I have a great partner for you! Parshas Bereishit 5786
I have a great partner for you! Parshas Bereishit 5786

The historical information in this essay is mostly culled from Bill Bryson’s book on human anatomy and physiology, The Body. For most of human history, scratching your arm on a rusty nail could be a death sentence. The scratch wasn’t the danger, the rusty nail wasn’t the danger, it was the microscopic bacteria Clostridium tetani, that would hop

Time to get Happy!! Parshas Ha’azuni/Succos
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, and although very few people know of him, millions of us appreciate the result of

Transcendence 2025
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Yom Kippur 5786
Yom Kippur 5786

Tomorrow night is Yom Kippur, and Jews the world over will be standing in Shul begging Hashem to forgive their sins. If one has tentatively received a negative judgment on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, if properly observed, can repeal it.             How do we properly observe Yom Kippur? What is our goal, and what is

Can I be My Own Lawyer? Parshas Vayelech/Yom Kippur
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 drawn to theForbidden Fruit.I was stuck in a maroon station wagon that belonged to my

The Rosh Hashanah Tourist<br>Parshas Nitzavim/Rosh Hashana
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, scientific, political, and economic center of not only Russia, but of all Eastern Europe. It

I have a great partner for you! Parshas Bereishit 5786
I have a great partner for you! Parshas Bereishit 5786
Time to get Happy!! Parshas Ha&#8217;azuni/Succos
Time to get Happy!! Parshas Ha’azuni/Succos
Transcendence 2025
Transcendence 2025
Yom Kippur 5786
Yom Kippur 5786
Can I be My Own Lawyer? Parshas Vayelech/Yom Kippur
Can I be My Own Lawyer? Parshas Vayelech/Yom Kippur
The Rosh Hashanah Tourist&lt;br>Parshas Nitzavim/Rosh Hashana
The Rosh Hashanah Tourist<br>Parshas Nitzavim/Rosh Hashana
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