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by Rabbi Mendel Weinbach zt'l

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5779	Getting Paid for Downtime
5773	Handling Sensitive Information. A Question of Priorities Hi, Old Buddy! A Tip to Doers Putting Out the Fire The Calls in the Middle of a Meeting Telling the Patient It Will Pass Make-Believe Anger The Latecomer Loses Out Reading for Everyone A Promise for Partnership Helping Copiers on Exams Response to Applicants Kissing in the Synagogue The 'Hitch' in Hitchhiking Who Gets the Gold? Distributing Charity Funds Tots in the Synagogue
5772	"Did You Come to Visit Me?" Honor vs. Shame The Perimeters of Privacy For Whom the Bell Rings Have You Heard This Before? Do I Look Dangerous? Giving a Lift A Missed Opportunity The Pretended Pledge The Bitter Litter A Lesson from a Football Hero Setting an Example "We Can't Afford It" Another Sort of Addiction Bilingual Seder Going Down in Smoke Prayer in the Air Visiting a Sick Enemy Where to Sit on a �Sick Visit� A Mixed Blessing Reject and Suspect The Noisy Neighbor Joining In on a Siyum Where There�s a Will Eastern Jewish Time To Take or Not to Take? Hunter and Hunted Virtual Evidence Hold That Recorder! When Not to Borrow Relieving the Mourner�s Grief Helping the Sick Judasim�s Golden Rule Talking to the Walls? Defacing the Walls
5771	Keeping Your Word The Double Error What Would You Do for Yourself? A Sleep Thief The Cab-Bus World War �Hey Taxi!� Who Gets the Maftir? The Right Thing to Say Misplaced Gift of Gab E-Mail, See Mail An Overdose of �Vitamin P� Sorry, Wrong Number Falling Asleep on the Speaker Cellphone Manners Eatting Out on Pesach Saving a Place in Line The Litterbug Boomerang Cross on the Green � Not in Between When Not to �Tell It As It Is� The Limits of Privacy Playing With Fire (Crackers) To Lend or Not to Lend? For Whom We Stand Hold that Bus!? Keeping Your Word Is All Fair in Business? The Degree of DeCVing Advice Without Vice The Torah Work Ethic The Unwanted Calls The Silent (Mis)Treatment The Parameters of Privacy The Price is Wrong An Honest Broker Disguising Disdain Reducing the Noise A Gesture for Guests Mind Your Manners Silence in the Synagogue
5770	Wedding Woes Sharing News of Illness Praying for Failure Giving Directions The Third Party A Gift For The Hostess Who Comes First Anger Control Revisited The Late Guests "Minor" Damages Borrow Burden If It Pays to Praise The Plague of Plagiarism The Stolen Cash � Part Two Controlling Anger Lending an Ear Giving Credit A Pesach Problem Sharing an Umbrella To Claim or Not to Claim Tefillin on the Plane The Unanswered Question Belated Condolence Listening Patiently Return of the Long Wait Divulging Secrets The Long Wait Bank Account for a Minor Late for an Appointment A Chanukah Lamp in the Street The Bicycle Exchange Guarding the Tongue in the Office Heading Off A Binge Knock on Your Own Door Letter to the Editor Moving the Mourner Guaranteeing a Loan Keeping the Holy Day Holy
5769	Good Neighbor Advice Visiting the Sleeping Patient Conversation at the Checkout Counter Water Conservation Leaving Bread on the Table Walking Out On The Speaker Noisy Radio Nuisance Taking On a Challenge Responding to an Invitation Returning Books to Shelves Avoiding Indirect Partnership Risk of Visiting the Sick Handling of Nuisance Calls The Tefillin Dilemma A Heavenly Messenger Sorry, Wrong Number Relying on a Promise Holding a Hand to Save a Life Preventing Purim Pranks Paying the Synagogue for Service Who Will Be the Sandak? Who Gets the Prize? Which Son to Save Waiting for the Hospital Elevator Whose Brit is First? An Issue of Priority A Time for Protest? A Lesson in the School of Life Warning the Buyer Who Answers First? Domestic Peace Taking Action After Being Shortchanged Environmental Emergencies Taking a Number A Seat in Shul For All Guarding Tongue � and Ears Getting a Tenth Man
