One of the most potent (and perhaps THE MOST POTENT) elements in communication is ‘the narrative.’ The ‘spin’ placed and the interpretation of events is the critical factor in how we internalize events. Let’s begin with something which is currently being discussed in various forums all over the world: the Six Day (Read More)

The current October 2017 Harvard Business Review (HBR) reports that there is a common dissatisfaction within the workplace where “many professionals who are free to shape their careers are just that: disengaged, unfulfilled, and miserable.” This professional malaise is not limited to the office. HBR cites an (Read More)

Why did G-d command Noach to build the Teiva? At first glance, this is certainly a trick question. The Chumash itself informs us of the obvious answer that the Teiva will save Noach, his immediately family, animals and birds from the (Read More)

One can often hear a rebbe, educator or mekarev ask, “Does anyone in the chaburah have a written summary of every Parsha in the Torah, or know where I can access something like this?” As a busy rabbi and educator, it can be difficult to find time to read over the parsha and come up with your own organized (Read More)