Daniel Lubetzky

“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness.
Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.”
-Scott Adams

Rabbi Herschel Schacter, the first rabbi to liberate Jews from Nazi concentration camps, lived a tremendous life filled with leadership, teaching, and compassion. We are saddened by his death yet inspired by his work and contributions to the world.

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You may remember the Turn the Tide Foundation‘s video, Unjunk Yourself, that teaches teens and tweens the importance of healthy eating. They are now out with another great video to educate us on the dangers of processed food and its marketing ploys as well as to encourage teens and tweens to opt for food that is real and good for them!

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Ocean Kingdom, a modern mash on Pericles, is playing this weekend only at Magic Future Box.

See more on the show from Artistic Director Douglas Eacho after the jump!

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“Yesterday is not ours to recover,
but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.”
― Lyndon B. Johnson

At the entrance to the ICC, where people are waiting for Obama, young Israelis are posting the commitments that they are making and that they are asking Obama to make in order to achieve a two-state solution.

TED Radio Hour, hosted by Guy Raz, is always filled with big ideas from amazing thinkers, performers, dreamers and others. This episode is called the Unquiet Mind, and you will hear the voices of extraordinary people like neurologist Oliver Sacks, the writer Jon Ronson, Psychologist (and diagnosed schizophrenic) Ellyn Saks and others.

Happy Listening!

The Israel Democracy Institute published the graph below in their 2013 Peace Index. It points to the danger that we face as younger generations grow more skeptical and cynical and have a harder time visualizing peace than older generations. This is particularly alarming because the younger generations usually have more faith in the opportunity for change in the future.

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New research finds that the Mediterranean diet, rich with olive oil and nuts, significantly improves heart health. Read the full WSJ story after the jump.

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Joel Braudold, Strategic Partnerships Officer for the One Voice Movement, makes the case that the new Israeli leaders should focus their efforts on solving the settlement problem before worrying about the ultra-Orthodox population. Read his full Haaretz piece after the jump.

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