Shallow Shudiss
We have to do something to improve the way we do shalosh seudos, because people aren’t taking it seriously.
Do you know any family that says, “Oh, we’re not makpid...
The Way It Is: Soup Saga
Cooking is not my thing during hot and humid summer days. For this reason, when I was expecting a few friends for a light lunch last week, I chose...
Schmutter: I Have a Theme
Every year around this time, we all ask the same basic question: “What do I want to give for mishloach manos this year?” But no one really asks, “What...
Like Getting A Root Canal
I just want to make one thing clear: I don’t have anything against dentists per se. The only thing I have against dentists is that whenever I write about...
The Way It Is: Eye-Opening Prayer
I give tzedakah very frequently, and I pray very often. This excessive davening followed up by charitable donations is self-serving. I do both in order to locate items I've...
The Way It Is: The Heart of the Matter
Each time a major snowfall is expected, my mother’s words ring in my ears. I can still hear her admonishing my dad; “Willie, you are not going to shovel...
Parenting Chickens
Ever since our kids came home with chickens, everyone we tell wants to know if they’re boys or girls. Like it really matters. I’ll tell you this: I’ve had...
Imagine It Snowed This Winter
If Andy Rooney were a Five Towns real estate broker and stuck in this fantasy no-snow snowstorm, what might he have said?
That each white hair on his head came...
Schmutter: The Curious Thing About Art
By Mordechai Schmutter
There’s a lot of depressing news these days, so maybe we should focus on something lighter, like art news. That should cheer us up, right?
Our first story today...
The Way It Is: Thou Shalt Not Hate
Having been born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, I attended the Providence Hebrew Day School. It was the first and, at the time, only day school in the...