A watched pot, says conventional wisdom, never boils. Now this is not a scientific fact, because whether you visually inspect your pot while it’s cooking
One of my favorite stories from Chovos Halevavos is that of a certain chasid (as in close to Hashem, since it was written centuries before
Despite the title, this is not a political commentary. I did research on why a government has a “cabinet” and found that its origins are
You’ve probably noticed that my titles are often known phrases or plays on words. Part of it is to pique your interest, and part of
It’s interesting when you take note of things that are most often a certain way and you realize that there’s a reason for it. For
When things run out, we try to replace them. In fact, in our home, we like to have the replacement there before the other item
When wet cement is poured, there’s a certain draw to etch something in it. Often, people write their initials in a metaphysical attempt to capture
Once again, all eyes are on the Land of Israel, the people of Israel, and we, scattered across the world, hang on every bit of
I’ve written before about airline and travel status. In today’s world, there are dozens, hundreds or maybe thousands, of experts, gurus and insiders who can
We’ve all heard the expression “When one door closes, another one opens.” Well, maybe not all of us, but it’s pretty widespread. The idea behind
I am a father of girls. I think there’s just two of them, but you’d never guess it from their closets. I clearly don’t understand
There’s an anecdote in my wife’s family about how her uncle tried to give his father-in-law, her Zeidy Shmelka, directions to the Catskills that might
