As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 9, 2024. “The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it.” -P. J. O’Rourke 3 times […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 2, 2024. If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed. Edmund Burke I often complain to my friends, that in Jewish education, very little attention is paid to the interaction between everyday money dealings […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 27, 2024. Gold medals are made out of sweat, blood and tears and effort in the gym every day. – Gabby Douglas With times still tense in Israel, people are looking for any small diversion to take their minds off the “situation” for a short period. […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 19, 2024. “He taught me housekeeping; when I divorce I keep the house.” – Zsa Zsa Gabor A few days ago, I was trying to organize my desk. I specifically said ‘organize’ and not ‘clean up’ because my desk is the definition of organized chaos. It’s […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 12, 2024. “There are an awful lot of things going on that need understanding and explanation. To put it mildly: the world is a mess.” -Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Recently most of the calls I receive deal with the fact that the world is […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 5, 2024. My recently deceased father used to tell us that in Russia, there was a saying that the Torah portion of Korach, the 4th chapter of Ethics of the Fathers, and the ripening of the blackberries all would fall out on the same week. It […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on January 31, 2024. “I think fearless is having fears but jumping anyway.” -Taylor Swift If there is one thing that I can’t stand, it’s when people complain and whine about something. I just wish they would take their energy and try and find a solution to their […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 21, 2024. “Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: By consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence.” –Thomas Jefferson At the beginning of this week’s Torah portion Beha’alotcha, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on January 31, 2024. “Convent – a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness.” -Ambrose Bierce A few days ago, I met with a client, and we got to the topic of retirement, which for her will be in […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 7, 2024. “Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.” […]
