Mordechai Luchins
@typolad.bsky.social
I post things about food, geekery, pets, and being a Jewish person. Enjoy
You’ve heard of a “locked room” mystery?
How about a locked shul mystery?
When a young scholar is found murdered inside a locked synagogue, it’s up to the town sherif to find the answer
My first novella!
www.benyehudapress.com/books/broken...
How about a locked shul mystery?
When a young scholar is found murdered inside a locked synagogue, it’s up to the town sherif to find the answer
My first novella!
www.benyehudapress.com/books/broken...
Broken Faith - Ben Yehuda Press
The small Catskills town of Red River is rocked when the dynamic young heir to the local rabbinic dynasty is found murdered in the synagogue his family split from. It is up to his childhood best frien...
www.benyehudapress.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:52 PM
You’ve heard of a “locked room” mystery?
How about a locked shul mystery?
When a young scholar is found murdered inside a locked synagogue, it’s up to the town sherif to find the answer
My first novella!
www.benyehudapress.com/books/broken...
How about a locked shul mystery?
When a young scholar is found murdered inside a locked synagogue, it’s up to the town sherif to find the answer
My first novella!
www.benyehudapress.com/books/broken...
A wonderful friend reached out to a best-selling author he knows to ask if they would be willing to blurb "Broken Faith"
Said author declined, as it was not their genre. However, they also gave the book such amazing feedback that I will be floating on for at least a week
Said author declined, as it was not their genre. However, they also gave the book such amazing feedback that I will be floating on for at least a week
February 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
A wonderful friend reached out to a best-selling author he knows to ask if they would be willing to blurb "Broken Faith"
Said author declined, as it was not their genre. However, they also gave the book such amazing feedback that I will be floating on for at least a week
Said author declined, as it was not their genre. However, they also gave the book such amazing feedback that I will be floating on for at least a week
This week for #shabbat we will be serving
- Good ol’ chicken soup
- Schnitzel fried chicken
- Potato Kugel from Monsey TakeOut (yum)
- Braised-beef cheek ragu over pasta or rice
I am hoping to have time to make a chocolate pie for dessert
What are you having?
- Good ol’ chicken soup
- Schnitzel fried chicken
- Potato Kugel from Monsey TakeOut (yum)
- Braised-beef cheek ragu over pasta or rice
I am hoping to have time to make a chocolate pie for dessert
What are you having?
February 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This week for #shabbat we will be serving
- Good ol’ chicken soup
- Schnitzel fried chicken
- Potato Kugel from Monsey TakeOut (yum)
- Braised-beef cheek ragu over pasta or rice
I am hoping to have time to make a chocolate pie for dessert
What are you having?
- Good ol’ chicken soup
- Schnitzel fried chicken
- Potato Kugel from Monsey TakeOut (yum)
- Braised-beef cheek ragu over pasta or rice
I am hoping to have time to make a chocolate pie for dessert
What are you having?
Starfleet Academy Episode 5 spoiler free review:
I got misty, then I got a little weepy, then I ugly cried.
If you are a fan of DS9, you need to watch this.
I got misty, then I got a little weepy, then I ugly cried.
If you are a fan of DS9, you need to watch this.
February 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Starfleet Academy Episode 5 spoiler free review:
I got misty, then I got a little weepy, then I ugly cried.
If you are a fan of DS9, you need to watch this.
I got misty, then I got a little weepy, then I ugly cried.
If you are a fan of DS9, you need to watch this.
“Hi, I’m gonna be late starting work today. Oh no, I’m fine. I just need to finish Starfleet Academy before somebody spoils it”
February 5, 2026 at 2:23 PM
“Hi, I’m gonna be late starting work today. Oh no, I’m fine. I just need to finish Starfleet Academy before somebody spoils it”
"There is a teaching from Rabbi Nachman of Breslov that “there is nothing so whole as a broken heart.” It is not commentary; it is the emotional key. Sinai does not wait for the people to be ready. It does not wait for them to be healed."
More from my bhsert at shorturl.at/N0qgF
More from my bhsert at shorturl.at/N0qgF
Parsha Yisro: The Healing Work of Sinai – Luchins
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February 5, 2026 at 2:23 AM
"There is a teaching from Rabbi Nachman of Breslov that “there is nothing so whole as a broken heart.” It is not commentary; it is the emotional key. Sinai does not wait for the people to be ready. It does not wait for them to be healed."
