Parshas Mikeitz
Rabbi Berel Wein The entire narrative of the story of Joseph and his brothers, as he sent off the Jewish people to Egyptian society, slavery and ultimate redemption, is meant to illustrate to us the guiding hand of Providence in human affairs. There is no question that all of the participants in this dramatic narrative […]
Is Dried Fruit the Top Banana?
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow There was a villager – we’ll call him Reuven – with a taste for fine liquor and a nice collection of schnapps barrels. Reuven knew how to enjoy his liquor responsibly. His brother, Shimon, on the other hand, didn’t know when to stop. Shimon loved visiting his brother and helping himself to […]
A Lump of Coal
Allan Rolnick, CPA There’s one person this year who shouldn’t be getting too many presents come holiday time. That’s crypto-whiz-kid Samuel Bankman-Fried, or SBF. Odds are good that you had never heard of 30-year-old SBF before last month when Alameda Research (his “hedge” fund) and FTX Exchange (his crypto exchange) collapsed in what some have […]