As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on July 4, 2025. “Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.” –Ambrose Bierce In what is perhaps the ultimate revenge against Iran and Hamas, we have been to 3 weddings over the last 6 days. We were invited to 2 more but didn’t attend, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 27, 2025. “When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the old source is abandoned. It merely means that the politicians have two ways of milking the taxpayer where they had one before.” -H. L. Mencken A few days ago, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 20, 2025. Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. –Winston Churchill We have all been in awe over the last week as the Mossad keeps demonstrating how they are the preeminent and most daring intelligence agency in the world. While they […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 13, 2025. “It’s not all about talent. It’s about dependability, consistency, and being able to improve. If you work hard and you’re coachable, and you understand what you need to do, you can improve.” – Bill Belichick In the beginning of this week’s Torah portion Beha’alotcha, […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on June 6, 2025. “Not being beautiful was the true blessing. Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to overcome.” -Golda Meir In this week’s Torah portion, Naso, we read about the Priestly Blessing. I am reminded by that […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 30th. “I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.” -Ronald Reagan A few years ago, during some kind of school vacation, I was sitting in front of the TV and started channel […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 23, 2025. In a few days is Jerusalem Day, where we celebrate the reunification of Jerusalem. The highlight for me is the flag parade. While some see this parade as a display of extreme nationalism, I think it’s beautiful. Seeing tens of thousands of our youth […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 16, 2025. “Memory is a net: one finds it full of fish when he takes it from the brook, but a dozen miles of water have run through it without sticking.” -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Earlier this week I had a long discussion with a long-time […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on May 9th, 2025. Public Service Announcement: Remember to close your windows this coming Thursday night. It’s that time of the year again. It’s Lag BaOmer where the smell of smoke is everywhere and parental fear takes front and center as slightly older teenagers oversee tens of slightly […]
As originally appeared in The Jerusalem Post on January 31, 2025. “The rich invest their money and spend what is left; the poor spend their money and invest what is left.” -Jim Rohn We have finished the emotional roller coaster of the week between Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom Hazikaron- Israel’s Memorial Day, and Yom Haatzmaut-Israel’s […]
