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Jan. 28, 2022

Heated Car Seats (Mishpatim)

So, there I was, when all of a sudden, I received a phone call from my wife. “You want to hear something crazy?” she asked. A bit nervous, I asked her, “What do you mean? What happened?” She told me something I will never for…

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Jan. 14, 2022

Number One Fan (B'Shalach)

I was thinking of the following question: Who is the number one fan? Is it the spectator in the stadium who is yelling the loudest? Or maybe it’s the spectator who is wearing the most face paint? Or perhaps it’s the spectator who buys th…

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Dec. 31, 2021

Yogurt Explosions (Vaeira)

I am wondering if you can relate. Every morning, when I open up my yogurt for breakfast, I find myself doing one of two things. Either I find myself wiping the exploded yogurt off my jacket on a good day, or out of my eye on a bad day. Some times I …

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Dec. 10, 2021

I Want to Cook a Roach (Vayigash)

A tenant recently called the office complaining that when the pest control technician came to treat his unit, they moved his oven and it needed to be hooked back up so that he can cook. “I want to cook a roach,” he said. I started feelin…

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Dec. 3, 2021

Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Miketz/Chanukah)

Did you know that Rhode Island is the smallest state in the United States of America? Fascinating, right? But wait, it gets even better. Rhode Island’s claim to fame is not just that it is the smallest state in the U.S; it also happens to have…

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Nov. 19, 2021

Respect is Earned (Vayishlach)

I used to (read: still) have a sweat band that I would wear on my arm while playing tennis. This fact alone has nothing to do with anything, and I am sure you are eagerly waiting for some inspirational content. So here it is. The sweat band containe…

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Nov. 4, 2021

Polo Ralph Lauren (Toldos)

Did you ever wonder why there is oftentimes the number 3 embroidered on a Polo Ralph Lauren shirt? Honestly, I never really thought about this, until recently, when I noticed someone wearing one of these shirts, and I curiously asked him if he had a…

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Oct. 29, 2021

Bargain Hunters (Chayei Sarah)

Ever wonder why people tend to say, “I found an amazing deal on this shirt,” as opposed to, “I got an amazing deal on this shirt”? When people talk about bargains in terms of “finding”, it reveals something about …

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Oct. 15, 2021

The Largest Domino Effect (Lech Lecha)

On August 6th, 2019 the human race achieved a feat never completed by mankind. I think part of the reason it was never achieved is because no one ever even thought it was a thing to attempt. 2,019 people (presumably because it happened in the year 2…

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Oct. 8, 2021

Head Start (Noach)

10 generations after the דור המבול, a new wicked generation arose, namely, the דור הפלגה – the generation of the dispersed. Besides for a handful of righteous people (including Avraham Avinu and Noach), a large percentage of the world came tog…

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