Rabbi Mendy Weitman

A Jewish immigrant from Poland arrives in the USA wearing a significantly oversized Kipa. “But why?” his family and friends ask. “I heard there’s a lot of peer pressure in…

“What did you learn in Sunday school today?” Mrs. G asks her son. “We learned that when the Jews left Egypt and came to the Red Sea, Moses built a…

A house cleaner had the opportunity to observe a weekly Talmud study group which took place in the home that she worked in. One day, the family discovered that she…

In an interesting discussion in the Talmud, the sages relate several potential arguments that a maidservant may raise with regards to her wages in a court of law.  But in…

An older Polish Jew immigrates to the “Golden Land” – the United States of America. There, he experiences the culture shock of his life. Everything is big, industrialized, impersonal, cold,…

A battlefield isn’t won by how many soldiers are fighting. It’s more about the quality of the soldiers. The motivation of the soldiers. Our soldiers know that its not only…

I’m not moved by the crocodile tears of the world. I’m moved to tears by the beautiful scenes of Jews embracing Jews! By a people who’ve faced a tragedy, but…

“If Augustus were to rise from the grave today and call out in Old Latin, he would be met with silence, for there is no one around to understand him.…

“The jungle has become a terrible place, we need to bring peace!” announced the lion at the animal assembly. “I’ll be the first to confess that this past week I…

A passerby notices a man searching for something at the base of a streetlamp late at night. “Lost something?” he asks. “Yes,” answers the man, “a large sum of money…”…