Four Reasons You Should Hire My Son… Mishpatim 5778
Why did you give my child a C+? I’m sorry, I’m not sure who you are? I’m Mrs. X and you gave my child a C+ as his final grade, why? Oh, nice to meet you Mrs. X. I gave…
The Global Elite Playground…Yitro 5778
Davos means a lot of things to a lot of different people. If you are a Chassidic Jew living in Antwerp, Davos is the Swiss summer resort hundreds of European Chassidic families flock to, joined by Jews from all over…
You Think it’s Cold? Bo 5778
It is freezing outside, quite literally. It has been freezing outside, quite literally, since a week ago. The coldest we’ve seen in the last week has been 5 degrees Farenheit, and the balmiest has been just below the freezing point.…
You have Just Won a Free Trip to the Bahamas! Vaera 5778
I want to become a hacker. Not because I want to furrow into your bank account and steal your retirement funds, not because I want to steal your Social Security number, open myself a bunch of credit cards, and go…
That’s a Load of Garbage!! Shemot 5778
The information in this essay was largely culled from an excellent article written by Kiera Feldman for ProPublica, and published January 4, 2018. It always amazes me when investigative journalists dedicate months putting together a single article, both in the…
And Greater than Pearls is Her Worth…Vayigash 5778
Ten years ago, I visited China for the first and so far only time. The purpose of the trip was to attend the dedication celebration of a Torah scroll a friend of mine had purchased for the Chabad of Pudong…
Let Them Eat Latkes…Mikeitz Chanukah 5778
Recently, we had a Chanukah party at my house. I was busy preparing for an important lecture, so I was hoping to stay out of the kitchen entirely. (I’m really good at scheduling lectures whenever I know there will be…
Bitcoins for Shabbos….Vayeshev 5778
With Bitcoin recently hitting a high of about $19,300 per coin, it’s finally time to talk about Bitcoin. What is it? Where does it come from? What is the blockchain? Is it a scam? How does it work? And why…
How I Don’t Want to Die…Vayishlach 5778
Dying, like birth, is something best done alone. And while in birthing there are occasional Buy One Get One Free twin deals, when it comes to dying, if two people are dying together it is usually the result of a…
Let Them Drink Pumpkin Spice Latte…Vayetzei 5778
“Let them eat cake!” Allegedly uttered by the young Queen Marie Antoinette of France, those infamous words are considered to be the penultimate example of willful naiveté, apathy, and economic hubris all wrapped into one succinct package. It didn’t bode…
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