Learn to Beat Inflation from the Inflation King Parshas Re’eh 5786
In August of 1921, if a German dad wanted to stop on the way home from work and pick up a loaf of fresh rye bread to bring home for dinner, he’d have to shell out a bit less than…
The Rise of the Desert Diamond – Parshat Devarim/Tisha B’av
In 1867, a fifteen-year-old South African boy named Erasmus Jacobs noticed an unusual stone lying near the Orange River as it made its way through his father’s farm. It was yellowish, transparent, and attractive enough that he gave it to…
Time to get Happy!! Parshas Ha’azuni/Succos
For most people, the rule of thumb is to stick to what you’re good at. But there are those rare individuals who can’t seem to stick to anything and are good at everything. Joseph Paxton was one of those people,…
Can I be My Own Lawyer? Parshas Vayelech/Yom Kippur
It was hot, I was trapped, and it was getting hotter. I fidgeted uncomfortably in my seatfor a few minutes, and then I unbuckled myself and starting moving around my littleprison. Inevitably, as a normal seven-year-old, I soon found myself…
The Rosh Hashanah Tourist<br>Parshas Nitzavim/Rosh Hashana
Moskva, Moskva, Moskva… The 900-year-old city sitting astride the Moskva River, with its torturous and at times glorious history, is now the most populated city in Europe. The capital of the largest country in the world, it is the cultural,…
The Blanket in the Sky <br>Ki Saitzei 5785
We crossed into Egypt at the Taba Border Crossing around midnight. I was exhausted, dirty, and bone weary after two utterly crazy days in Jordan, but I trudged up to passport control with resigned indifference. If it were up to…
Shoftim תשפ”ה
“Good fences make good neighbors,” goes the saying.[*] Visible and clearly defined boundaries and limitations make it easy to respect the property of others. People run into trouble only when it is unclear to them where their domain ends…
Who says you’re so special?<br>Parshas Devarim 5785
From the time he was seven, everyone knew that Jonah was going to be a lawyer. He could argue his way out of culpability for any backyard tussle, and he could easily persuade even the most hardened babysitter that he…
Wash Your Hands Before Rosh Hashanah Please!<br>Parshas Nitzavim Vayeilech 5784/Rosh Hashana 5785
Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis may go down in history as the most frustrated and frustrating doctor in history, but he certainly will also be remembered as the doctor that saved millions of mothers and infants. Born to a prosperous Jewish family…
Can You Make G-d a Cup of Green Tea?
This is a repeat of an email from 12 years ago this week! I hope you enjoy the vintage Shabbos email from time to time! I introduced my wife to the pleasures of good sushi on our seventh date. In…
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