All Entries Tagged With: "lakewood"
Chutzpah Really Works!
Children are taught both at home and in school to follow the rules. You have to do this, you cannot do that. Adults want their children to be easy – so they teach them that disobeying parents, teachers, principals, and even any adult is considered to be “chutzpah”. And acting with chutzpah – they are [...]
Kollel is Going Extinct
During the difficult financial situation we find ourselves, kollelim are begining to close – making it very difficult if not impossible for an older yungerman to find a “well-paying” kollel that will accept him. For years, anyone who was considered good in learning and who wanted to stay in kollel “long term” was always able [...]
My In Laws are Coming to Lakewood for Shavuos
As is the time-honored custom, my in-laws are coming to us for Shavuos, and we are getting ready to host them. I say we, although my wife is of course dealing with the brunt of the work, cleaning and cooking until the wee hours of the morning. (I just have to provide the emotional support. [...]
