As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on October 16, 2026. There are few things in life as predictable as the passage of time, yet few things we are as good at ignoring. We know that the day will come when we stop working, our regular paycheck will disappear, and we will need to rely […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on October 9, 2026. “It is good that we do not have to try to kill the sun or the moon or the stars. It is enough to live on the sea and kill our true brothers.” – Ernest Hemingway One of the most common questions I get […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on October 2, 2026. Sometimes life suddenly reminds us that we are not nearly in as much control as we think. A few days ago, passengers on a flydubai flight to Tel Aviv experienced that lesson firsthand. As has been widely reported, during the flight, the co-pilot attacked […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on September 25, 2026. After the intensity of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we leave our comfortable homes and sit together in a temporary structure. We invite guests into our sukkah, eat together, and celebrate as a community. Another powerful message of Sukkot, especially relevant at this time, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on September 18, 2026. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holy of holies of Jewish time. It is that rarest of phenomena, a Jewish festival without food. Instead, it is a day of fasting and prayer, introspection and self-judgment, when, collectively and repeatedly, we confess our […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on September 11, 2026. The summer is over, the children are back in school, and suddenly we are confronted with the reality that another year has passed. For many, Rosh Hashanah is primarily about honey cake, apples and honey, synagogue, and family. But there is also another theme […]
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 […]
