Natural Resources
Q. Why do the Irish have the potatoes and the Arabs have the oil?A. Because the Irish had ...
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Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Footy Crunch Time, Shul Crunch Time
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine posted on Facebook: “The sounds of the Shofar can only...
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Gossip Danger
“I won’t let my child ever walk home alone again from school”, I heard a mother say,...
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And you shall relate to your son
והגדת לבנך – שמות יג”ח And you shall relate to your son...
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Kosher Wars V – The Empire Strikes Back
The “kosher wars” have been reignited recently with the release by Rabbi Moshe Gutnick...
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I’m dreaming of a white …
The chagim are spread widely across the calendar year, with the “major” ones...
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The Minyan Factory
I’m visiting Israel very briefly, and again find myself enamoured with the “minyan fa...
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The Social Network – My Friend has a Friend
In the weekly portion of the same name (Numbers/Bamidbar 22), Balak, the king of Moab, c...
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The Smell of Chickens
To paraphrase Kilgore in the epic war film Apocalypse Now, “I love the smell of chickens...
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Rosh Hashanah – of Fish Heads and Frankl
Many of the rituals and activities around Rosh Hashanah are brimming with symbolism. From ...
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Matza ado about nothing
Judging by the number of comments on the stories about soft matzah, particularly thos...
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MasterCholent
I’m very pleased that the current season of MasterChef is finally over. My fam...
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