As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 30, 2022. I remember when the candle shop burned down. Everyone stood around singing ‘Happy Birthday.’ –Steven Wright This week I had a birthday. I am not a fan of getting presents, and just having all the family home last Shabbat was great and the best […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 22, 2022. “Parents are the ultimate role models for children. Every word, movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent.” -Bob Keeshan When I meet with couples to work with them on […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 3, 2022. The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets. -John D. Rockefeller Higher interest rates, raging inflation, the very real threat of a recession, and the continuing war in Ukraine are just some of the reasons that have […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 8, 2022. My father taught me, in boxing, that when you – particularly when you get hit in the face for the first time – you’re going to panic. That instead of panicking, just accept it. Stay calm. And any time anybody hits you, they always […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 1, 2022. Being a child at home alone in the summer is a high-risk occupation. If you call your mother at work thirteen times an hour, she can hurt you. -Erma Bombeck I came home late from work one day this week and my daughter announced, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 24, 2022. “I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.” […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 18, 2022. “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.” – Mark Twain Last week a few of our older children broached the subject of summer vacation. They want to do something on their own in addition to our […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 11, 2022. “The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion.” -Alexander Graham Bell In the beginning of this week’s Torah portion Beha’alotcha, we read that Aaron the high priest was charged with the daily lighting of the […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 3, 2022. Potential is a French word meaning that you aren’t worth a damn yet. -Butch van Breda Kolff Earlier this week our family reached a milestone as our middle child, PCK, graduated from high school. Far from the pomp and circumstance of graduations abroad, the […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 27, 2022. “Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.” -George Burns I have been a bit sick for the last week and a half, and it got to the point that I actually stayed home from the office. The first […]
