It’s Been a Long Time Coming
Sometimes things in Washington, D.C. move at a glacial pace. It can take years for Congress to pass legislation, and significant time after that for the law’s provisions to be implemented, making the...
Sometimes things in Washington, D.C. move at a glacial pace. It can take years for Congress to pass legislation, and significant time after that for the law’s provisions to be implemented, making the...
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...
“These explosions are all so terrible,” said Anna Churilyana, a blind 90-year old woman in Odessa, Ukraine. In the Washington Post story, “To evacuate or not? In Odessa, some older residents cannot...
Helen Thornton and Margery Brown were in a relationship for 27 years. Together, they did things that most couples do. They bought a home, had a child and shared a bank account. Sadly, Brown died of...
In December, B’nai B’rith held its annual Leadership Forum that provides a platform to hear from experts in the field on issues important to the Jewish community. During the course of the two-day...