Dude, pass the Bromine… 
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A fuming red brown liquid at room temperature that readily evaporates to form a similarly colored gas. Sounds like a ton of fun on a Sunday afternoon, at the Weevly World of Wacky Science Wexperiments! Probably not something I want…

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I would give you a 2.6
Parshat Toldot 5782

It was only after Kevin McNally got in his car and switched on his Uber app that he saw the words that would upend his life; “You’ve been deactivated.” Kevin had been driving for Uber for the last seven months,…

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Parshat Toldot 5782

Toldot תשפא             Parshat Toldot is the Torah’s only parsha in which all three patriarchs, viz, Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov, were alive at one time. Although we read of Avraham’s death at the end of last week’s portion, and this week’s portion begins…

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I’m still standing…
Parshat Toldot 5781

There are three kinds of people in the world. The people who wonder why tall, strong buildings fall down during earthquakes, the people who don't think about it much, and the people who wonder why anyone would think about earthquakes…

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