My wife and I bought a CD of Shabbos zemiros. To listen to during the week, apparently. Zemiros. They’re not just for Shabbos anymore. The

As a man, I don’t know a whole lot of colors. I know what ROY G. BIV stands for, though I have no idea what

Ever since I started writing about the Ig Nobel Prizes (about six weeks into my first year, just as I ran out of topics), people

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

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

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.

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

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

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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

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’

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