Lazer Gurkow, Author at Inner Stream

Vayikra: The Daily Offering

A Little is Enough If you were a little fly on the wall of the Tabernacle or Temple you would […]

To Raise a Child If we look back on our upbringing, we will note that we are an amalgam of

Shabbat Candles Don’t make light of Shabbat. Make light for Shabbat. A child came home from a Hebrew lesson and

The Reward A little girl complained to her father that her chores are too difficult. The father, a chef, invited

Lazer Gurkow / February 25, 2017

Choose Your Tower Two Chassidic Rabbis riding in their carriages met in the middle of a bridge. One carriage was

Lazer Gurkow / February 18, 2017

The Big Question A young lady asked me why she should obey G-d’s many instructions in the Torah. She understands

Lazer Gurkow / February 12, 2017

Do You Notice? You know the fellow, who regularly collects the prayer books at your synagogue? The one who quietly

Lazer Gurkow / February 4, 2017

Oxymoron? Is it possible to be rich and humble or is that an oxymoron? So many people grow haughty when