Rabbi Mendy Weitman

Queen Esther was the ultimate diplomat and leader.   She didn’t think about her position. She was ready to be killed. After all, one who came to the king unannounced…

“I would love to do that. But I can’t. I’m being held hostage. Not by force. No, oddly enough, it’s by choice.”   October 7th is the day that we…

A wise teacher was once discussing with his students the concept of influencing one’s behavior. “The human being is capable of controlling his emotions and actions,” he explained, “it simply…

The city was in an uproar: a well-known veteran beggar had won the million-dollar lottery!  Reporters scrambled to gain information on this unique win, and the same question was on…

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…