Jewish Trivia and Exotica

Eliezer Segal’s Newspaper Articles

Jewish Trivia and Exotica

  1. “In Seventh Heaven”
  2. The Meaning of Shokeling
  3. A Cigarette and a Cup of Coffee
  4. What’s in a Name?
  5. The Return of the Priestly Breast-plate
  6. Happy Birthday
  7. Oy Vey!
  8. A Bird in the Hand
  9. King Solomon’s Genie
  10. Swift Vengeance
  11. Yasher Koach: May You Have Strength!
  12. Balaam the Prophet
  13. The Garlic Eaters
  14. “Orthodox,” “Cowboys” and Other Insults
  15. Taking It All in Stride
  16. The Yarmulke and the Hard-Hat
  17. A Bad Business
  18. Sweatin’ to the Oldies
  19. School Days
  20. Seeing Stars
  21. Dreams of Fields
  22. The Name is David —King David
  23. Healthy Advice from the Top Authorities
  24. Rabbi, Watch Out for That Beam!
  25. First Editions
  26. Keeping the Ball in Play
  27. Preparing for a Prophet
  28. Taking Leave of Our Census
  29. The Right Vampire?
  30. The Tong of Tongs
  31. Kaddish for a Cowgirl
  32. Fiscal Prudence
  33. Your Roots Are Showing
  34. Tool Time
  35. It’s Witchcraft…
  36. On the Fast Track
  37. The Return of the Grey Roots
  38. The Treacherous Mr. Trebisch
  39. Did You Hear the One about the Parrot…?
  40. For Your Eyes Only
  41. An Odd Bird
  42. Special Delivery
  43. Hollow Victories
  44. Peril on the High Seas
  45. From Calves to Kittens
  46. Edifice Complex
  47. Spoiling the Broth
  48. Shephatiah ben Amittai and the Haunted Princess
  49. The Art of Gracious Giving
  50. Veiled Threats
  51. Non-Profit Prophet
  52. Memory-Go-Round
  53. Vegetarian Kook-ing?
  54. Lava and Lightning-bolts
  55. Dad Always Liked You Best
  56. Windows of Opportunity
  57. Uncommon Cold
  58. Prescriptions or Prayers
  59. Jews Clues
  60. The Fellowship of the Hairy Toes
  61. Bravo, Signor de’ Sommi!
  62. Portable Holes and Rolling Stones
  63. Donkey Devotion
  64. To Boldly Go…
  65. By Any Other Name
  66. Unforgettable
  67. Labeling Laben
  68. The One that Got Away
  69. Starting Off on the Right Foot
  70. Symbolic Sarah
  71. Go West, Young Jacob!
  72. The Ultimate Space-Saver
  73. Chariot of the God
  74. Thrown to the Dogs
  75. The Messiah Takes Manhattan
  76. Moo-sical Mystics
  77. Arriving at Ararat
  78. Vital Organs
  79. Wake-Up Call
  80. Dead Men Don’t Sneeze
  81. Overstaying Your Welcome
  82. Oh Give me a Home…
  83. Frontier, Fur, and a Fistfight
  84. Footprints in the Ashes