Nonprofit Consultant & Torah Based Life Coach
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Parashas Vayishlach B“H Uri Zohar, a former prominent Israeli film director, actor, and comedian, left the entertainment world to become a rabbi. He was one of the most prolific directors and if you were to ask anyone growing up in Israel in the 1960s and ’70s who they thought had made the…
B”H Yisrael (Robert John) Aumann is a 91-year-old Israeli-American mathematician. He received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2005 for his work on conflict and cooperation through game theory analysis. In 1982, he lost his oldest son, Shlomo, who was fighting in the Israeli Defense Forces during the Lebanon war. Shlomo was married and had…
B“H When I was in Neveh Zion some thirty years ago, there was an incident where a boy was stealing from everyone. As teenagers, we did not know that this was indicative of a mental disorder known as kleptomania. Every student had something stolen by him, and the dormitory was fueled with extreme rage…