Last year I spoke from the pulpit about the recent economic melt-down, its connection to Miketz and the coinciding holiday of Chanukah.
It was posted last year and you can read Yosef and the Light of (Economic) Wisdom and Kindness – Drasha Miketz, by clicking here.
It is worth a read and I would love to hear your [...]
Posts Tagged ‘economic crisis’
Repost: Yosef and the Light of [Economic] Wisdom and Kindness – Drasha Miketz (Sermon 2008)
When Times Are Tough
The economic crisis has hit many families and individuals in different ways. This anecdote really hit me hard. Perhaps you will feel the same way.
We all know that money is tight for Americans all across the country. Los Angeles is no exception and even in the middle to upper class neighborhood where we live there [...]
Too Smart For Their Own Good
While the blog was down a very interesting Op-Ed appeared in the New York Times.
A journalist had a discussion with a man who could explain how the financial industry collapsed last year in one sentence.
Intrigued, the journalist pressed the man to explain. The answer? Wall Street got too smart.
In the old days, the Wall Street [...]
How Many Is Too Many?
This post has been cross-posted to DovBear – more discussion there.
An article on Ynet.com featured on VIN caught my ire this afternoon.
The writer, a woman, calls upon all Orthodox Jews to reject “the evil feminists” of Kolech and “have as many children as possible, as soon as possible”. For there is no [...]
Which Of These is the Nobel Peace Prize Winner?
Last week Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison. In the early days of my blog I wrote a couple of Madoff posts (check them out if you have not seen them).
His recent sentencing reminded me about something that I did not post in the fallout from the scandal. This post is not [...]
Speak Up! Economic Crisis Hitting Jewish Day Schools
I blogged a little while back about the pinch being felt in Jewish Day School and Yeshivas.
The LA Times must be reading my blog because they finally caught on to this growing problem. Today I read about the familiar names in our Los Angeles Jewish community who are suffering budget crises.
Is there hope for our [...]
Sad News Post
We are all aware of the economic uncertainty in our country right now. A little while back, I wrote about how the Yeshivas and Day Schools for Jewish children and teens are being pinched.
Things are looking slightly improved since then. Unfortunately, the situation has not yet completely reversed course.
I have criticized the media in the past. It bothers [...]
A Nation's Challenge and "Seabiscuits"
Today was closing day at Santa Anita Park. That means the season of horse racing has come to a close at Santa Anita Park and I was there.
Today, we took the boys to see the ponies run.
Previously, we lived in Baltimore MD, home of The Preakness at Pimlico Race Track. The Preakness is one leg [...]
Comments On America's Standard of Living
Today I read about the declining standard of living in our country. Salaries are coming down, more and more people are getting laid off and credit is harder to find.
“Rampant consumerism” will be a necessary casualty of the current economy. That is a good thing.
Time Marches On
This article hit me in a very interesting way today.
I am not that old. I am 27 years young. I slowly began to notice becoming older when certain milestones occurred. First, I noticed athletes whom I can remember their debuts, retiring. I am not talking about those athletes who are only around for a year [...]
Tough Times for Private Schools and Yeshivas
My father is the Dean of a Jewish girls private school in New York. It is a girls Yeshiva called Ateres Bais Yaakov. The government provides no funding to run the school however there is grant money as well as some other federal and state programs which contribute to the school’s bottom line. The bulk [...]
