Josh’s Substack

The Cholent: Crime Adjacent and the 5786 Gift Guide!

Sunday The day started before it even began because I had an incredibly vivid dream in which I was having another dream/vision of bowing the Beit…

Dec 4 • 

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November 2025

Turkey Cholent: Tour of Ein Karem, Mini Book Review, the People You Meet on the Train

Happy Thanksgiving from the Holy Land!

Nov 27 • 

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The Advent of the ₪40 ($12.21) French Fries

If we keep on paying, they'll keep on raising the prices

Nov 20 • 

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Dvar Torah Chaye Sarah 5786

Given (but translated into Hebrew) at Achdut Yisrael in Efrat

Nov 15 • 

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The Wonderful World of Libby

Your local library can end your addiction to doomscrolling (at least the bad kind)

Nov 6 • 

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October 2025

My Unexpected Day - Reversim 2025

What are Reversim? Maybe ask AI, it is what everyone else is doing.

Oct 27 • 

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Chol HaMoed Sukkot Brought to You by Wolt

And the Iran War

Oct 10 • 

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September 2025

10 Things to for Which to be Thankful Going in to 5786

This will probably be my last post of the Jewish year, and instead of contributing to the doomsaying and depressing stream of events taking place…

Sep 18 • 

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The Cholent: The Past Week

The past week has been a hodgepodge, and I'll try and get it all out before I have to go to Maariv in 15 minutes

Sep 11 • 

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August 2025

Rome with a Family of Six

A very enjoyable vacation that came with all of the anxiety and exhaustion of being with little kids in a foreign country

Aug 23 • 

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AI Roundup: Brain Implants and Carbon-based Butter, Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

I'd like to request the non-non-artificial butter on my toast, please

Aug 14 • 

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3/4 of Summer Review: What Have We Been Doing All Summer

When you spend your days in the ChatGPT, you gotta compensate for that IRL

Aug 10 • 

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