Sunday, December 23, 2012


When our Shul was on Park Heights Avenue, I remember one Shabbos afternoon Pop made me walk to shul with him for mincha. I was not happy and was complaining almost the whole way there (shoulders up arms out).
Pop then calmed me by saying
"Think about every step you take to shul, is another brick placed on the Bais Hamikdash".
These words have a big impact on me in so many ways in my avodas hashem. I can’t wait for the final brick to be placed so I can reunite with our father. 

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

FAMOUS Phone call

FAMOUS  PHONE CALL    


POP :  " HEY MISS JOHNSON  IS YOUR SON HOME"   ?

MISS JOHNSON  :          " NO ~  MY SON DEAD"  !!! 


 POP:  "WELL THIS IS LAWYER GOODMAN - I GOT SOME MONEY FOR HIM " !!

MISS JOHNSON        :   " O WAIT ONE MINUTE  ILL GET HIM  "   !!!!   

Friday, April 6, 2012


My brother David set my father and myself up with an eye exams at target optical.

I remember that I was called in first to get my eyes checked.

When I finished my exam they called my father in.

thet called out “Mr. Goodman?” please follow me to the exam room- to which my father replied “great where to I hang my clothes?”

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Towson circuit court









pop walking into towson circuit court   for the 100.000.'s time

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

ISH TOV TRIVIA

ISH-TOV TRIVIA





Q: Why do NY’rs look the way they look?

Q: Who was the best last “shoot em up” actor?

Q: Does Rochel need to go giving herself labels?

Q: Why was Lebis not ready to get married?

Q: What killed Uncle Herman?

Q: Does anyone understand Rabbi Lisbon’s Chasiddus shiur?

Q: What’s the problem with Brian Billick?

Q: Who is Wolman’s new neighbor?

Q: When Adi’s passport expired in Israel, at the airport, did he wait for Adi, or did he hop the flight?

Q: What was the problem with the deli @ Miracle Market?

Q: What would Pop make Tamir do at someone’s Shabbos table?

Q: What would Pop make Ariel do at someone’s Shabbos table?

Q: What did Pop not like about Chen’s job at PT Liquidators?

Q: What did Pop catch Reuven doing in NYC? And What were the chances?

Q: Why was Pop upset when Reuven and his friends went on the boat?

Q: What would pop do when he found goyish CD’s in the car?

Q: What was Pop’s issue with O’fishel’s?

Q: What will happen if Peamenta sings “Yosis Aliach” again?

Q What will happen if Dolli Chemo comes up the stairs un-announced again?

Q Why is Shimon Rosenberg confident?

Q What is Linda’s younger sons name?

Q What surprised Pop about Tuvia’s IDF knowledge?

Q: What does pop have to say about MikeDub’s basketball skills?

Q: If you advertise your law practice on TV, what does that say about you?


True or False: If pops Tfillin are not perfectly straight, he would want you to walk up and fix them??

True or False: Pop loved being called to the Torah for an Alliah?

True or False: Anyone who sleeps in a bed is crazy?

True or False: Pop loved hearing Peter Angalos radio ads?

True or False: If you can't catch David Goodman, is it OK to smack Yossi Davids?




Friday, March 9, 2012

The reason i stopped at 9 kids

 The reason i stopped at 9 kids was.........   b/c i heard that " one out of every 10  kids born  in America was an Indian!!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Advil


Pop, my back is killing…

- Take some Advil

How many should I take?

- You got to take at least 4,5 if you want it to work

The box said just take 2?

-That’s for amateurs

Monday, February 20, 2012

severance package


Once when Dem Abeshter blessed me with losing my job at OrthoView I was sent away with 0 Tadah le’Derech. I called some of my former Co-Workers to find out if they got any severance packages. Turns out that based on seniority they did??

I tell Pop that I found out that other former employees did get something, and I got Bubkis!!

Pop writes OrthoView’s attorneys a letter that went something like this…

To whom it may concern:

Based on our findings, it has come to my attention that several of your former sales reps received severance packages upon termination of employment.

In the spirit of the upcoming Passover holiday, I would like to know why my client is different from all others”…

Sof Kol Sof…5K check!

Passover 2000


Passover 2000, Hayat Dorado Beach Club, Dorado Puerto Rico. I was a Mashgiach for Presidential Kosher Holidays. Apparently the previous Mashgichim were too "Litvish American" and causing a lot of trouble. PKH decided to go with Lubavitch Mashgichim that year, not sure we were the answer they were looking for but we had a blast!!

