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Aug 11, 2025, 12:20 PM

After one more short ride to the Earth's crust, also known as Jaffa Road, we parted. But just before we did, I shook his hand

Jun 9, 2025, 6:24 PM

Water, 33 shekels per liter

File this under "This should be our biggest problem." And yet... Bottled water is an environmental disaster: Manufacture the bottle, ship the bottle, fill the bottle, ship the bottle, refrigerate the bottle, drink the water, throw out the empty bottle...

Mar 28, 2025, 5:24 PM

Windsor, Canada – Just in Case

When I was around 11 years old in Detroit, my parents told me that they had a small bank account in Windsor, Canada, just in case. Oscar and Rita were not holocaust survivors. Their families ran from Europe much...

Sep 30, 2024, 1:08 PM

Where is God during this war?

That's a question best left to theologians, not humorists. But all I've got is a humorist, so let's sally forth and try to find reasons for our divine abandonment on October 7. And the time before that. And that...

Sep 5, 2024, 9:35 PM

Two tales of mistreatment

Tale #1: Ford, GM, Chrysler, and the UAW I grew up in Detroit. Dave, a prominent member of our synagogue, was a mediator between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three car manufacturers. Let's imagine that Dave helped negotiate this...

Aug 18, 2024, 9:00 PM

Love letters from the Democratic National Committee

That's right, the Democratic National Committee is in love with me. In fact, I would say that they are passionately in love with me. How do I know? They send me an insane number of emails. To be fair to...

Sep 5, 2023, 4:32 PM

Rosh Hashanah survival guide

Do you really need to say every word of every prayer? 5 tips for getting through the holiday that never ends

Aug 9, 2023, 11:49 AM

Torah for Dollars, Part II

Though I work hard for the money, so hard for it honey, I'm happy to pay for young men to study in yeshiva in the democratic State of Israel, under certain conditions: Qualifications Men to apply for acceptance in yeshivas...

Oct 26, 2022, 2:38 PM

9 reasons to vote for that one party

It's election time, so here are some great reasons to vote for those guys. They're the best this country has to offer, if you exclude nearly everyone except for them. They have only the interests of this country at...

Sep 12, 2022, 9:54 PM

Volunteering at Shufersal

Standing in line for self-checkout at the Shufersal supermarket, I suddenly realized that I was working for them, for free. Not a brilliant epiphany, seeing as I've done self-checkout many times before. The self-checkout seems like a great idea, at...

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Nathan Bigman is the author of the book Shut Up and Eat (How to quietly become a triplitarian) .

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