My oldest son put on Tefillin for the first time today. And no, this isn’t a kiruv article. He’s becoming bar mitzvah! And no, you’re

I write about dumb criminals from time to time—enough that the average reader would assume that all dumb criminals are human. This isn’t necessarily true.

School science fairs will always be a staple of our educational system, because research shows that about 78 percent of scientific discoveries are made by

Disclaimer: I know that kids sometimes read my columns, and I love that they do, but this week’s column is for adults only. If you’re

I’m in middle of a diet. I’m always in middle of a diet. And as is the tradition when someone is in middle of a

As part of my never-ending quest to force knowledge on my students against their will, I’ve been teaching them vocabulary. They don’t love it. Especially

If you’re on some kind of fund-raising committee and are looking for ideas to get money out of the same people again, I would suggest

As a high school English teacher, I think I speak for all teachers, except maybe the good ones, when I say that I don’t get

Drop everything! Unless it’s food, because scientists have recently discovered that the “five-second rule” is not backed by science. Thanks a lot. We already knew

When you get into an elevator, you must immediately turn around and face the door. This is non-negotiable. If an elevator has doors on either

Chanukah is great, because it gets us to think about health, usually about a week too late. That said, welcome to “Ask the Health Experts,”

People often think about eating latkes—too often, for some people—but not a lot of people think about how much sweat and tears go into making