Mirror Mirror no the Wall…
Parshat Ki Tetzei 5780

Mirror mirror on the wall, which national park is the most majestic of them all? Its mountains are as green as the verdant forest, Its peaks rise up to graze on the heavens Its waterfalls tumble down from peak to…

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Parshat Ki Tetzei 5780

Complex Machines require…
Ve’eschanan 5780

ma·chine: noun, often attributive \mə-ˈshēn\ A: a constructed thing whether material or immaterial B : an assemblage of parts that transmit forces, motion, and energy one to another in a predetermined manner (2) : an instrument designed to transmit or…

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Ve’eschanan 5780

Let’s Declare War!
Parshat Devarim- Tisha B’av 5780

Some states, like California or Texas, seem to have it all; glamour, big business, large populations, beautiful nature, national and international recognition, and lots of things to do. Other states, like Iowa or Idaho, seem to have none of it,…

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Parshat Devarim- Tisha B’av 5780

Photoshoppers, please report to 1937!
Parshat Mattos Masei 5780

There are many times where we look back at history and say to ourselves, “We really could have used technology X back then, what a difference it would have made.” The application of this line of thinking is almost limitless.…

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Parshat Mattos Masei 5780

Carbon Neutral Synagogues
Parshat Pinchas 5780

There is probably only one synagogue in the world where the congregants have to bundle up in heavy coats and hats in order to attend services in the main sanctuary in the winter. I’d also imagine that there is only…

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Parshat Pinchas 5780

Kellog vs Post: The History of the Great Cereal War
Korach 5780

To say that the Kellogg family grew up in austerity would be an understatement on par with saying that surgery without anesthesia might tingle a bit. As strict Seventh Day Adventists, the Kellogg family believed that indulging in any luxuries…

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Korach 5780