An insider trading scheme that billionaire Joe Lewis had already pleaded guilty to his own involvement in has now drawn in Lewis's personal airplane pilot Patrick O'Connor. O'Connor has now also pleaded guilty to the same crime. The guilty plea was announced by the Manhattan US Attorney's Office, in a statement that breaks down how O'Connor used information received from Lewis about companies invested in by the Tavistock Group, the private investment firm of which Lewis is the primary owner. Read More...
One of the greats! Sally Field has tackled a variety of roles throughout her career, from boy-crazy surfers to educated First Ladies.
“She dared this town to typecast her, and then simply broke through every dogmatic barrier to find her own way — not to stardom, which I imagine she’d decry, but to great roles in great films and television,” Steven Spielberg — who directed Field in the 2012 biographical drama Lincoln — told Variety of the Oscar winner in March 2022. Read More...
The blessing originates from a shorter phrase, “Barukh she’higiyanu la’zman ha’zeh,” a phrase of gratitude that means “Thank you for allowing us to reach this moment.” When the formula for blessings was standardized after the destruction of the Second Temple, the four-word phrase was expanded to the current 12-word blessing.
The Shehechiyanu is first mentioned in the Mishnah as a blessing over obtaining a new home or new vessels, and is mentioned in the Talmud in several places such as Pesachim 7b; Sukkah 46a; and Berakhot 37b, 44a, and 59. Read More...
