As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 15, 2023. “It is our choices… that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – J. K. Rowling Passover is now over, which means that for parents with children in the Jerusalem education system, the stress to find out where their children will […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 7th, 2023. Jews read the books of Moses not just as history but as divine command. The question to which they are an answer is not, ‘What happened?’ but rather, ‘How then shall I live?’ And it’s only with the exodus that the life of the […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 31, 2023. “Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” John Milton In this week’s Torah Portion, we read about the ‘Thanksgiving offering’. “This is the law of the sacrifice […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 25, 2023. “What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you can know that the President drinks Coke. Liz Taylor drinks Coke, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 18, 2023. “I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.” Neil Armstrong It’s March, so that means we are in the middle of the running season in Israel. Every weekend, there […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 11, 2023. I was thinking of getting everyone depressed and writing a piece connecting Pessah cleaning to your finances as we are now under a month until the holiday, but I decided to focus on something more uplifting, the Golden Calf! Will global inflation cool, or […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 4, 2023. “There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.” – Alexander Hamilton Earlier this week I was sitting with a cup of coffee and eating a Hamentaschen (Aznei Haman – Haman’s ears). After […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 24, 2023. “My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.” – Winston Churchill This coming week, we will be celebrating our 23rd wedding anniversary. On the same day, we will also celebrate, albeit a few days early, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 17, 2023. “I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 11, 2023. “I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress” – Ronald Reagan When our kids were younger, one of my fondest memories was helping them with homework. I would get the […]
