How Much Garbage Do You Drop?
Parshas Matos-Masei 5783

 Let’s talk trash for a moment. It’s one of the few things that American do exceptionally well. The world will throw out 2.6 trillion pounds of garbage this year (here’s a visual to help you grasp that: 2,600,000,000,000 pounds!), and…

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Parshas Matos-Masei 5783

Parshat Matos – Masei 5783

Parshat Matos – Masei תשפ"ג                 This week we conclude the book of Numbers, which chronicles the travels and events as the Jewish nation journeyed from Egypt to the edge of the promised land, Israel. Aharon and Miriam have already…

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Lose 99% of Your Weight Without Changing Your Diet!!!
Parshas Chukus – Balak

The science in this essay is mostly based on the information found in the book “We have no idea: a guide to the unknown universe,” by  Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson. The book is high on my recommended reading list in…

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Parshat Chukat – Balak 5783

Parshat Chukat – Balak תשפג This week we will read two portions, Chukat and Balak. In Chukat, the Torah relates the incident for which Moshe and Aharon were punished by not being permitted to enter the promised land, Israel.                …

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Don’t Be Average
Parshas Shelach 5783

Hello Everybody, Above Average; n., adj., The state of being better than usual, something that is functioning at a higher rate of performance than similar things at a similar time, an unexpected level of success, Harvard students, NBA players, hedge fund manager’s…

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Parshas Shelach 5783

Parshat Shlach 5783

Parshas Shlach This week’s Torah portion’s concluding paragraph (Numbers 15:37-41) commands us to affix tzizit (“fringes”)to most four-cornered garments that men wear. The commandment is fulfilled by wearing theטלית קטן , a “small tallit,” or what we call tzizit or…

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Wanna Go Sharkriding with Me?
Parshas Beha’aloscha 5783

Hello Everybody, There are two kinds of people in the world: People who live to do any stunt that will take them close enough to death that they can run their fingers through its hair, and people who like to…

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Parshas Beha’aloscha 5783