5768	So Far for Shofar Premature Bar Mitzvah "Cross Me the Street" The Other Patients Who Gets the Cash? A Silent Sick Visit Just Listening Above Suspicion Late-Night Callers A Question of Priority No Dumping Ground! What Not To Say The "Pirate Pyres" of Lag B'Omer Parking and the Golden Rule The Gemach Solution The Invitation Dilemma Diplomatic Declining Who Gets the Drink? How Much to Tell Only Ten Minutes Late Salt and Sympathy Who Makes the Beds? Biting Fingernails in Public When Not to Be an Informer Praying for the Ill Happy Birthday! Pray Together � Stay Together No, No, No to Smokers Literary Littering Get Me to the Chupa on Time When to Visit the Sick Answering a Knock on the Door Lost and Found Call Me Again Repeating the Speech Hold That Call! Thinking of the Speaker Missing from the "Wall" Taking the Bottle A Lesson from the Deluge The Chair of Eliyahu Who Gets the Prize? The Last Laugh
5767	Making a Breakthrough Parshat Ki Tavo Only Three More Needed Pushing the Train The Winning Side Cutting Short a Learning Career A Job for a Jew? Speech and Silence Responsibility for Animals How to Relate to Stories Do What You Can The Crucial Sign Do It Yourself Dangerous Company Driver's Dilemma Virtual Participation "Best Before" Purchasing "Shooting" at the Kotel Belated Condolences Imposing on the Host A Guide for the Guest What Blessing Do I Make? A Dating Dilemma Who is to be Blamed for Lateness Slowing Down the Express Line Standing Room Only A Coin to the Rescue Is this Money Refundable? Babysitting the Babysitter A Neighbor's Conflict The Wisest Response When to Deliver Old Clothes Trash Toting Tots The Tuition Squeeze and Squeaks The Swallowed Lenses Another Dimension of Hospitality The Opportunity and the Risk
5766	Start the New Year Right A Disappointing Report Card Who Gets the Spot? Telling Him Off! Above Suspicion Cautious Cabbie Cross Me Please Belting the Passenger Speaking to the Speaker Above Suspicion The Loud Worshipper Saying a Blessing Aloud Stuck on the Bus Guarding Your Ears Sharing the Honors Those Disturbing Machines Going My Way? Detective Story What Friends Are For Cant Throw Them Away The Speakers Dilemma The Immunity of Community The Crowded Mailbox When to Avoid Doing a Favor Bad Neighbor Policy The Mistaken Code of Honor Nothing to Sneeze At Coming In Out of the Cold You're Wasting Your Time! Reacting to an Angry Outburst Soft Sell re Cellphone Nuisance
5765	Choosing a Synagogue Reading Behind the Back Turn Off That Radio! Whats Really in a Name? The "Aliyah Business" Kosher Keeping Pets Going to the Dogs Can I Join the Celebration? Dealing with the Daf The Unwanted Ambulance In Pursuit of Peace Post-Purim Amends Passing on the Pavement Bug in the Bottle Paying for the "Rest" The Cabbies Dilemma Human and Animal Survival Safe Escort When the Cellphone Rings The Mismatchmaker What's the Time? Honoring the Old Books Honor vs. Shame The Uninvited Guest Giving A Lift
5764	Sleep and Slichot A 'Date' with Egged Rebuke the Talkers Blessing the Blesser Let Him Finish His Talk! The Stranger in our Midst Visiting a Sick Enemy Where to Sit on a Sick Visit A Mixed Blessing Reject and Suspect Eating Out On Pesach The Two-Headed Creature Joining In on a Siyum Where Theres a Will Eastern Jewish Time The Long Wait To Take or Not to Take Hunter and Hunted Virtual Evidence Hold that Tape Recorder! When Not to Borrow Relieving the Mourner's Grief Helping the Sick Judaisms Golden Rule Talking to the Walls? Defacing the Walls Keeping Your Word The Double Error What Would You Do for Yourself? Tough (Kid) Stuff A Sleep Thief
5763	The Cab-Bus World War "Hey Taxi" Who Gets the Maftir? The Right Thing to Say Misplaced Gift of Gab E-Mail See Mail An Overdose of "Vitamin P" Sorry, Wrong Number Falling Asleep on the Speaker Cellphone Manners The Cabbie Has No Change Saving a Place in Line The Litterbug Boomerang Cross on the Green, Not in Between When Not to Tell It As It Is Honor versus Shame Lions and Lambs Is it proper for a nation to wage war against the government of another nation which it sees as a threat to its security? The Limits of Privacy Playing With Fire (Crackers) To Lend or Not to Lend For Whom We Stand Hold that Bus!? Keeping Your Word Is All Fair in Business? The Degree of DeCVing Advice Without Vice The Torah Work Ethic The Unwanted Calls The Silent (Mis)treatment The Parameters of Privacy Switching Rented Homes for the Summer The Price is Wrong An Honest Broker Revenge for Simcha

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