March 9, 2025

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Martin Bodek

For years now, Martin Bodek has been wearing cuff links themed to the week’s parsha, to stimulate conversation around the Shabbat table. Naturally, it begged for a wider audience, and The Jewish Link seems like a perfect home—especially in name. Every week, we’ll present the cuff links, and you tell us how it ties in to the parsha of the week. E-mail your guesses, educated and otherwise, to [email protected] and we’ll publish the best and most creative answers a week later. Have fun!

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Tetzaveh

Hi! Last week’s cufflinks were the shallot, standing in for the showbread described as a constant of the mishkan. Good job to pretty much everyone

Terumah

Hi! Did you get that last week’s cufflinks literally represented “an eye for an eye”? Of course you did, because you’re clever. Nice going! And

Mishpatim

Last week’s cufflinks were the Harry Potter Gryffindor crests. Griffins have … go ahead, say it before I do … wings of eagles, correct—which is

Yitro

Hi! Last week’s cufflinks were eagles because birds were a feature of the parsha and also of the Super Bowl. One person opined, “Oh! Freedom!”

Beshalach

Hi! Last week’s logos were the Batman symbols, and most of you, after trying some puns with me (“Batziat Mitzrayim?” “Battin’ 1.000 with the makot?”

Bo

Hi! Did you recognize last week’s cufflinks? If not, what kinda NBA fan are you? If yes, nice going. They were the Orlando Magic logos.

Vaera

Hi! Were you able to work out that last week’s shoe and foot were in reference to “Remove thy shoes from upon thy feet” that

Shemot

Hi! Last week’s cufflinks were the Detroit Lions logos, representing the three times lions are mentioned in the parsha in regards to Yehudah. It’s the

Winter Time at Kol Chaverim Preschool

Hi! Last week’s cufflinks were the N-E-W-S directional ones, because I couldn’t keep track of the peregrinations (Ooh! SAT word!) of Joseph’s brothers and Yaakov’s

Hi! Last week’s cufflinks were “Bitcoins,” because a) they’re a little bit in the news lately, so it’s fun to find an occasion to use

Miketz

Hi! Last week’s cufflinks simply said, “Real Men Wear Pink.” Well, Yosef is certainly referred to in many places as a “real man” almost as

Vayeishev

Hi! Last week’s rebus cufflinks were the little foot and the Israeli flag. Shabbat contestants fell along two lines: the adults who couldn’t figure it