Rooster Or Hen?
It’s interesting that, considering I’m a humor writer who’d never planned on having a pet other than occasionally trying to keep alive the random animals my kids find while...
Memories In A Book
For a generation that takes way more photos than any generation before us, we sure don’t really get any developed.
So this summer, after pushing it off for way too...
Nach: Is It Only for Girls?
No one ever knows what the haftarah is, unless it’s their bar mitzvah.
Well, sometimes the rav talks about it. But most rabbis do not. They don’t even talk about...
In The Interest Of Saving Time
Hey, do you feel like you never have time for anything, and you’re always struggling to catch up? Do you feel like you’re behind on work, and you’re behind...
Beer With Me
There are basically two kinds of questions on a driving permit test. There’s “Yeah, that one’s obvious,” and there’s, “How am I supposed to remember that?”
For example, one actual...
The Teachers’ Homework
I think (as a Language Arts teacher in a mesivta) that teachers would actually have a really nice salary if we got paid for overtime.
For one thing, we have...
Grass Pains
My brother just bought a house. Yes, despite everyone’s fears, it is possible, even in today’s economy and with one parent in kollel, to scrimp and save and finally...
Getting a Little Misty About Niagara Falls
If you’re looking for a nice place to visit this summer to look at some Niflaos Haboreh, and maybe remember why you don’t live there, I would definitely recommend...
Unforeseen Circumstances
We all like to think that we know how to keep ourselves safe, for the most part. We take precautions, we yell “Careful!” at our kids just after they’ve...
A Laugh For The Day
Now and then I think of myself as a real life ‘Calamity Jane’. That’s because few people can get themselves into as much trouble as I so often do....