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.” […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 30, 2024. A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. –Winston Churchill A few days ago, a clip of the Seinfeld show appeared on my feed. It was where George Costanza decided that he would do […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 24, 2024. Economic freedom cannot be sacrificed if political freedom is to be preserved. –Herbert Hoover I’ll start with a public service announcement: Remember to shut all windows on Saturday and Sunday nights as it’s Lag B’omer which means lots of smokey bonfires. While I usually […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 17, 2024. In this week’s Torah portion, Emor, we read about who the kohanim (members of the priestly line) are prohibited to marry. There is one difference between regular kohanim and the kohen gadol (high priest). While regular priests are permitted to marry a widow, it […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 9, 2024. “There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.” – Calvin Coolidge Independence Day is next week, and according to all indications, it will be a much lower-key celebration than we have had in […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 3, 2024. “Influential people are never satisfied with the status quo. They’re the ones who constantly ask, ‘What if?’ and ‘Why not?’ They’re not afraid to challenge conventional wisdom, and they don’t disrupt things for the sake of being disruptive; they do it to make things […]
