As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 17, 2026. As we move from the solemnity of Holocaust remembrance and Israel Memorial day into the celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel Independence Day, Israelis are reflecting on what independence actually means. Especially in the midst of 2.5 years of an existential war and surging global […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 10, 2026. When someone saves your life and gives you life, there’s gratitude, humility; there’s a time you’ve been so blessed you realize you’ve been given another chance at life that maybe you did or didn’t deserve. – Pat Summerall In this week’s Torah portion, Shemini, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 27, 2026. Jews read the books of Moses not just as history but as divine command. The question to which they are an answer is not, ‘What happened?’ but rather, ‘How then shall I live?’ And it’s only with the exodus that the life of the […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 20, 2026. “Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.” -Phyllis Diller A couple of days ago, I was at afternoon prayers in the building that we have been praying in due to their large […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 15, 2026. “Modern invention has banished the spinning wheel, and the same law of progress makes the woman of today a different woman from her grandmother.” – Susan B. Anthony This week’s Torah portion begins, “And Moses assembled the entire assembly of the Children of Israel […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on March 6, 2026. Optimism comes less easily today, not because democracy is less vigorous, but because democracy’s enemies have refined their instruments of repression. –Ronald Reagan It’s been a difficult week, running into bomb shelters and then hearing the big booms, as the US and Israel continue […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 27, 2026. “Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering – because you can’t take it in all at once.” -Audrey Hepburn This time of […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 20, 2026. “Whoever said money can’t buy happiness simply didn’t know where to go shopping.” -Gertrude Stein Have you ever just needed to buy a dress or that new electronic gadget? Recently, I met with a couple that needed to buy a car. They had about […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 13, 2026. Beware how you trifle with your marvelous inheritance, this great land of ordered liberty, for if we stumble and fall, freedom and civilization everywhere will go down in ruin. Henry Cabot Lodge So, the Seattle Seahawks won the Superbowl earlier this week. As a […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 6, 2026. I just love working hard. I love being part of a team; I love working toward a common goal. Tom Brady So this is a big birthday week in our family. First a big happy birthday to Savta on her ‘Shinuy kidomet’(her area code—much […]
