Wednesday, September 26, 2018

A Sukkot Lesson on Optimizing Our Environment for Goal-Setting

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During the first two days of Sukkot, I had to contend with some lousy weather. It was dreary and raining the entire time. In spite of the we...
Thursday, September 20, 2018

Going from Yom Kippur to Sukkot: A Transition from Repentance to Joy

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The Jewish calendar around this time of year (the Jewish month of Tishrei) is one where a Jew almost feels like a chicken with its head cut ...
Monday, September 17, 2018

Teshuvah Is an Ongoing Process, and It Is Not Just for Yom Kippur

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'Tis the Jewish season...for repentance, that is. We are currently in between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, which is known as Yamim Nora...
Thursday, September 13, 2018

Sanders' "Stop BEZOS Act" is Anti-Business Nonsense That Would Harm the Poor

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I will say this about Bernie Sanders: what he lacks in knowledge of economics, he sure makes up for in his fodder that provides me with plen...
Sunday, September 9, 2018

My Favorite Reasons for Blowing the Shofar on Rosh Hashanah

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As the late Aretha Franklin said , "Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It's transporting, for sure. It can take you ri...
Thursday, September 6, 2018

Parsha Nitzavim: G-d Is Not a Fan of Self-Delusion or Hypocrisy

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"Above all else, do not lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point where he cannot distin...
Monday, September 3, 2018

Ten-Year Anniversary of the Federal Takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

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This week marks a significant anniversary in the American mortgage industry. On September 6, 2008,  the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA...