My brain made me do it…
Bamidbar / Shavuot 5782

This essay relies heavily on the information contained in an article from The Atlantic, written by Stephen Cave, and found in the June 2016 issue.  David walked out of Professor Smilansky’s lecture hall, and felt like he had just won…

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Bamidbar / Shavuot 5782

Please don’t hate me for being a genius!
Parshat Bamidbar 5781

I still remember the first day I woke up brilliant. It was a cool autumn morning, with a light layer of frost coating the front lawn and the windshield of my car. Instead of thinking, “I’m going to need a…

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Parshat Bamidbar 5781