Are You My Mother?
The first thing my chicken did when she hatched eggs last month was hyperventilate. This same chicken that, for the previous 3 weeks, had been sitting perfectly still with...
What Came First – The Chicken or the Egg?
The chickens came first. At least for us.
So apparently, we have more chickens now, through no fault of our own. Well, no recent fault of our own. We had...
Yeridas Hadoros
I feel like playground equipment has changed a lot since I was a kid. And I wasn’t a kid that long ago. But apparently, they decided that playgrounds were...
Mesivta Crisis
After all these years, I’m a little bit tired of trying to get my sons into yeshivas. I’ve been doing this at the rate of at least one child...
A Guaranteed Visit
Nothing in life is better than a little humor. At least that’s the way I see it. I enjoy laughing and I like to have fun. Writing has always...
My Roof, My Rules
It’s weird—many of us, when asked, will say that we don’t fully trust the medical community. But then we’ll go in for a procedure and lay there, unconscious, while...
Kudos To A Comedian
For several months I had been kvetching about the Hollywood elite —specifically Jews—who had not spoken out in support of Israel. Mea culpa! Apparently I was unaware that indeed...
On The Short Bus
With congestion pricing going into effect, more and more people are taking the public transportation into the city (Manhattan). Just all those people on a bus, sharing fumes. Talk...
What Will We Eat?
About once a year, give or take, I write an article about food trends. Yidden are not really ones to keep up with trends, but they are when it’s...
Less Than Stellar
From time to time, we like to take a break from reading the news down here on earth, and see if there’s any better news up in space, in...
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Touro Pharmacy Grads Head For Exciting Careers
Adina Kagan Benedek and Rivka Feigenbaum Kayser both enjoy science and improving people’s lives. Fascinated by the way medication works in the body and...
Getting Back On Track
We spend a lot of time and energy focusing on self-imposed deadlines, especially when it comes to holidays. We put immense pressure on ourselves....
Compliance Checklists
When a homeowner decides that they are ready to sell their home, they usually receive many articles and tips from their broker on how...