“It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing.” – Gertrude Stein As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 6, 2020. A few years ago, in his weekly article on the Torah portion of the week, Britain’s Former Chief Rabbi […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 31st, 2020. “It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing.” – Gertrude Stein By Aaron KatsmanIn our family one of the most common insults one child hurls at another is to be […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 19th, 2020. By Aaron Katsman To keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you’re wrong, admit it; Whenever you’re right, shut up. Ogden NashTo keep your marriage brimming, With love in the loving cup, Whenever you’re wrong, admit it; Whenever you’re right, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 21st, 2020. “Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that’s when something snaps up and bites you. -Neil Armstrong It has been a week of milestones in the Katsman home. First, our youngest son decided that he […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 1, 2020. “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, make mistakes, make mistakes. Just make sure they’re your mistakes. ” -Feiona Apple So my oldest child turned 19 on Yom […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 24, 2020. “When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty.” -Thomas Jefferson I’m not sure about the first part of Jefferson’s quote though my hunch is that we are close to being there, but it sure seems […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on April 17, 2020. “‘Retiring’ – within that word is ‘tiring,’ and I’m not tired. I don’t believe in retirement, really.” -Theodore Bikel Sitting at home, an occasional 100m walk, and the weekly family Zoom call, let’s face it; it’s been quite boring for the last month. Yes, I read […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 28th, 2020. “Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can’t sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can’t sleep with the window open.” –George Bernard Shaw Now I know many of you, when seeing “China” in the headline, figured that I would write […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on February 21st, 2020. In a rising market, enough of your bad ideas will pay off so that you’ll never learn that you should have fewer ideas. Daniel Kahneman What is the fastest-growing financial asset used by investors over the last 10-15 years? The answer: Exchange Traded Funds (ETF). As […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on January 30th, 2020. Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter. -Satchel Paige It’s birthday season in our family. This week my father turned 90 and my dear wife turned 29 again (they should both live and be well until 120- though it’s […]
