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Editorial Cartoon – December 13, 2019
Sudoku – December 13, 2019
Nichum Aveilim – December 13/15 Kislev
Don’t Underestimate Your Hand Mixer. Here’s How to Put It to Work for You.
There are few pieces of kitchen equipment with as much prestige and cachet as the stand mixer. If you’re a serious baker, you should have one, the conventional wisdom goes.…
This Day in History – December 12/14 Kislev
In 5605/1844, the Czar of Russia provided for the establishment of Jewish schools and seminaries. In 5702/1941, the Nazis placed the Jews of Poland outside the law and beyond protection…
Nichum Aveilim – December 12/14 Kislev
Sudoku – December 12, 2019
Editorial Cartoon – December 12, 2019
Down on the Farm
This Day in History – December 11/13 Kislev
In 5522/1761, the Jews of Mogilev perished, victims of mass murder. Yahrtzeiten 5338/1577, Harav Azariah Min Ha’adumim, zt”l, mechaber of Meor Einayim 5618/1857, Harav Shlomo Zalman Yosef Frankel, Rav of…
Glub, N.Y.
OK, so there’s no such place as Glub, N.Y. But if you think the sound of someone trying to talk underwater is weird, how about these actual place names? No…
The Odd Side – December 10, 2019
Man Using Magnet Fishes WWI-Era Grenade From Michigan River GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – A magnet-wielding angler has fished a World War I-era grenade from a western Michigan river. WOOD-TV…
This Day in History – December 10/12 Kislev
Yahrtzeiten 5334/1573, Harav Shlomo Luria, zt”l, the Maharshal of Lublin, 5517/1756, Harav Yitzchak Shmuel Lampronti, zt”l, mechaber of Pachad Yitzchak 5657/1896, Harav Naftali Schwartz , Rav of Mahd, zt”l 5665/1904,…
Does My Son Know He’s Lying?
Q: My 9-year-old son is now in his fourth school. He has issues with impulse control, and also lacks, to a very great extent, an understanding of social cues. For…
This Day in History – December 11/9 Kislev
In 5703/1942, 7,000 Jews of Minsk were executed by the Nazis, Hy”d. Yahrtzeiten 5495/1734, Harav Yehoshua Katz, Rav in Cracow, zt”l 5523/1762, Harav Yaakov Yitzchok Halevi of Pressburg, zt”l, mechaber…
Following Hashem’s Mitzvos Gladly
Vata’an Rochel v’Leah vatomarna lo ha’od lanu chelek v’nachalah b’beis avinu ha’lo nachriyos nechshavnu lo ki mecharanu vayochal gam achol es kaspeinu ki kol ha’osher asher hitzil Elokim me’avinu lanu…
A Worker Who Is Impatient With Customers
Q: In our neighborhood, there’s a discounted sale of grocery items and vegetables every week. The sale is a branch of a national network. But every week, when we come…
This Day in History – December 6/8 Kislev
In circa 3320, Yehoyakim Hamelech tossed Megillas Eichah, written by Baruch, the talmid of Yirmiyahu Hanavi, into the fire. A taanis tzaddikim was established commemorating the events of this day.…
