B“H The following story I heard from Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson who heard it firsthand twenty years ago from a Jewish Community leader in Detroit Michigan who had welcomed him into his home as a house guest. The host told him that through his business dealings in England he had formed very close relationships with…
Category: Weekly Parsha
Perusing Greatness
A famous story is told about a hungry Jewish beggar that knocks on the door of Shloima the miser to ask for something to eat. Shloime tells the beggar to wait and he will check to see what he has. After looking through his refrigerator in hopes of helping this unfortunate soul, hidden way in…
Coping With Our Limitations
B”H Soon it will be that time of the year when many of us will be taking some time off by going on a spring break. It’s the perfect time to put away the winter clothes, boots, umbrellas and get ready to welcome the blooming flowers. One of my favorite things to do…
The Importance of Having Skin in the Game.
B”H It was June 1950 and in a jam-packed synagogue in Israel on a Shabbos morning, there was going to be a special event, unlike any other event this community had ever experienced. A sweet young orphaned boy named Yisrael, who had survived the holocaust, was celebrating his Bar Mitzvah today. He had…
Rubbing Elbows with Hierarchy
B”H England’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair, Prince Charles, and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks were flying back to England together from Israel, after attending Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin’s funeral. It was after all incumbent upon them to show their honor and respect for the elder statesman after his tragic death. Rabbi Sacks recounted that…
Success Comes Through Combining Experience with Passion!
B”H The big news was splashed all over the small city of Larnaca Cyprus. After months of speculation, the world-famous Radisson Hotel chain had decided to add a new Radisson Blu to their international collection. Everyone in the city was excited because such a big project meant many opportunities for the local business owners. One…
Using Shock Treatment To Rebuild Better
B”H Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee, who passed away in 2020, pioneered the launching of its first handset in 1988, the first South Korean company to do so. At the time, the handset market was dominated by Motorola. Lee, who became a global innovator, making Sony Electronics, the largest Conglomerate, had accurately predicted that…
The Infinite Value of Unselfish Joy!
B’’H It was a little bit past midnight on a cold February night a decade ago, when it happened. I was sitting in my heated car dozing off waiting for my wife to come back from a very important meeting. My wife was part of a special team put together by Rabbi…
Elevating a House Into a Home
B’’H There was a time in my life that I was flying so often, that when people would ask me where I lived I would answer in jest, seat 23A which was my preferred airplane seat. However, in truth, it takes a lot to create a true feeling of a home. In the real estate…
Desperate To Fill The Void
B’’H A few years ago, I was involved in assisting a rather large kosher food services company. Each year, for the past twenty years they had been expanding and adding new delicious dishes to their already popular menu. In addition, they went from retail to wholesale and added many catering options as well. The…