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May 30, 2025, 12:22 PM
Warren Buffett Recommends: Celebrate Shavuot!
Shavuot is coming, and according to Warren Buffett, we should celebrate this holiday in the most magnificent way possible. Before Berkshire Hathaway's attorneys come knocking, let me clarify: as far as I know, Warren Buffett never actually said anything about...
May 15, 2025, 2:39 PM
Your Job = Your Identity?
I once knew a man who became depressed after retiring. I knew another who launched a business the moment he retired. He could not imagine not working. And I knew a third who worked until his final breath, because the thought...
May 1, 2025, 9:24 AM
“This guy voted for ____ don’t let him the Chabad House!”
With all the political tension and heated debate in the U.S. (or should I say, all over the world?), I sometimes worry that someone might come up to me and say: "Rabbi, this guy voted for ______. I don't think...
Apr 16, 2025, 9:13 PM
The Dire Wolves are coming! Are you scared?
Recently, I realized how too often the first thought that comes to mind is the worst-case scenario. Case in point: the Dire Wolves. You must have lived on another planet without reading about it. The media was obsessed with the news...
Apr 10, 2025, 8:54 AM
Do you feel the panic in the air?
Everyone is panicking, but I strongly believe what's happening right now is a good thing. You know what? Give them a few days, and everyone will calm down and even appreciate it. What did you say? Why am I discussing...
Feb 28, 2025, 12:15 PM
Tens of Thousands of Jews Will Learn This Text Today
Today, tens of thousands of people will study an exciting Jewish text. What is that text, and why is it so exciting? Let's begin with the text: "In that era, there will be neither famine nor war, neither envy nor competition. "Because good...
Dec 6, 2024, 1:15 AM
My 3 Million Dollars Artwork!
My wife recently mentioned that our home could use more works of art. Determined to impress her, I decided to go all out and purchase an artwork valued at over $3 million! Well, to be completely honest, I didn't buy...
Oct 9, 2024, 11:28 PM
Did you take the Yom Kippur pill?
"Researchers in Denmark have developed a new drug that mimics the effects and benefits of strenuous exercise without moving a muscle!" When I came across this paragraph on MSN News, I knew I had to continue reading. After all, I...
Oct 1, 2024, 11:20 AM
Warning! You are about to be ‘Shul’d out’
"Rabbi, I am 'Shul'd out'"! Last year, I was making phone calls to ask people to join us for Simchat Torah, and one person told me he was "Shul'd out." What he was telling me was that he had...
Sep 27, 2024, 4:33 PM
Look at the screen. What do you see?
Can you please take a break from reading this email and... look at the screen? Yes, you read that correctly. Take a break from reading this email and look at the screen. That screen—whether it's a laptop, an iPhone, a Samsung,...
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Rabbi Mendy Kaminker is the Chabad Rabbi of Hackensack, and an editorial member of Chabad.org.
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