As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on September 4, 2026. Time flies. In less than a week, it will be Rosh Hashanah, and the High Holy Days will kick off. Before you blink, it will be over, and advertisements for Passover in Thailand will begin to appear. As we near the completion of the […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 28, 2026. Follow the Israeli media and every week you will find content on how many Israelis have left the country, the emerging brain drain, and the negative impact that medical professionals leaving will have on the local healthcare scene. What you don’t hear is that […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 21, 2026. “No legacy is so rich as honesty.” -William Shakespeare Earlier this week, a cousin invited my siblings, our spouses, and me over for a barbecue. It was delicious, and it was so nice for all of us to be together. I just wanted to […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 14, 2026. “When you’re righteous, you don’t have to tell people that you’re righteous.” -Shaquille O’Neal I was recently speaking with someone about how they used to do homework with their children. He asked me if I sat with our kids and did homework, and I […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 7, 2026. “We have the right as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress, we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money.” – Davy Crockett “I’d really like to […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 31, 2026. “Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it.” — Hunter S. Thompson In this week’s Torah portion, it says, “The One Who feeds you manna in the desert…in order to test you” […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 24, 2026. A few weeks ago, I, yes by myself, took our 2 youngest children to Montenegro for 4 days. If you don’t know where it is don’t worry. Most people I asked before the trip had heard of it but couldn’t find it on a […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 17, 2026. “When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.” -Alexis de Tocqueville Thankfully, the Jewish calendar is full of days that are great for personal reflection. Not to make anyone nervous but the High Holidays are less than 2 months […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 5, 2026. “The dream of every footballer and why we train and work is to reach the top, and a World Cup is the top.” -Giovani Dos Santos With times still tense in Israel, people are looking for any small escape to take their minds off […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 26, 2026. “If you worry about financial Armageddon, it is indeed metaphorically the time to stock your bunker with guns, ammunition, canned food and gold bars.” –Nouriel Roubini In this week’s Haftorah we read from the prophet Michah. Often when reviewing the Torah portion of […]
