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Columns February 5, 2010  RSS feed

Wall Street Bankers on The Hot Seat
      On January 13, the bi-partisan Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission began two days of public hearings in Washington, grilling the CEOs of four of the nation’s largest financial institutions.
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Fathers-in-Law
      Parshas Yitro (February 6, 2010) Very much has been written about most family relationships. There are books about fathers and sons, fathers and daughters, and mothers and sons and daughters. Many volumes have been written about relationships, typically rivalrous, between siblings.
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Israel’s Internal Thread
      “A democracy is tested on its attitudes towards its minorities and we all know that if you are not wealthy, fair-skinned and educated, your chances of succeeding in life are reduced.” This statement could have been made by almost any pundit in a Western democracy. In this case, the pundit is Ms. Orit Zuaretz, a member of the Kadima political party in Israel.
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Gasoline, Credit Cards and Saudi Royalty
      We are really all victims of our past. For example, I remember that when we were first married we lived in a top floor “walk up” apartment. We couldn’t afford a building with an elevator, and when a onebedroom apartment became available and it was on the top floor we didn’t hesitate one bit, but we rushed and signed a one -year lease.
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Honorable ‘Menschen’
Anyone deserving of an ‘Honorable Menschen,’ can contact Howard Berger via his e-mail: Howardberger9798@aol.com.
      STEVE PERSKIE DID MUCH IN JEWISH COMMUNITY: RABBI AARON GABER
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