Leave the Birds Alone
Parshas Nitzavim Vayeilech 5783

The Eurasian tree sparrow, according to Wikipedia, is a passerine bird in the sparrow family with a rich chestnut crown and nape, and a black patch on each pure white cheek. It reaches a height of about five inches, and weighs in at just under an ounce, keeping…

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Parshas Nitzavim Vayeilech 5783

I think I know what the world needs… 
Parshat Nitzavim – Rosh Hashana 5782

Much of the information in this article was gleaned from an article by PBS Health on May 15, 2015 Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis may go down in history as the most frustrated and frustrating doctor in history, but he certainly will…

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Parshat Nitzavim – Rosh Hashana 5782

A Shanah Tova Factory for You!
Parshat Nitzavim 5781

If you were to think of the people who shaped the course of this country, you would certainly think of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Benjamin Franklin. You might also think of Henry Ford, Alexander Graham Bell, or Albert Einstein.…

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Parshat Nitzavim 5781

The art of the heist
Nitzavim- Vayelech 5780

Most of the information in this article was found in an article by Travis McDade in the September 2020 edition of the Smithsonian Magazine.   Deep in the “if you know, you know” section, is the word INCUNABLE. To 99.9%…

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Nitzavim- Vayelech 5780

Rosh Hashana Gameplan from Moscow!
Rosh Hashana 5780

Moskva, Moskva… The 900 year old city sitting astride the Moskva River, with its torturous and at times glorious history, is now the second most populated city in Europe (after Istanbul). The capital of the largest country in the world,…

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Rosh Hashana 5780

What if You Knew How to Save Thousands of Lives
Parshat Nitzavim/Rosh Hashanah 5778

Much of the information in this article was gleaned from an article by PBS Health on May 15, 2015 Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis may go down in history as the most frustrated and frustrating doctor in history, but he certainly will…

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Parshat Nitzavim/Rosh Hashanah 5778

You are Not One, You are Many…Nitzvim-Vayelech and Rosh Hashana 5777

You are not one, you are many. You are trillions. There are somewhere between ten and forty trillion little copies of you in this universe, each one as unique as you are. The trillions of you are found in your…

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