A story is told about a reporter who was interviewing a successful bank president. He wanted to know the secret of the man’s success. "Two words,” he was told, “Right decisions.” “And how do you make right decisions?” asked the reporter. The reply: “One
In his NYTimes.com article “The ‘Busy’ Trap,” Tim Kreide writes: “If you live in America in the 21st century you’ve probably had to listen to a lot of people tell you how busy they are. It’s become the default response when you ask anyone how they’re doing: “Busy!” “So busy.” “Crazy busy.” It is, pretty obviously, a boast
As a nonprofit manager, there is always more to do than hours in a day. The world keeps moving faster, not slower, and even with so many time saving apps and devices, our daily to-do lists seem to be getting longer instead of shorter. Some tasks seem to have taken up permanent residence and we just... Read more »
This third class on the nature of Jewish spirituality explores how we express our spirituality in the dimension of time. Time is viewed as the most precious resource for infusing our lives with Jewish values. Furthermore, we will see how the continuum of time itself flows with a dynamic of spiritual meaning, bringing us the... Read more »
This essay is an introduction to the twenty-four Morasha classes on the Jewish Calendar. The goal of the Morasha series on the Jewish Calendar is to explore the meaning and observance of Shabbat and the Jewish festivals – natural and propitious occasions for all Jews to connect to their heritage. Judaism does not look at... Read more »