As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on January 14, 2023. “Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.” – Billy Graham So I get a fair amount of emails in response to my columns. Earlier this week I received an email from a long-time reader […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on January 6, 2023. This week we wrap up the book of Genesis. We have read week after week about siblings that don’t get along with each other, and that’s an understatement. We’ve read about sibling rivalry that led to murder, attempted murder, banishment, the selling of a […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on December 31, 2022. “As a general thing, I have not ‘duped the world’ nor attempted to do so… I have generally given people the worth of their money twice told.” -P. T. Barnum Listen to the news reports, and Israel is headed for an economic crisis. Surging […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on December 24, 2022. The Russian/Ukrainian war. Surging inflation and spiking interest rates. Thankfully, we are winding up what has been a lousy year in stock markets worldwide. As the global financial markets continue their volatile and mostly down ways, I have been speaking with clients in an […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on December 17, 2022. “Never spend your money before you have earned it.” – Thomas Jefferson My sister recently told me a joke that was told by Rabbi YY Jacobson. “Since he was an Indian Chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on December 11, 2022. “Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose” – Bill Gates Earlier last week we had the fortune of having 2 parent-teacher conferences on the same night. Thanks to the quick thinking of my wife, she managed to […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on December 2, 2022. “Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.” -Sam Ewing Earlier this week I went running and when putting on my hat realized that my hair was very long. Then […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on November 26, 2022. For many expat Americans in Israel, this Thanksgiving weekend is a way to reconnect with the old country and feast on turkey, stuffing and other classic holiday staples. All this is done in recognition of the first Thanksgiving, when the Pilgrims gave thanks for […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on November 18, 2022. “You may have heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There’s another day you might want to know about: Giving Tuesday. The idea is pretty straightforward. On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, shoppers take a break from their gift-buying and donate what they can to […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on November 12, 2022. A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair. – Niccolo Machiavelli In my learning with my study partner, we have spent the last few years learning the Talmudic tractate of […]
