By Adeena
This week, Daniel had the honor of visiting the White House to meet with President Obama and a group of Jewish American Heritage leaders! Check out some of these great pictures including some where you can see Daniel speaking to the President about OneVoice, Michelle pensively posing with Abe, and Daniel and Michelle enjoying the reception. As these pictures prove, our CEO makes sure to eat wherever he goes!
Below are President Obama’s remarks about the palpable moment of opportunity that we are currently facing in the Middle East. Shortly after delivering this speech, the President met with Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss the opportunities for Israel and America’s partnership, and a summary of that dialogue follows.
It is an interesting question posed by Wall Street Journal’s Matt Ridley: what genes contribute to aggressive and violent behavior, and how could one hypothetically find the answers by looking at Osama’s brain? In this article, Ridley consults with psychologist Prof. Baron-Cohen who lists the various genes that may aggregate to produce either violent or empathetic behavior. If morality is predetermined by our genes, there are severe moral implications attached.
Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, redacted by Adeena Schlussel
In a recent New York Times Article, David Brooks discusses two opposing sides of the evolutionary debate: does selfish, survival of the fittest tactics propel individuals towards success as commonly perceived? Or, on the other hand, do morality, kindness and cooperation play a role in reaching the top? Brooks explores work of various professors, concluding that no matter who is right, if cooperation and morality are innate to our behavior, ethics and emotion are inseparable from understanding our daily lives.
Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, redacted by Adeena Schlussel
The following quote came from a woman name Penelope, who I met at Trinity this past weekend:
“Courage is not the absence of fear; courage is the recognition that some things are more important than fear. Far more important than fear is voice: having it and using it on behalf of those who don’t yet have the privilege of it.”
by Adeena Schlussel
Daniel recently received the honor of delivering the commencement speech at Trinity University.
Check out his funny and insightful and advice for the graduating students in the text below!
This quote was shared with me by Arie Lubezky:
"A brand is a promise. A great brand is a promise kept."
Samer, the Executive Director of OVP saw this near his village and shared it because it really captures the challenges of how Palestinians and Israelis are attending to the conflict:
“We are living in a fantasy, they are living in denial.”
This New York Times article about the effects of Hamas and Fatah’s recent union is worth reading: