Rabbi Mendy Weitman
Rosh HaShanah – Getting High on the High Holidays
Rabbi Mendy Weitman | WED, SEP 16, 2020A group of Russian peasants are sitting in a bar, discussing how much they admire the Czar and what they would offer him to express the extent of their love.…
read moreParashat Ki Tesseh – Tough Love and Parenting
Rabbi Mendy Weitman | MON, AUG 24, 2020The Torah describes in great detail the case of the rebellious son. A young teenager starting out in life indulges in defiant antisocial criminal behavior while exhibiting extreme vulgarity and…
read moreParashat Re’eh – “I”: A Blessing or a Stumbling block?
Rabbi Mendy Weitman | SUN, AUG 09, 2020There is an important difference between self-esteem, which is a highly desirable trait, and vanity, which is considered a loathsome attribute. Moshe, in his final days, beseeches the nation, “See…
read moreShabbat Vaet’hanan – “Rabbi Elazar Ha-kappar said, ” Envy, lust, and the desire for honor drive a person out of the world.”
Rabbi Mendy Weitman | MON, JUL 27, 2020In describing the self-destruction forces of envy and jealousy, our sages in the midrash relate a long dialogue between Moshe, of whom G-d had said that he was exceedingly humble,…
read moreParashat Matot-Masei – “Through my own body I see the mind of G-d” (Iyon 19:26)
Rabbi Mendy Weitman | MON, JUL 13, 2020“You were designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness.” A leading biologist who dedicated her entire life to studying the growth and development of…
read moreParashat Hukat-Balak – Leaders- Held To a Higher Standard
Rabbi Mendy Weitman | MON, JUN 29, 2020Our parashah this week begins a new era in the life of a new generation since nearly a thirty-eight-year gap had passed since the previous event. When the new generation…
read moreParashat Shelah – Words of the Wise
Rabbi Mendy Weitman | MON, JUN 15, 2020In the Parasha this week, the greatest rebellion against Moshe’s leadership was gaining strength when Caleb abruptly quieted the people down and spoke his uplifting words of encouragement to enter…
read moreParashat Beha’alotcha – I Had A Dream
Rabbi Mendy Weitman | THU, JUN 11, 2020A man passed away, leaving a will for his only son. But the executors of the will were left dumbfounded: the man had specified that his son was only to…
read moreShabbat Shavuot – Appreciation
Rabbi Mendy Weitman | WED, MAY 27, 2020As dad opened his birthday gift, he was shocked to discover a parrot trained to sing him praises: “You’re the best!” “You’re awesome!” “We love you!” An accompanying note read:…
read moreParashat Behar-Bechukotai – The Power of Learning
Rabbi Mendy Weitman | WED, MAY 13, 2020What’s more powerful than a Nuclear bomb? “Cyber warfare” “Perhaps. But, students, what would be far more powerful than both cyber warfare and a nuclear bomb?” Planting a virus into…
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