Daniel Lubetzky

“If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” – Albert Einstein

“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” -Winston Churchill

I admire Koren’s introspective, self-critical, and quirky sense of humor with its very human message. It is very much aligned with KIND’s sense that we tend to be too afraid to stretch a hand or to crack a smile towards strangers. We need to get more comfortable invading each other’s space with some human warmth. [...]

“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.” -Steve Jobs

This is a really beautiful story of kindness. Hessed is the Hebrew  word for compassion and loving-kindness, and according to Ethics of Our Fathers, is one of three pillars that support the world. For me, Hessed is the essence of Judaism as well as its foundation, and it is what I love the most about [...]

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

Feeling inspired by these great organizations that are working to help our world. Each team selected as a winner of the Genesis Generation Challenge will be awarded $100,000 to implement their initiatives and will be matched with a mentor to help develop the project. Winning project concepts focus on subjects such as public health, education, [...]

Six years ago when Israel was in the grips of its own dire drought, the government actually considered shipping in water from Turkey — more than 1,000 nautical miles away. Instead, the country embarked on a coordinated effort of recycling used water, desalination and education. “Israel no longer has a water shortage,” said Uri Shani, [...]

“When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” – Benjamin Franklin

This is a good article on how to foster empathy among children, a topic I discuss in my book, Do the KIND Thing. Empathic children are aware of their own feelings and individuality; are able to relate to common feelings while also distinguishing their own emotions from the feelings of others; can imagine how others might [...]