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July 22, 2022

Egg Prices Through the Roof (Pinchas)

Why did the chicken cross the road? Because egg prices were cheaper on the other side. If you didn’t laugh, that’s ok, it was meant to make you cringe. There has been a recent surge in egg prices, primarily due to a major bird flu outbr…

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June 24, 2022

Housing Act of 1937 (Shelach)

Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937, often referred to as Section 8, authorizes the payment of rental housing assistance to private landlords on behalf of low-income households in the United States. In other words, certain people who have low incom…

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May 27, 2022

Growth Mindset (Bechukosai)

One of the few players to go straight from college baseball to the MLB was left-handed pitcher, Jim Abbot. Through the 1990s, Abbot played for the Angels, Yankees, and the White Sox. In his tenure in the MLB, Abbot became one of the greatest pitche…

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May 6, 2022

Bird Rent (Parshas Kedoshim)

As a property manager, I receive many strange phone calls. Recently, I got a call from a tenant. She said, “Hi good afternoon, my niece just dropped off a bird that is three days old. I was wondering if I have to pay rent for the bird?”…

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April 1, 2022

The Tenant's Staff (Tazria)

I was sitting in the office, minding my own business, when all of a sudden, a tenant walked in holding a giant wooden staff. I was tempted to stand up for him.   I smiled and said, “So, I see you have come in carrying the Staff of Moses…

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March 18, 2022

Freeze Dried Vegetables (Tzav)

Every now and then, as humans, we do something that deserves “the walk of shame.” I was recently sitting in my office, minding my own business, when all of a sudden, I started thinking about those instant Gefen Hot Soups. Thankfully, I …

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March 11, 2022

WhatsApp Chats (Vayikra/Zachor)

I find it sad, yet fascinating, that you can literally be on a WhatsApp chat for years, and it is entirely possible that people will only know you were on the chat once you decide to leave. If you are not familiar with WhatsApp, then just know that…

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Feb. 17, 2022

Pinkalicious (Ki Sisa)

You know that moment when you go on the floor to play toys with your child, and then your child goes to do something else, and you catch yourself a few minutes later alone but fully engrossed and captivated by your child’s toys…? This …

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Feb. 10, 2022

16 Slices of Pizza (Tetzaveh)

I find it so interesting that when a pie of pizza is cut into its regular 8 slices, I can eat maybe 2 or 3 slices. However, when that same pie of pizza is cut into 16 slices – as often done for birthday parties for 10-year old’s – …

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Feb. 3, 2022

To Be a Bird (Terumah)

Your 2-year-old kid is in the middle of a tantrum and as such, you have a goal: make the kid laugh. You try tickling him, it doesn’t work. You try telling a joke, it doesn’t work. Instinctively, you then do what most parents do. You star…

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