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More Memories of Zeide Michel Piekarski – III

In past years, on occasion of his Shushan Purim Katan Yartzeit, I’ve shared memories (see Zeide Michel Memories I and also Zeide Michel Memories II) of my maternal grandfather, Reb Yechiel Michel Piekarski, from the nearly ten years of … Read the rest

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Messages & Inspiration for Superbowl LVI 2022

I’m not such a football maven myself (pretty much all sports for that matters) so especially grateful to the UAlbany student (and alumni!) sports enthusiasts over the years who guide and help me develop these Superbowl insights and messages each … Read the rest

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Student Inspiration at Superbowl Shabbat 2022

One of the reasons I enjoy watching football is because of how engaged all the players are in each play. I feel football has the most player engagement of all the four major American sports. True, players play different positions … Read the rest

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The Gold Cube in Central Park

The Cube of Gold in Central Park

There was some buzz on social-media about a pure gold cube placed in the snow in New York’s Central Park one day this week (first week in February 2022). It is said to … Read the rest

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Size and Potential

It so happens that on the same day this week I learned two totally separate but very much connected ideas:

POOR MAN, RICH MAN

In the daily 1 chapter Rambam for that day (which I tweet about daily using the … Read the rest

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No Idea Where We Are!

Once, back in the old Shabbos House, which was much smaller (it was a third the size) of our current big main room at Shabbos House, a new student came for Shabbat dinner. When I went over to introduce myself … Read the rest

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Disabling & Enabling F9

BLUMA’S LAPTOP FIX

So we got this brand-new laptop as a gift, its a quality piece, has great specs and we use it a lot since we got it (as a gift) earlier this year. But some of you were … Read the rest

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The Disintegration of the Seed

The usual focus of Tu Bishvat (the Jewish New Year for Trees) is on messages of growth, fruits, branches & roots. But there’s some beautiful Chassidus about the disintegration of the seed within the earth to enable (exponential) growth. It’s … Read the rest

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Warm Up Your Car

Even if not planning on going out, be sure to warm up your car in this freezing weather.

Aside for a practical cold winter weather tip (especially for those of us with older cars) it’s also a message about keeping … Read the rest

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Good Day!

“It’s a Good Day for a Good Day.”

Here are three thoughts that came to mind when we saw this big bold “double good” message on this Hampton Inn van.

  1. 1) Talmud Taanit says “Meritorious Days are arranged for auspicious
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