Preface How wealthy can you become if you find a few gemstones that are worth millions? The true secret to wealth is in Avos 4:1, “To learn how to rejoice with your portions.” Thus you need to utilize every wealth story you hear or read about as a ‘Moshol’/analogy to show you can find a... Read more »
We live in an era when new nations are constantly forming. New citizens and leaders of these nations are searching for the “perfect” economic system and government structure that will simultaneously meet the needs of the individual and those of society. During most of the last hundred years, serious people have debated about which economic... Read more »
Rashaan Salaam, a former running back who won the Heisman Trophy in 1994, was found dead [last week] in Colorado. He was 42. Rashaan Salaam was a star athlete in high school at La Jolla Country
Getting intro’s to new prospects is the most valuable way to grow your donor base. Intros accelerate both the access to prospects and the trust needed to speed up the time it takes for a prospect to become a donor. They’re 10x+ more effective than going in cold. You may be thinking – I’ve asked for intros and my donors... Read more »
Do you consider yourself a market-maker and shaker in your niche or within your organization? I can tell you this – we had clients early on in the pandemic who wanted to do nothing when the pandemic hit – to hold their breaths and just wait. But we saw it as an opportunity – because... Read more »
A birthday, the day a person celebrates the anniversary of his or her birth into the world, is commemorated in almost every culture, often with a party, gifts or other rites of passage. Although the actual birth of a child and the thirteenth birthday (for a boy, twelfth for a girl) are certainly causes for great joy in Judaism, the... Read more »
Preface Avraham, our first Father lived for 175 years. His name means the Father of a multitude of nations, Breishis 17:5. Yitzchok, our second Father lived for 180 years. His name means ‘he will laugh,’ with the joy of success in many ways – prosperity, overcoming obstacles, happiness in this world and the World to... Read more »
In Parshas Lech Lecha, Hashem informs Avraham Avinu of the astounding news that he and Sarah will bear a son. The Chumash [Bereishis 17:17] records his response, “And Avraham fell upon his face and laughed (Vayitzchak). He thought to himself, “Can a child be born to a one hundred year-old man? And can Sarah give... Read more »
Tragedy can open opportunities for unity. We are all familiar with the tragedy that occurred on Lag B’Omer this year in Meron. However, we may not be familiar with the unique and special qualities possessed by these 45 people, mostly young men and boys. One of these boys was Elazar Yitzchak Koltai, zt”l (fondly called... Read more »
Throughout history, protests and demonstrations have been successful in catalyzing change: The Boston Tea Party against British rule in 1773 that led to the American Revolution, Bastille Day
