Hi! Last week’s cufflinks were the crossed swords (Fun fact: hockey fans asked me why the buffalo was missing from the Sabres logo), because the use of them was mentioned multiple times as part of the tochacha.
But we turn the page to positivity as the Israelites arrange themselves for their journey through the wilderness.
That brings us to the next game of The Link is Right! Tie these into this week’s parsha, if you can. Starry, no puns this week. I’m all tapped out from last time. Shabbat shalom, everyone!
For years now, Martin Bodek has …

… stop! Shabbat shalom everybody!
Gladius this is over, huh? Think you could claymore cleaver ones that are scimitar to mine? Man, I need to cutlass puns for my own good.
Okay, okay, done for real. That was epeec. Ragnaroked it, though I went a little over … broad.

For years now, Martin Bodek has been wearing cuff links themed to the week’s parsha, to stimulate conversation around the Shabbat table. Naturally, it begged for a wider audience, and The Jewish Link seems like a perfect home—especially in name. Every week, we’ll present the cuff links, and you tell …

Hi! Last week’s cuff links were the emblems for the House of Hufflepuff. I’m sure you know where that’s from. The tie-in was Parshat Kedoshim’s repeated warnings against wizardry and witchcraft. Lots of folks got that exactly right.
And now it’s time again to play Press Your Link! What on earth do these babies have to do with this week’s parsha? Be among the first to chime in, and you can win cash and prizes (in the form of public recognition)! Shabbat shalom, everybody!

 For years now, Martin Bodek has been wearing cuff …

… These cufflinks are more weighted to one parsha over the other, but I’m not going to tell you which one. Shabbat shalom everyone, and thank you to all the chatty adults and shy kinderlach who take the time to play this game with me on Shabbat.

For years now, Martin Bodek has been wearing cuff links themed to the week’s parsha, to stimulate conversation around the Shabbat table. Naturally, it begged for a wider audience, and The Jewish Link seems like a perfect home—especially in name. Every week, we’ll present the cuff links, and you tell …

Hi! Enjoying all that chometz, I take it? Well, it does seem like it’s been forever since we last played, but it’s really only been a short spell. Anyway, I’m thrilled to be back to our regularly scheduled program.
Let’s play another round of “Whose Link Is It Anyway?” Let’s see you tie these to this week’s double parsha. Shabbat shalom everybody!

For years now, Martin Bodek has been wearing cuff links themed to the week’s parsha, to stimulate conversation around the Shabbat table. Naturally, it begged for a wider audience, and The …

Hi! Last week’s cufflinks represented the leavened bread offering that one may have overlooked in the flurry of korbanot that were discussed in the parsha, but they’re right there, hidden in plain sight!
Now, “Cufflink of the Week” returns next week, but there’s no reason we can’t play “Cufflink of the Chag” this week. There is certainly leining this Shabbat, even though it’s not the parshat hashavua. Hmmm, these cufflinks look very familiar. I can’t quite put my etzbah on it (that’s a reference to the column from two weeks ago, for those …

In recent years, two Jewish authors, one on the East Coast of the United States and the other on the West Coast, have added annually to the growing number of Haggadot, already the most published book in Jewish history, published in time for Passover.
The creations of Martin Bodek, an IT specialist who lives in Teaneck and David Cowen, a Los Angeles resident who works as a writer and film projectionist, have included Haggadah titles featuring the literary style of Shakespeare, emoji symbols, coronavirus references, and, predictably, Donald Trump. In other words, a wide swath of contemporary contexts.
And, the …

… and modern language lessons for the day.
And now, it’s time for Cufflinkeardy! Hosted by, um, me! Tie these into this week’s parsha, which, conveniently, seems like they have a lot to do with a certain chag of the current season. Wild coincidence? Shabbat shalom!

For years now, Martin Bodek has been wearing cufflinks themed to the week’s parsha, to stimulate conversation around the Shabbat table. Naturally, it begged for a wider audience, and The Jewish Link seems like a perfect home—especially in name. Every week, we’ll present the cuff links, and you tell us …

Hi! Last week’s cufflinks were the paper clips, which, funnily enough, people think are a makeshift way to keep my sleeves together after the original cufflinks broke. Nope, they’re real! They represent the “vaveyhem” of the mishkan, the loops that held the curtains together.
Now let’s continue playing America’s Game, Cufflinkle! How are these items related to this week’s parsha? Think hard! Shabbat shalom!

For years now, Martin Bodek has been wearing cuff links themed to the week’s parsha, to stimulate conversation around the Shabbat table. Naturally, it begged for a wider audience, and …

Last week’s cufflinks were the classic theater masks, representing:
1) The Israelites went from the high of matan Torah to the low of the chet ha’egel.
2) The inability to see Hashem’s face.
3) Moshe Rabbeinu’s veil.
Now, you’ve been waiting all week, haven’t you? Well then, let’s keep playing Cufflinkle! What do these objects have to do with this week’s parsha? Shabbat shalom y’all!

For years now, Martin Bodek has been wearing cuff links themed to the week’s parsha, to stimulate conversation around the Shabbat table. Naturally, it begged …

Hi! There’s really no fooling you folks, is there? There I was being all clever and all with the 2×2 Rubik’s Cube, but you got it! It had 12 faces, as did the choshen, featured in last week’s parsha.
But now we move on to this week’s parsha! Let’s play Cufflinkle! The new weekly game taking the world by storm! Erm, a quiet storm. Which, um, you can’t hear. Anyway, link these to this week’s parsha and have a Shabbat shalom!

For years now, Martin Bodek has been wearing cuff links themed to …