As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on September 7th, 2018. We are not makers of history. We are made by history. -Martin Luther King, Jr. With reports of Sufganiot sightings in certain bakeries, it must be that time of the year again. It’s time for Rosh Hashana and the high holidays! As the Sufganiot season gets […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 31, 2018. Once you wake up and smell the coffee, it’s hard to go back to sleep. Fran Drescher For weekday synagogue goers the last few weeks have produced many cringe-worthy moments as less than professional Shofar blowers try and showcase their talents to get the call to […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 24, 2018. The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand. -Vince Lombardi I was recently interviewed by a financial reporter about retirement investing, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 17, 2018. Just before I sat down to write this column I was walking up the Ben-Yehuda pedestrian mall in Jerusalem and a lady stopped me to ask for directions in English. I started to play Jewish geography and it turns out that she had just come on […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on August 3, 2018. I am currently in Seattle with my family visiting my father. As we drive around it’s hard to miss the radio advertisements urging people to register for various “free” seminars to learn how to make lots of money in real estate. For the last few years, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 27, 2018. You know you’re getting old when you get that one candle on the cake. It’s like, ‘See if you can blow this out.’ Jerry Seinfeld Thankfully the Jewish calendar is full of days that are great for personal reflection. Obviously, Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashana come […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 20, 2018. The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help. -Ronald Reagan There was an article in the New York Times last week about the declining numbers of Orca whales in the Pacific Northwest. Jim Robbins wrote, “For […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 13, 2018. The richest inheritance any child can have is a stable, loving, disciplined family life. Daniel Patrick Moynihan We are in the early stages of the greatest wealth transfer known to mankind. Baby boomers and their parents will transfer more than $30 trillion over the next 15-20 […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 6, 2018. The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion. -Alexander Graham Bell In this week’s Torah portion of Pinchas, the leader who will replace Moses is revealed. Up to that revelation, I would postulate that the leading candidates […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 29, 2018. Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class. -Al McGuire Lucky for me that for the first time in about 14 years I had no school graduations to attend. While everywhere you turn on social media you see […]
