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Nov. 16, 2023

Second Chance Employment (Ki Sisa)

Research has shown that after thousands of years, bread remains the most regularly consumed food in the world. Due to its convenience, portability, nutrition and taste, bread is the most important staple food of humans. Oftentimes, though, it is th…

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Nov. 16, 2023

Parshas Tetzaveh - Do I Look Like a Carrot?

A few years ago, I happened to be shopping in the Nordstrom Rack located in Baltimore, MD, when a fellow approached me and sincerely said, "Excuse me sir, can I ask you a question?"   Hesitantly, I responded, "Sure." I was feeling a little un…

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Nov. 16, 2023

Clear as Day - Parshas Toldos

Have you ever looked at an ice-cream cone and thought that it was a boa constrictor? Or maybe you’ve seen a dog and thought it was a pencil? Or perhaps you’ve observed a car and thought it was a tuna-bagel sandwich? Of course not! The re…

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May 9, 2023

Drew Maggi's Incredible Journey and Lag Baomer

A 15th-round pick in 2010, Drew Maggi climbed the Pittsburgh Pirates' system to Double-A Altoona but was released in 2015. He bounced around the minors with five organizations. On Sept. 18, 2021, the Minnesota Twins promoted Maggi for a short period…

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Feb. 6, 2023

A Tu B'Shvat Message: Don't Be Afraid to Prune!

Hey, My name is Elon, and as you probably can guess, I am a tree. I was born a tree and will always be a tree, unless of course you humans decide to chop me down and turn me into printing paper. The nerve. I do want to let you know, though, that …

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Jan. 27, 2023

ChatGPT and the Power of Relationships

OpenAI is a research laboratory located in San Francisco, CA. Founded by Elon Musk and Sam Altman in 2015, OpenAI is a nonprofit research company that aims to direct and develop artificial intelligence (AI) in ways that benefit humanity as a whole. …

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Oct. 20, 2022

Wagon Wheel Effect (Bereishis 2022)

We have all observed the strange visual phenomenon of a car’s wheels appearing to spin backwards even though the car is actually moving forward! This is, of course, an optical illusion, which is often referred to as the wagon-wheel effect. The…

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Sept. 30, 2022

Then it Hit Me (Vayelech)

It is my personal belief that everyone is entitled to their favorite Dad Joke. My personal favorite goes like this: I was trying to figure out why the ball was getting bigger and bigger. Then it hit me. Whether you heard this one before or not, the…

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Sept. 9, 2022

Keep Your Kippah On (Ki Seitzei)

As the summer was winding down and “going to camp” was being replaced with “going to school,” my wife told my 3-year-old daughter: “You are not going to camp anymore because now it’s the Fall, so now it’s ti…

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Aug. 12, 2022

Is that Hebrew? (Va'eschanan/Shabbos Nachamu)

I was sitting in my office, talking to a tenant, a male probably in his 70’s. He was wearing a t-shirt with an inspirational quote from Nelson Mandela. It read, “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Inspiring, I know…

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