Martin Bodek, Co-founder of TheKnish.com, explains the Jewish holiday of Succos in just 839 words, while standing on one leg. Succos – This means, “Eight day zoning violation” and celebrates the time the Jews broke the Guinness record for wandering the longest before finally asking for directions. The Jews built sukkahs for shelter when they…
You”re self-employed. So, where do you go to find health insurance? Here are some places to look: If your spouse carries health insurance through his employer, generally you can be covered under his policy. You can readily buy individual coverage on the internet, from insurance agents, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield. The conventional wisdom is that…
Wondering what to cook and just have a few random items in your refrigerator about to spoil? Clear your refrigerator and cook a delicious meal at the same time by using FoodieView: The Recipe Search Engine. Just enter the items in your refigerator and FoodieView will find you a recipe.
Josh Singer and Shira Frimer give you the inside scoop on Jewish weddings and wedding rings. In a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony, Jewish wedding rings play a very important role. In Jewish law, a verbal declaration is not enough to be married. According to Jewish law, a formal, physical consecration must be made. Usually this…
The September 6th New Yorker has a humorous image that’s available as a print or t-shirt- it will make a good holiday gift. “And remember, if you need anything I’m available 24/6.”
$10,000? $12,000? $14,000? For 1st grade?! Yep, that’s the reality of Yeshiva tuition. Ever climbing, ever growing, ever ridiculous. The unfortunate reality is that if you want to send your child to Yeshiva those are the kind of numbers you come to expect. So it may come as a bit of a relief to know…
It’s back to school season where running in the ball fields is replaced with running for the bus. Here’s some articles to get you back in the swing of school and the money it costs: Save some money– Free Back To School (Yeshiva) Book Covers Give some money– Chesed Dollars- Do Chesed For Yourself, Give…
If your child is heading off to college, it’s time you had “the talk”. Yes, talk about how they can wreck their future if they aren’t prepared: talk to them about money. ScholarShop and the National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE®) have teamed up to offer a crash course in money management to help your…
“Success makes sexy” and “Sexy smell of success”, they say. Women love men who know what they want. Women love men who achieve their goals. Taking risks and breaking rules CAN be a turn-on, including driving fast. (This is one of the reasons why hard rockers date models). And men know that women want powerful…
When you become self-employed, you automatically become the �Chief, Cook, and Bottle Washer.� In other words, you do it all. You do the bookkeeping, buy the paper clips, market your business, and you even provide your business’s product or service. But you’ll better at some tasks than others and there are some tasks that you’ll…