What kind of GOAT are you?
When Bobby Shafran showed up for his first day of college, he seemed quite popular upon arrival! People were coming over to him and giving him hugs and high fives, but bizarrely they kept calling him Eddy. Within a few…
You Are Trillions… Shana Tova To all of you!
Rosh Hashana 5780
You are not one, you are many. You are trillions. There are somewhere between ten and forty trillion little copies of you in this universe, each one as unique as you are. The trillions of you are found in your…
The art of the heist
Nitzavim- Vayelech 5780
Most of the information in this article was found in an article by Travis McDade in the September 2020 edition of the Smithsonian Magazine. Deep in the “if you know, you know” section, is the word INCUNABLE. To 99.9%…
The Sushi Saga
Parshat Ki Tavo 5780
This is a rerun from a previous Shabbos email, that came out exactly eight years ago. I hope you enjoy! I introduced my wife to the pleasures of good sushi on our seventh date. In just a few hours, my…
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…
Mayday! Mayday!!!
Parshat Eikev 5780
For a friendly boy from Fort Wayne, IN, Lou Curdes sure had plenty of fight in him. He fought with the Italians, the Germans and the Japanese. As a fighter pilot in WWII, Captain Lou moved from battlefront to battle…
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…
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,…
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.…
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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