David Mintz, the owner to Tofutti was a guest; he had so many awesome stories with the Rebbe. We found ourselves farbranging more that working! This was not a Chabad event, but Mr Mitntz wanted to share his Rebbe stories with us and all the guests during the seader.  Just as he sits down, a guest from the table over gets up and shares his story with the Rebbe. Then the next table and so on...Turns out EVERY family that year had a great personal sotry with the Rebbe. Our boss was so MAD!! After all our hard work they sent us home without paying us.

A full week goes by, no check in the mail!! I tell Pop that Presidential Kosher is stiffing me!!

“WHAT”!!!!!!

Pop gets on the phone:

KG : “ I want the name and phone number of EVERY guest”

PK: “Why”

KG: “I want to let them know Presidential Kosher don’t pay their Mashgichim”

Next day air envelope magically arrived the next day !!

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Pop Joke


A mother screams down the stairs " Moshe get up  its shabbos & your late for shul"
: Moshe responds       " no Mom leave me alone "
; mother responds  " Moshe I'll give you two reasons why you need to get up  
                                           #   1.   you are 50 yrs old !  
                                            # 2 .   you are the   RABBI    !!!!   '

Friday, February 17, 2012

Another Pop Classic

Another Pop Classic

They interviewed three professors form the top universities, the question was “What was the best invention of all time and why “??

Professor 1: The Telephone ….

Professor 2: Airplane …

Professor 3: The thermos!!  “Because it keeps yo drink cold in the summer, and hot in the winter”…

“HOW DO IT KNOW”

Lunch Meat

Who remembers this one….Pop was making a yom tov for everyone;  Ema was in Israel at the time. For weeks in advance Pop was going on about how he loves turkey!!  We need more turkey!! We are going to make a beautiful yomtov with turkey!
Now that we are going to order this huge turkey, we need to invite a ton of guests.
WEEKS in advance, Pop orders a huge 20 lbs. turkey from Seven Mile Market.  Erev yomtov finally arrives, I go pick up the order…
We get home, open the package and it’s 20 lbs. of sliced turkey breast….deli meat!!
HENNA…..HENNA….
Pop get on the phone with 7MM
YOU GAVE ME LUNCH MEAT!!
WHAT THE HELL AM I GOING TO DO WITH 20 LBS OF LUNCH MEAT!!
I GOT GUESTS COMING!!! NOW I GOT TO FEED THEM LUNCH MEAT!!
WHY WOULD I ORDER LUNCH MEAT TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE!!
WHY!! …   WHY!! ….
GOOD TIMES!!

Thursday, February 16, 2012

On Loshon Harah



“If it wasn’t for Loshon Harah, you would never know who the Cofetz Chaim was”  

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Classic Pop Joke!
  • Ring Ring......
  • Hello!
  • iz Moshe Doooo?
  • Nayn Moshe iz nisht duh Moshe Arbit....
  • Iz di Mamah doooo?
  • Nayn Di mama iz nisht duh...
  • un vos is mit di kinderlach, iz chaim doooooo?
  • nayn chaim learnt yetzt in cheder....
  • un voz is mit channaleh, iz channaleh doooo?
  • nayn chanaleh oich lerent yetzt in cheder
  • ok, un ver iz dos?
  • "dos iz di shvartza"
ay yay yay ya yayayaya hey.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Advice

When I was in Kfar Chabad back in ‘97, I had trouble adjusting to the meager accommodations of a real Israeli yeshiva.  I gave it some time to kick in, after about 5 months, I could not handle it anymore, I called pop to get his blessing to just come home. In one short line, pop gave me advice that helps me on a daily basis.

I said “Pop, I can’t stand this yeshaiva, I got 5 bouchrim in my room,  only shower is in the mikvah, the toilet paper is blue and killing me , salad for breakfast and diner with half a halva bar every other Tuesday and the small foam mattress!!”

His response was “STOP BEING A LITTLE (let’s just use this for the bolg) BABY”!!   And slammed down the phone!!

It’s this story that helps me now more than ever! Any time I find myself in in what I call a "Pop moment” I can never stay sad for too long, I can hear him saying STOP BEING A LITTLE….


Thursday, February 2, 2012


In my last conversation with Pop, he told me that he was excited to be spending Rosh Hashnah with me in my new Chabad House in West Davie, FL.



It was on Erev Rosh Hahsnah when we named the Chabad Center in his memory. So in essence he did spend Rosh hashanah With me at my new Chabad House in West Davie, FL.