Parshas Ki Tisa 5784
Parshat Ki Tisa תשפד This year, in shuls around the world, Parashat Ki Tisa will be read on Shabbat two weeks in a row! This coming Shabbat, it will be read for the first time as the portion of the…
You Think Air Travel is Tough Now?
Parshas Tetzaveh 5784
Hello Everybody, Los Angeles International Airport, July 2029 As he stepped onto the curb, David waved Josh a hurried goodbye, hoping he’d get out of the airport before the five minute mark when he’d get hit with another $5.20 in…
Parshat Tezaveh 5784
Parshat Tezaveh תשפד Parshat Tezaveh is the second of the Torah’s four portions that deal with the construction of the portable tabernacle in the desert – the Mishkan. Parshat Terumah, which we read last week, contains the instructions for the…
You’re Mining What?
Parshas Terumah 5784
It’s time to talk about mining. Not mining for gold, not mining for silver, not mining for coal, and not even mining for rare earth metals like neodymium, gadolinium, and dysprosium. No, it’s time to talk about bitcoin mining. Bitcoin…
Parshas Teruma 5784
Teruma תשפד Moshe descended Mount Sinai with the second set of tablets engraved with the Ten Commandments on the first Yom Kippur after the Jews came out of Egypt. The next day, Moshe commanded the people to bring their…
And The Pursuit of Happiness
Papa Joe was dead and the people of Plattsville were mad. Papa Joe was the grandfather of the whole town. He was the man who magically produced lollipops from his sleeves every time a kid walked into his hardware store.…