The mysterious case of an obscure kabbalistic source quoted by the Rebbe, hiding in plain sight: youtu.be/-qbZJ7se4Jk

Just spotted the rare Yiddish quadruple דאָך-עפעס-גאָרנישט-קײן

Whatever you do, never go full shpitz (derogatory)

Some people were anti-vax even back in the days of smallpox...

Recommended reading in honor of "1500 years"

Definitely interesting when RMF cites a contemporary work, in this case not an especially familiar one from the 1930s. Would be interesting to see a list of such instances. CC Moshe Kurtz

Master 1925 Esrogim thread 1) Esrogim ad in Brisk newspaper (Poleser Wochenblat - 25 September 1925)

In 1925, esrogim went for $4, $5, $6. But $1 in 1925 dollars = $18.30 in 2025 dollars, so that's actually about $75, $90, $110. x.com/1925JewishNews…