I’ve been thinking about collaboration and the benefits of working with others. This article by Rabbi Hayim Herring, Ph.D. titled, “From Courageous Conversations to Daring Decisions: More Thoughts on Collaboration” is right to point out that working together benefits both cooperating parties. “Participants in a collaboration share jointly in the costs and benefits Continue Reading »
There is an opportunity to unite with the Jewish community and daven (pray) for Gilad Shalit’s safe return to his family Wednesday October 5, 2011 7:00 PM Israel Standard Time, 1:00 PM EDT and 10:00 PDT. As the event’s flyer states, and excitingly, “students will have the opportunity to raise their collective voice Continue Reading »
Mark S. Young’s article titled, “From Informal to Experiential: New Approaches to Graduate Studies in Jewish Education Leadership,” explores the idea that “informal” education is misperceived sometimes as “not real” when in fact it has real value! Young discusses his positive Song Leader position at camp and how he never realized that all Continue Reading »
Clif Reichard, a retired sales consultant who sold rigid packaging substrates for more than five decades, provides us with four helpful statements about running a business / company in his article, “Four Things I Want You to Remember Me By.” Reichard writes that the order of priorities in business / company should Continue Reading »
To commemorate the tragic terrorist attack that happened on September 11th 2001, the UJA has put out a list of resources that can be used to reflect on that day. These include prayers, poems, and reflections from others. Making sense of a tragedy is never easy. This great page of resources by the Continue Reading »
“Just Give ‘Em the Money: The Power and Pleasure of Unrestricted Funding,” an article by Kevin Starr, highlights the benefits of unrestricted funding. I’ve always been a big fan of unrestricted funding, myself. It gives people free reign on where the money is going and how it should be dealt with appropriately. “Why Continue Reading »
Andrew Lock wrote a great article titled, “Don’t Give Up,” which talks about the failures of Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Charles Schulz, Fred Astaire, The Beatles, and Elton John. Had these famous creative minds given up hope when they first failed, or later on, we would never have what to benefit Continue Reading »
I just read an amazing article / op-ed titled, “Ultimate Frisbee and the Next Generation of Jewish Men.” In the article, Daniel S. Brenner writes about the post-Bar Mitzvah drop off rate and how it is particularly high for boys / men. The article explores ways to reach out to teens especially in a Continue Reading »
I recently read an article in “Editor’s Notes issue #71” titled “Get A Lot More Out of a Conference.” This caught my eye as there is much to be gained from attending conferences and I wanted to see the ideas which proposed how to do just that. The author writes about choosing to Continue Reading »
Adene Sacks writes that, “Innovation is core to the Jewish enterprise. It is not a new phenomenon but it is essential to our ability to reflect and encourage the vibrancy of our community.” I completely agree with this stance, recognizing that without new ideas and creativity, passion and programming declines greatly. The key Continue Reading »