More from my bhsert at shorturl.at/N0qgF
More from my bhsert at shorturl.at/N0qgF
My first book, an urban sf murder mystery, is coming out soon.
publisher has asked me if I can get any blurbs from any genre writers I know.
I’ve asked a few times to people I know but no luck. I’m making this public. Anyone in Sf/fantasy/comics have an interest in blurbing a novella?
publisher has asked me if I can get any blurbs from any genre writers I know.
I’ve asked a few times to people I know but no luck. I’m making this public. Anyone in Sf/fantasy/comics have an interest in blurbing a novella?
February 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
My first book, an urban sf murder mystery, is coming out soon.
publisher has asked me if I can get any blurbs from any genre writers I know.
I’ve asked a few times to people I know but no luck. I’m making this public. Anyone in Sf/fantasy/comics have an interest in blurbing a novella?
publisher has asked me if I can get any blurbs from any genre writers I know.
I’ve asked a few times to people I know but no luck. I’m making this public. Anyone in Sf/fantasy/comics have an interest in blurbing a novella?
Freya, the Itty Bitty Kitty, is exhausted after a long few days of knocking things off high shelves.
She has chased her bestie the robot vacuum, caught it, and is now napping on top of it
…I am so tempted to remote start it.
She has chased her bestie the robot vacuum, caught it, and is now napping on top of it
…I am so tempted to remote start it.
February 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Freya, the Itty Bitty Kitty, is exhausted after a long few days of knocking things off high shelves.
She has chased her bestie the robot vacuum, caught it, and is now napping on top of it
…I am so tempted to remote start it.
She has chased her bestie the robot vacuum, caught it, and is now napping on top of it
…I am so tempted to remote start it.
#bookshelf update: found another two boxes of Trek and Science Fiction. The Trek shelves are now two deep. If I adjust they will now take up at least 11 shelves
And I know I’m still missing boxes
And I know I’m still missing boxes
February 3, 2026 at 2:16 AM
#bookshelf update: found another two boxes of Trek and Science Fiction. The Trek shelves are now two deep. If I adjust they will now take up at least 11 shelves
And I know I’m still missing boxes
And I know I’m still missing boxes
Me: why am I so crabby today?
Body: (you forgots to feed us)
Me: everyone is just getting on my nerves
Body: (water, please)
Me: the world must just be full of idiots!
Body: (is this thing even on?)
Body: (you forgots to feed us)
Me: everyone is just getting on my nerves
Body: (water, please)
Me: the world must just be full of idiots!
Body: (is this thing even on?)
February 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Me: why am I so crabby today?
Body: (you forgots to feed us)
Me: everyone is just getting on my nerves
Body: (water, please)
Me: the world must just be full of idiots!
Body: (is this thing even on?)
Body: (you forgots to feed us)
Me: everyone is just getting on my nerves
Body: (water, please)
Me: the world must just be full of idiots!
Body: (is this thing even on?)
January 30, 2026 at 7:36 PM
"What would it mean to trust that today is enough?
What would it mean to stop running?
What would it mean to let a day end without bracing for the next blow?"
My bshert asks this and more in her column this week: tinyurl.com/37fryc8j
What would it mean to stop running?
What would it mean to let a day end without bracing for the next blow?"
My bshert asks this and more in her column this week: tinyurl.com/37fryc8j
Shabbos Shirah and the Quieter Music That Follows – Luchins
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January 29, 2026 at 11:40 PM
"What would it mean to trust that today is enough?
What would it mean to stop running?
What would it mean to let a day end without bracing for the next blow?"
My bshert asks this and more in her column this week: tinyurl.com/37fryc8j
What would it mean to stop running?
What would it mean to let a day end without bracing for the next blow?"
My bshert asks this and more in her column this week: tinyurl.com/37fryc8j
What software do my fellow book people use to track their collections?
Bonus points if it can be used for comic books too
Goal is to track what I have but also be able to make “wish lists” of what I am missing.
Bonus points if it can be used for comic books too
Goal is to track what I have but also be able to make “wish lists” of what I am missing.
January 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
What software do my fellow book people use to track their collections?
Bonus points if it can be used for comic books too
Goal is to track what I have but also be able to make “wish lists” of what I am missing.
Bonus points if it can be used for comic books too
Goal is to track what I have but also be able to make “wish lists” of what I am missing.
Hmm… nine shelves worth of Star Trek books?! That can’t be right!”
…
It’s not. There’s at least two boxes of Trek novels up in the attic
Whew.
…
It’s not. There’s at least two boxes of Trek novels up in the attic
Whew.
