Ronald Scheinberg

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Jan 24, 2025, 11:28 PM

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One of the reasons I like to blog on the TOI website is that it gives me the opportunity to spotlight some of the absurdities that pervade the news. The latest one that caught my attention relates to a...

Jan 6, 2025, 4:56 AM

Reflections at the Start of 2025

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FAFO An acronym I have been seeing a lot on the internet, and “X” in particular, is FAFO. This acronym is usually seen in videos where young (usually) men try some outrageous stunt, and then suffer the consequences of acting...

Dec 7, 2024, 11:51 AM

My Favorite Coin

"Judaea Captiva" Series Silver Coin in Author's Collection

I am a collector of ancient coins. My collection spans the from the earliest of mintages (Sicily, circa 490 Before the Common Era (BCE)), and continues through the period of the early Roman emperors (the last of which in...

Nov 28, 2024, 11:02 PM

The Quiet Front

The Quiet Front It has been widely reported that Israel has faced seven, yes, SEVEN, fronts in the prosecution of its war against the Iranian ring of fire. Of course, there are the Gazan (versus Hamas) and the Lebanese (versus...

Oct 21, 2024, 6:52 AM

A Yom Kippur Talk

The following is a talk I gave on Yom Kippur day last week in Southbury Connecticut at Congregation B’nai Israel: October 12th 2024 Dearest Rabbi and Fellow Congregants: Rabbi Polokoff unexpectedly asked me to publicly reflect on the October 7th attack on southern...

Sep 20, 2024, 12:36 AM

Unbridled Enthusiasm

Unbridled Enthusiasm Some of you readers will remember, from a Seinfeld episode named “The Doodle”, a scene where Kramer describes a character named Billy Mumphrey (in a manuscript Elaine was supposed to have read) as having unbridled enthusiasm. This characterization...

Jun 9, 2024, 10:47 PM

Civilian Casualties

Much has been written on the problems of the veracity of the numbers quoted by the Hamas authorities of civilian casualty figures. What I want to focus on in the blog is the increasing trend of international authorities and...

May 13, 2024, 5:38 AM

Barack & Michelle Obama – MIA Former President Barack Obama, and his wife, Michelle, cut their chops championing civil rights and community organizing in Chicago. President Obama spent eight years in the Oval Office advocating for racial minorities, migrants, the...

Mar 21, 2024, 6:24 AM

It’s Not Me, It’s You

For as long as I can remember, supporters of Israel have been lamenting about the sorry state of Israel’s public relations. With all of the yiddishe kop smart minds in the advertising and public relations industries, the perennial question...

Feb 13, 2024, 7:31 AM

Musings on the Israel-Hamas War

Pro-Palestinian I pay close attention to the “pro-Palestinian” rallies that take place all over the world, especially to the signs and the placards. “From the River to the Sea” … “By Any Means Necessary” … “Ceasefire Now”. I have never...

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About Me

Brown University, BA 1980 Harvard Law School, JD, 1983 Commercial Aircraft Finance Lawyer Author: The Commercial Aircraft Finance Handbook (2nd ed., 2019)