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Isaac Steven Herschkopf

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Distinguishing Healthy From Unhealthy: Jews and Alcohol

“One must drink on Purim until one can’t distinguish between ‘Curse Haman’ and ‘Bless Mordecai’.” – Megillah, 7B, cited in Shulchan...

23.02.2026 50

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Isaac Steven Herschkopf

‘May God Smile Upon You’: A Healthy Laugh

“You don’t stop laughing when you grow old; you grow old when you stop laughing.” – attributed to George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950) There...

19.02.2026 40

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Isaac Steven Herschkopf

A Grand Memory for Forgetting

“I’ve got a grand memory for forgetting, David.” — Kidnapped, Robert Lewis Stevenson (1886) We often heard our parents say “Yemach Shmo...

17.02.2026 40

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‘Narishkeit!’: Mourning the Black-Jewish Alliance Decay

07.02.2026 40

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The Madding Crowd: Understanding Terrorists’ Mad Mindset

05.02.2026 40

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Isaac Steven Herschkopf

The Hands of God: Diamonds Glowing in Darkness

22.01.2026 70

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Dugma Dogma: Patterned Prisons

20.01.2026 30

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Isaac Steven Herschkopf

‘Thy Neighbor’s Blood’: Alarming Assault Weapons

16.01.2026 30

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Isaac Steven Herschkopf

An Evening At Schmelky’s – A Dining Disaster in One Act

21.12.2025 30

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Isaac Steven Herschkopf

Nes Godol Hoya Shom – A Great Miracle Happened There

19.12.2025 60

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Rabbi Steven Spielberg – A Colorblind Visionary

16.12.2025 50

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Isaac Steven Herschkopf

I Don’t Hate Jews, But… A Historical Perspective

05.11.2025 30

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Isaac Steven Herschkopf