Daniel Lubetzky

“We are here for all of us.” – Alicia Keys

“The weak cannot forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi

LONDON — Once again the world watches as, once again, Israel/Palestine explodes. The conflicts there sometimes are forgotten, but they never go away, and, of course, there are many explanations for what’s happening. Perhaps too many. As somebody who used to be an Islamist, once rejecting Israel’s right to exist and wanting to fight against [...]

Genetic changes stemming from the trauma suffered by Holocaust survivors are capable of being passed on to their children, the clearest sign yet that one person’s life experience can affect subsequent generations. The conclusion from a research team at New York’s Mount Sinai hospital led by Rachel Yehuda stems from the genetic study of 32 [...]

When a groom backed out of his wedding in Sacramento, California, the bride’s mother didn’t let the lavish reception go to waste. Instead, she invited homeless people in the area to attend the dinner. About 120 guests got to enjoy a rare, hot meal, during a lavish banquet at a restaurant in the Citizen Hotel, [...]

“You must have long term goals to keep you from being frustrated by short term failures.” – Charles C. Noble

This link is an excellently culled list of some of the all time best SNL skits: https://screen.yahoo.com/snl-iconic-skits

“Learning is about looking at things differently, making your life a little better everyday.” – Richard Bandler

“There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it.” – Edith Wharton

Kudos to my friend Wes Moore. His thoughts about fostering empathy, about social entrepreneurship, about not being too quick to praise or condemn others, and about the definition of manliness all are spot on how we feel society could be dramatically improved if we adopted these mindsets and ways of life. There’s just something about [...]