Pay to pray is shameful and disgusting. It needs to end.
A few years ago, in an episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” the comedian Larry David bought scalpers’ tickets to his congregation’s High Holy Day services, and was kicked out when…
A few years ago, in an episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” the comedian Larry David bought scalpers’ tickets to his congregation’s High Holy Day services, and was kicked out when…
When I was a kid, I stopped playing Monopoly because of my best friend, Bengi. Whenever we sat down to play, he would rally the other players against me, making…
My hands contain a total of ten digits. Eight fingers and two thumbs. Though these appendages are my own, social mores prevent me from raising my middle finger while in…
I borrowed a pair of cuff links from my DJ partner, Bengi, before last week’s wedding. Mine are missing, and after finding one of them on the floor of my…
This weekend, I was interviewing the longest married couples at a wedding, asking them if they had any advice for our bride and groom. One lady responded: Do a lot…
The run-up to Father’s Day is often dominated by gadget guides that contain gifts referred to as “toys for the man in your life.” Cameras, universal remotes, cell phones, game…
I was recently reminded of this exchange of words from a few years ago. Elysha and I were walking around the reservoir with another couple when the wife asked Elysha…
When entering a new phone number into a contact list on the iPhone, the user is given the choice of identifying the origin of the number as: Work, home, mobile,…
After saying goodbye to my students this afternoon, I spent the rest of the afternoon playing golf with a good friend named Phil. I managed to beat him (again), but…