(Why do people make declarations over wine? February 2021)
Category: Blessings
Bananas—For blessing, not for slapstick, even on Purim
(Botanical basis of the blessing said before eating a banana; March 2008)
Mushrooms—Selfish, helpful, and rocket fuel
(Mushrooms in halacha, kabbalah, social criticism, and biology; March 2008)