B’’H It was a little bit past midnight on a cold February night a decade ago, when it happened. I was sitting in my heated car dozing off waiting for my wife to come back from a very important meeting. My wife was part of a special team put together by Rabbi…
Category: Personal Development
Elevating a House Into a Home
B’’H There was a time in my life that I was flying so often, that when people would ask me where I lived I would answer in jest, seat 23A which was my preferred airplane seat. However, in truth, it takes a lot to create a true feeling of a home. In the real estate…
Desperate To Fill The Void
B’’H A few years ago, I was involved in assisting a rather large kosher food services company. Each year, for the past twenty years they had been expanding and adding new delicious dishes to their already popular menu. In addition, they went from retail to wholesale and added many catering options as well. The…
The Commitment Trust Theory
B’’H Two years ago I was traveling on the public bus line from Jerusalem to Bnei Brak. I had just settled into the last remaining seat which happened to be upfront when I noticed the sweetest looking young boy approach the driver. His face looked mature, however his short height made his age a bit…
Break Your Nature And Reap the Rewards
B’’H This past Sunday Klal Yisrael was plunged into mourning when it lost a very special individual, Rebbetzin Temi Kamenetsky ZTL, at the age of 92. I would like to share a story about the Rosh Yeshiva and the Rebbetzin that I witnessed firsthand. About ten years ago, I was involved in marketing…
Time Management On a Whole New Level
B“H I would like to share with you a story about a friend of mine named Sam. I met Sam a while back when he needed my help in developing a new non-profit organization. Sam relayed to me about his difficult background and why he felt so passionate about his new start-up venture. Sam’s family…
Leading With A Deeper Vision
B“H One day Yaakov came home elated. His father, a holocaust survivor, asked Yaakov what he was so happy about? Yaakov explained that he was just informed that he might be a perfect donor for someone needing a bone marrow transplant. Yaakov’s father was a bit concerned and asked Yaakov to please find out some…
A Marketing Risk That Paid Off Big!
B“H Most orthodox Jews try to educate their children in the purest of environments as possible. They send their boys to an only boy’s school where they are absorbed in learning Torah and other studies. The school’s hallways are decorated with pictures of Holy sages with the goal of creating students’ ambitions to emulate the…
Sometimes Darkness can Show You the Light
B“H I believe I might have mentioned last week, that I was reunited with a very dear and long-lost friend David Draiman, who chose a different and unusual path. His journey was to fulfill a wish that was buried deep inside of him since he was very young. His dream was to develop…
Leaping Above Mother Nature
B’’H Are you the type of person that loves a good novel or a great movie? One that time disappears as you get thrown into an exciting new and adventurous world. Something magical takes over and you are drawn to every word like a neodymium magnet to metal. Sometimes the reason the story is…