As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 20, 2022. Political language… is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. George Orwell The world has gone mad. Gas prices have been heading a lot higher. Surging inflation is a global phenomenon. Just […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 13, 2022. “I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one’s wife happy. First, let her think she’s having her own way. And second, let her have it.” -Lyndon B. Johnson Like it or not there is nothing quite like Lag B’omer in […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 5, 2022. I don’t pay attention to the number of birthdays. It’s weird when I say I’m 53. It just is crazy that I’m 53. I think I’m very immature. I feel like a kid. That’s why my back goes out all the time, because I […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 28, 2022. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.– J. K. Rowling Last week, towards the end of Passover, our dear […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 21, 2022. “Now I’ve been free, I know what a dreadful condition slavery is. I have seen hundreds of escaped slaves, but I never saw one who was willing to go back and be a slave.” – Harriet Tubman As we celebrate the end of Passover, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 7, 2022. Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot. – Clarence Thomas Growing up, we were taught that if you saw an elderly person, someone disabled, or a pregnant woman on a bus, you got up and gave them your seat. Earlier this […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 31, 2022. “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” –Ronald Reagan Three days after Purim, I had to […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 17, 2022. “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 You wouldn’t know it with the continued cold weather, but it’s running season in Israel. Each weekend there […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 3, 2022. “I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one’s wife happy. First, let her think she’s having her own way. And second, let her have it.” – Lyndon B. Johnson So this coming week marks our 22nd wedding anniversary. According to […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 17, 2022. Will Russia invade Ukraine? Will global inflation cool, or are we in for a prolonged period of higher prices and higher interest rates? How is the infamous Tinder Swindler, a product of Israel – who needs a medal in the Olympics for national pride […]
