A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to give a talk to a small group of former presidents and CEOs about the current climate in the Jewish community finds itself today as it pertains to antisemitism and the rise of anti-Israel sentiment around the world since October 7.
During the talk, I h…
"Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports... the thrill of victory... and the agony of defeat... the human drama of athletic competition...
This is 'ABC's Wide World of Sports!'"
These words opened ABC's Wide World of Sports almost every Saturday afternoon from …
As a child, I remember learning, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me." This children's rhyme was often used as a way to explain that somebody's thoughts and words are not hurtful. However, as we have witnessed once again, words and rhetoric can not only be hurt…
Several years ago, before it was common for people to "cut the cord" and get rid of cable or satellite TV, my wife decided that as a way to save money, we should get a streaming box. It wasn't that we were opposed to TV; it was that we were finding ourselves not watching it as often as the c…
Sunday turned out to be a hectic day in the Jewish world. Who could've possibly imagined that as we were in the midst of our Jewish Federation's 30th Anniversary Celebration brunch, honoring our organization's presidents, an event would unfold a mere 20 miles away, and we would become an int…
