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September 20, 2024
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Mordechai Schmutter

Mordechai Schmutter is a freelance writer and a humor columnist for Hamodia and other magazines. He has also published seven books and does stand-up comedy. You can contact him at [email protected].

Articles by Mordechai Schmutter

Smart Appliances

Sometimes I wonder if our appliances are having conversations about us when we’re not listening. It certainly seems that way. It’s probably group therapy sessions:

Animal Talk

I think it’s awesome that we’re always finding out new and exciting things about animals. And by “we,” I mean “scientists who apparently already know

Food: Now in More Colors

People sometimes ask me why I write about Kosherfest every year. After all, Kosherfest is a trade show, and as such, it’s really only open

No Parking Any Time

I had to spend the day in Brooklyn a couple of weeks ago, for some reason or other. I just got back. Okay, I don’t

Itching for a Prize

There shouldn’t be just one prize ceremony for scientists. Yes, there’s the Nobel Prize, but how many scientists win that? Every school science fair gives

Selling Yourself in Short

As a freelance writer, I sometimes write resumes for clients who are unemployed—that’s why they want me to write a resume—and I’m not sure if

The Plan Going In

Thank you for coming to our Shabbos Sheva Brachos! Below you’ll find a detailed schedule of what’s happening this Shabbos, including what time we’re lighting,

Worrying About My Gray Hairs

This week’s column is about another thing that I noticed about myself that I wanted to put in my “getting old” column a couple of

Seeing Sea Stars

Chol Hamoed trips are an ancient tradition dating back thousands of years to biblical times. Our forefathers had a long Sukkos—40 years actually—but they couldn’t

Davening Along

I don’t think we go to shul just to daven. It’s just a theory. I’m not a rabbi, so take everything I say with a

Crazy Laws

As Yidden, we sure have a lot of people who look at us and say things like, “You’re praying again? You just ate!” or, “You’re