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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

Coming to Terms with Grammar

People are always coming up and asking me why grammar is important. Well, mainly my students. But it comes with the job. I’m a grammar

Good Taste

Today we present a recent study on food, conducted by scientists over several days of Yom Tov. Scientists love doing studies on food, because it

Discovering Columbus

Last Monday, October 12, our nation celebrated yet another holiday. “Another holiday?” you’re saying. “I’m not cooking for this one.” The holiday was Columbus Day.

For Your Amusement

If you go on Chol Hamoed trips, at some point you’re going to find yourself at an amusement park. Amusement parks are great, because you

Is This Your Card?

We now present Part 2 of an article about pesicha in shul. Last week I came to the conclusion that if there’s anything my years

The Ark Is Opened

For the past 15 years, I’ve been davening on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at a vasikin minyan, which is my teshuvah for what time

No One Told You There’d Be a Quiz

As a high-school English teacher, I noticed that there’s something that happens to my students over the summer: Somehow, they forget everything they ever knew

Smiling on the Outside

I’m kind of glad the summer’s almost over, because it means I no longer have to put on that mascot costume again for my kids’

It Must Be a Sign

Today’s topic is: How to Hang a Sign on a Bulletin Board If you have something to advertise but don’t want to pay exorbitant advertising

Gone With the Wind

Welcome once again to “You’re Asking Me?”—the column where people blindside me with questions, and I have to answer them, even though, oftentimes, answering questions