On second thought, I probably shouldn’t have told anybody I was going to Vegas. Everyone in my life now thinks that I had some massive
An old physics joke: A proton walks into a bar and orders a beer. The bartender asks, “Are you sure?” The proton says, “I’m positive.”
I recently came across three such lists. I am going to choose my top 10 from the various lists, in no particular order: 1. Opium
I am a teacher in a day school and a student will be returning to class after experiencing a family tragedy. I am unsure of
For some people, giving tzedaka could be easy; yet for others, it might be difficult. Our parsha begins with the topic of donations toward the
We must build a better world. This ideal seems quaint and hopelessly out of reach. The world around us raises constant reminders of the distance
(Courtesy of EFRAT) The word “choice” loses all meaning when one is coerced into making it. When a woman turns to EFRAT, it’s because poverty
וְעָשׂוּ אֲרוֹן עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים אַמָּתַיִם וָחֵצִי אָרְכּוֹ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי רָחְבּוֹ וְאַמָּה וָחֵצִי קֹמָתוֹ׃( שמות כה:י) On the pasuk, “Ve’asu Aron atzei shittim—and they should make
Resistant starches and their benefits. Most people have heard of starches because they are afraid of them. They are deemed interchangeable with carbohydrates, which have
הוּא (הלל) הָיָה אוֹמֵר… בִמְקוֹם שֶׁאֵין אֲנָשִׁים, הִשְׁתַּדֵּל לִהְיוֹת אִישׁ (אבות ב:ו): Though surrounded by many people, we often find ourselves in situations where no
What should our attitude be towards conjectural emendations to the Talmudic text? Rabbeinu Tam, that is, Rabbi Yaakov ben Meir, Rashi’s grandson and French Tosafist
(Courtesy of CMD) As has been previously reported, lumbar disc herniation, or sciatica, is one of the most common spinal conditions confronting the general population.
