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November 23, 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

What You’re Actually Learning

It’s time to go back to school, although if you’re a student (especially one of my high school students), you probably don’t even know why.

Rowing in Circles

I recently stood in as a chaperone for my son’s day camp rafting trip, and I’ll tell you—rafting is a great activity for building teamwork,

Aging Kids

You know what I noticed, as my children are hitting the double digits? Apparently—and get ready to fall over here—kids that are older are harder

Merry Old Bowl

Goldfish are pretty durable. People are always saying, “Yeah, we can’t kill this one. We’ve dropped it on the floor, left it in the sun,

How to Kill a Goldfish

If you’re reading this, our goldfish is probably dead. Wait. You didn’t actually know we had a goldfish. I’ll start over. So we got a

Living Like Animals

Ever since I first ran a column that suggested that my wife and I are looking for a bigger house, people have been asking me

Everyone’s on My Back

I turned 35, which is not that big a deal. Well, it is to me, because my back hurts. And I’m at an age where,

Send Them Packing

The following is a packing list for things your kids need in camp. It’s possible the camp already sent you a packing list, but there’s

Be Cool

I’m thinking about moving into my fridge. It’s cooler in there, and I would also be closer to the food. My kids would come in

What Kind of Joke?

(The following is an excerpt of my newest book, What Is This—Some Kind of Joke? which is finally on sale wherever books are sold. Jewish

‘Shtill Shtending’

I’ve never really been a shtender person. I’ve never really had a problem holding my own siddur. It reminds me that I’m davening. Sure, I