B’nai B’rith International

Although I am not a “senior,” I’m in my early forties, and it was hard to visit the supermarket last year and not notice the grocery bill. It’s difficult to believe, but a pound of butter cost $7...

In October the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that, starting in January 2023, recipients will receive an 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Over the past 20 years, the COLA has...

Recently, President Joe Biden announced the Department of Education will forgive $10,000 in student loan debt from most federal borrowers. Obviously, this will have a big impact on young people...

Elder care is probably not an issue people think about often. Speaking for me, over the summer I am thinking about baseball, BBQing and the pool. However, at some point, most everyone will confront...

Unfortunately, suicide is a significant problem in this country, with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reporting in 2020 it was the 12th leading cause of death. Furthermore, this...

Sometimes I think back to the early days of the pandemic, as to how things changed so dramatically and quickly. All of a sudden my wife and I could only leave the house for food and exercise. Walking...

In 2018, my wife and I took a long weekend trip to Chicago. While I had been to Chicago several times, it was my wife’s first trip. We visited tourist attractions like Millennium Park, Navy Pier,...

Working at B’nai B’rith over the past five years has been a very rewarding experience. In particular, my advocacy on legislative issues impacting older Americans, such as affordable housing and...