war. As I was sitting on Tisha B’Av, contemplating the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash, I recalled a post that I would like to share from...
by Avi Goldstein | Aug 10, 2024 | Drasha
Mi YIten Roshi Mayim…Would that my head were water and my eyes a fountain of flowing tears. That I would spend all my days and nights weeping for the slaughtered children and infants and elder of our congregation…for the young girls, a sweet children wrapped in their...
by Avi Goldstein | Aug 3, 2024 | Drasha
This meme really struck home for me when I saw as we were observing the fast day of the 17th of Tammuz, last week. The Meme begins by pointing out that 17 is a combination of 10 and 7- Oct 7th. And then it drives home the central reason why we fast on the 17th of...
by Avi Goldstein | Jul 27, 2024 | Drasha
In this week’s parsha the Torah’s paradigmatic story of religious zealotry is extolled. Pinchas, upon witnessing a horribly immoral act, an affront to Moshe and a desecration of G-d’s name kills the perpetrators. This weeks parsha opens with G-d rewarding Pinchas for...
