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November 21, 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

Animal Party

Every year, I write an article about the Ig Nobel Prizes—a real, live ceremony wherein mostly scientists receive awards for studies that sound silly but

Honey Nut Charcuterie

About once a year, I run an article about some of the new foods that are out there, with a primary focus on trends—what’s in

Changing the Clock Change

I enjoy complaining about Daylight-Saving Time as much as the next guy, but this new law that the government is trying to pass is not

Life in a Birdhouse

So we’ve had birds in our house for two weeks now. And we all have holes in our fingers. (NOTE: This article was written shortly

Teenagers at Work

A while back, I wrote an article about having teenagers in your house. (I advised against.) But you can’t help it. They keep getting in.

The Joys of Bird Watching

So we have two parakeets. Mind you, we don’t own the parakeets. We’re hosting them for Yom Tov. We have parakeets the same way we’re

Sukkot Minhagim

From time to time, I run a Yom Tov article that is really not written for you, apparently—it’s just a way of recording my family’s

A Mile in My Shoes

Yom Kippur is a time to work on our middos, and there’s no bigger middah to work on, for the purposes of this article, than

Getting Ahead on the New Year

Welcome back to “How Should I Know?”—the column that four out of five doctors recommend you stay away from. Dear Mordechai, How do I prepare

Answers Off the Cuff

I bet you’re anxious to learn the results of my blood-pressure test. Calm down. In last week’s article, I talked about my high blood pressure,

Twenty-Four-Hour Pressure

Ever since my doctor diagnosed me with high blood pressure, he’s been telling me to remove stress from my life. Hello, they’re called relatives. No,

Real Life

It’s back to school time! And if you’re a student, I bet this is news to you. “Back to School? Again? There are 12 months!