January 28, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Hmm… nine shelves worth of Star Trek books?! That can’t be right!”
…
It’s not. There’s at least two boxes of Trek novels up in the attic
Whew.
…
It’s not. There’s at least two boxes of Trek novels up in the attic
Whew.
“What did you DO?!”
January 27, 2026 at 1:47 PM
“What did you DO?!”
Made a quad shot this morning.
Now having a double.
That kind of day.
Now having a double.
That kind of day.
January 26, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Made a quad shot this morning.
Now having a double.
That kind of day.
Now having a double.
That kind of day.
Bookshelf saga update! The shelves have all been trimmed down to 77”.
A few will need some light sanding still.
But we’re ready for the next big stage!
A few will need some light sanding still.
But we’re ready for the next big stage!
January 22, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Bookshelf saga update! The shelves have all been trimmed down to 77”.
A few will need some light sanding still.
But we’re ready for the next big stage!
A few will need some light sanding still.
But we’re ready for the next big stage!
t is the yartzheit (death anniversary) of my maternal grandfather. He’s the one who taught me how to use tools and to appreciate woodworking.
Seems like the perfect day to set aside some time and cut the reclaimed bookshelves to the correct size!
May his memory be a blessing.
Seems like the perfect day to set aside some time and cut the reclaimed bookshelves to the correct size!
May his memory be a blessing.
January 22, 2026 at 6:04 PM
t is the yartzheit (death anniversary) of my maternal grandfather. He’s the one who taught me how to use tools and to appreciate woodworking.
Seems like the perfect day to set aside some time and cut the reclaimed bookshelves to the correct size!
May his memory be a blessing.
Seems like the perfect day to set aside some time and cut the reclaimed bookshelves to the correct size!
May his memory be a blessing.
This morning I heard a strange sound from the boy’s room. His door was open. I looked in to find Zuri on him, purring.
“Mine warm warm and mine. Mine mine WARM”
She may be enjoying his winter break more than he is
(Posted with the boy’s permission and insistence) n
“Mine warm warm and mine. Mine mine WARM”
She may be enjoying his winter break more than he is
(Posted with the boy’s permission and insistence) n
January 22, 2026 at 4:58 AM
This morning I heard a strange sound from the boy’s room. His door was open. I looked in to find Zuri on him, purring.
“Mine warm warm and mine. Mine mine WARM”
She may be enjoying his winter break more than he is
(Posted with the boy’s permission and insistence) n
“Mine warm warm and mine. Mine mine WARM”
She may be enjoying his winter break more than he is
(Posted with the boy’s permission and insistence) n
“No, I have not seen your credit card and I’m insulted you’d even ask”
January 22, 2026 at 1:16 AM
“No, I have not seen your credit card and I’m insulted you’d even ask”
"The Torah describes a world trembling under the weight of upheaval. A society turning against its neighbors, a ruler whose fear curdles into cruelty, a people forcefully reminded of their status as “other.” That history is not distant."
Read more from my bshert at shorturl.at/wYM9J
Read more from my bshert at shorturl.at/wYM9J
Between Darkness and Dawn: Steadiness in Parshas Bo – Luchins
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January 21, 2026 at 10:23 PM
"The Torah describes a world trembling under the weight of upheaval. A society turning against its neighbors, a ruler whose fear curdles into cruelty, a people forcefully reminded of their status as “other.” That history is not distant."
Read more from my bshert at shorturl.at/wYM9J
Read more from my bshert at shorturl.at/wYM9J
TOTALLY normal way to pick the phone up
"Can I call you back? I'm hugging my wife."
(It was someone I'd been waiting for a call from but something more important came up. Clearly.)
"Can I call you back? I'm hugging my wife."
(It was someone I'd been waiting for a call from but something more important came up. Clearly.)
January 21, 2026 at 12:34 AM
TOTALLY normal way to pick the phone up
"Can I call you back? I'm hugging my wife."
(It was someone I'd been waiting for a call from but something more important came up. Clearly.)
"Can I call you back? I'm hugging my wife."
(It was someone I'd been waiting for a call from but something more important came up. Clearly.)
I finally finally got Z adjusted properly on my 3d printer.
The setting is -.770
My Chabad friends all perked up.
The setting is -.770
My Chabad friends all perked up.
January 19, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I finally finally got Z adjusted properly on my 3d printer.
The setting is -.770
My Chabad friends all perked up.
The setting is -.770
My Chabad friends all perked up.