As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 11, 2023. In just a few days, I’ll celebrate 31 years of living in Israel! As I’ve mentioned many times, I came straight out of university and landed here with nothing other than a suitcase and some books. While it wasn’t easy at first and it […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 4, 2023. “I don’t want to give any advice to a 19-year-old, because I want a 19-year-old to make mistakes and learn from them. Make mistakes, just make sure they’re your mistakes.” – Fiona Apple Dear PCK, Let me start by saying how proud both Imma […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 29, 2023. A well-adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous. -Alexander Hamilton I’ve written about this previously, that Britain’s late chief rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, in his weekly article on the Torah portion, wrote about “The Courage to Admit Mistakes.” […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 22, 2023. Rich people in poor places want to show off their wealth. And their less affluent counterparts feel pressure to fake it, at least in public. Nobody wants the stigma of being thought poor. – Virginia Postrel Postrel’s quote has a basis in this week’s […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 14, 2023. “If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.” – Edmund Burke A few hours before I sat down to pen this column, we were sitting around the office and talking about how, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 8, 2023. In this week’s Torah portion, we read about the five daughters of Tzelofchad, who come to Moshe asking to be allowed to inherit their dead father’s portion in the Land of Israel to perpetuate his name. Moshe immediately brings their claim directly to G-d, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 30, 2023. You must realize that honorary degrees are given generally to people whose SAT scores were too low to get them into schools the regular way. As a matter of fact, it was my SAT scores that led me into my present vocation in life, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 24, 2023. “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 this week’s Torah portion, we read about the death of Aaron, the high priest (Numbers 20:25-29): “Let Aaron […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 17, 2023. “In the end, it’s a mental maturity to let your best come out.” -Lindsey Vonn Earlier this week, we attended a night of celebration and recognition for a group of girls who completed a year of National Service in Ofakim. It was such an […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 10, 2023. Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm – Churchill It seems that over the last few days, almost all the social media posts I read are about how lousy it is to live in Israel. Long threads about how you […]
