B'chol D'rachecha

You Are What You Read

So just what are you reading?

Nov 23 • 

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A Remarkable (and Underappreciated) IDF Success

As a rule, I’ve kept this Substack separate from my other publication: The Audit. Given the microscopic demographic of human beings who enjoy reading…

Nov 10 • 

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A Tale of Two Pictures

asdfa I’m not a complete stranger to the complex and demanding process required for baking hand matzah.

Nov 8 • 

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When Memory Is Your Mesorah's Weakest Link

Years ago, I would frequently share one of my favorite pieces from R’ Hirsch which concerned the first meeting between Lavan and Avraham’s slave…

Nov 1 • 

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October 2025

When Halacha Just Gets in the Way

I think it’s noteworthy how certain halachos somehow trigger significant resistance from mainstream frum Jews.

Oct 26 • 

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Therapy: Navigating Strange Incentives, Murky Goals, and Elastic Training

I’ll begin this post by admitting that - having been neither a consumer nor a practitioner - I know nothing about mental health therapy.

Oct 19 • 

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Are There Controls and Limits to the Creativity of Minhagim?

If we (theoretically) removed all innovations to the modern siddur which were added in the past 500 years, we’d probably spend considerably less time in…

Oct 9 • 

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September 2025

Swapping Selichos: why should it make a difference?

As many of you have probably noticed, there’s a widespread custom to switch the selichos designated for the fourth day of עשרת ימי תשובה with those…

Sep 29 • 

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A Yomim Noraim and Sukkos Reading List

This Substack has been dragging on now for 160 posts over nearly four years.

Sep 14 • 

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Why Wash Hands When Leaving a Cemetery?

There’s a widespread minhag for people leaving a cemetery to wash their hands using a cup before entering their homes.

Sep 11 • 

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Doing Judaism My Way (by Manipulating Halacha)

Shabbos and Yom Tov are, apparently, not appropriate times to daven for our personal needs.

Sep 7 • 

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August 2025

Are We Ignoring Opportunities for Understanding Tanach Better?

One of the major challenges I’ve faced in my attempts to understand the later prophets or books like Iyov (Job) is developing a sense of a sefer’s…

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