Black Erev Shabbat - December, 2018
"The recently discovered Mishnah tractate Bava Gump suggests a Chanukah shopping guide for all your favorite ancestors from before the oil lasted for even one day."
The Big Fish Story - November, 2018
"But gefilte fishermen have additional challenges unique to this traditional Ashkenazic appetizer. A primary problem is that nobody can find them."
The Game's the Thing - October, 2018
"Moses and Pharaoh agreed to settle their fight over the fate of the Israelites in a baseball game. Extrapolating from the Torah, this is how it went."
Tapping on the Brex - September, 2018
"Not the State of Israel. Not the Palestinians. Not the Christians, Muslims, or Jews. Not the egalitarians, non-egalitarians, or Rotarians. The land itself."
Hold Your Breath for Shabbat - August, 2018
"Bar Seegnal extrapolated this to include another restriction: on Shabbat, one cannot create carbon dioxide."
Rav N Yud - July, 2018
"People knew if Rav N Yud had been there because he'd leave behind a purse with a few pounds in it, and a few pounds of brisket and gefilte fish. "
Fiddling Around - June, 2018
"The purpose was just to sprinkle a little more fun yiddishkeit into a play already steeped in it."
Shalom Buy It - April, 2018
"What better way to ensure Shalom Bayit than with these marvelous, rare gift items? Just in time for the Shavuot shopping season..."
Passover Egg Hunt Fools - March, 2018
"April 1st is a confluence of the second day of Passover, Easter Sunday, and April Fools Day."
Groundhog Vay - February, 2018
"Rabbi Telfon insists that avoiding six more weeks of winter should instead require the groundhog to see three of his shadow."
A Jew(ish) Hope - January, 2018
"A long time ago, in a Middle East far, far away... Episode IV: A NEW SH'MOT"