Rabbi’s Musings & Amusings

On Thursday, September 8, Queen Elizabeth died at the age of 96. She was Queen for more than 70 years, making her the longest-reigning monarch in British history. She began her reign when Winston Churchill was still prime minister and Harry S. Truman was the US president.

It’s usually around the beginning of August when the signs appear in convenience stores: “Back to School.” It’s an advertisement encouraging you to purchase all your school supplies in their store.

The Young Israel Beth El of Borough Park, at the corner of 15^th Avenue and 48^th Street, is one of the oldest shuls in the Tri-State Area. The k’hilah was founded in 1902 and built its first building in 1906. The current three-story building, constructed in the early 1920s, is a magnificent and imposing building with a beautiful sanctuary.

Part of the beauty of Camp Dora Golding’s learning program is that many of the prizes are sponsored by alumni: former campers and staff members. They have wonderfully fond memories of summers spent in camp years ago, and they want to give current campers the opportunity to have the same experience.

This week, we dropped off our son Shalom at Newark International Airport as he departed for his second year of learning at Yeshiva Mercaz HaTorah in Yerushalayim.

In October 2016, The New York Times published an article entitled, “Bottle-Flipping Craze Is Fun for Children but Torture for Parents.”