Daniel Lubetzky

                    Like an herbivorous Count Dracula, a snakelike vine coils around its leafy victim, punctures its stem and proceeds to suck out its life juices. The parasitic plant Cuscuta pentagona, commonly known as strangleweed or dodder, preys on many common crop plants. Not only does the [...]

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” -Winston Churchill

“We must think differently, look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world of new concepts, new definitions.” -Yitzhak Rabin  

Dr. Seuss gave the following commencement address at Lake Forest College Lake Forest, Illinois on June 4, 1977. Bob Bernstein recently shared this with me as generally good advice for life. My Uncle Terwilliger on the Art of Eating Popovers My uncle ordered popovers from the restaurant’s bill of fare. And, when they were served, he [...]

This article from David Horovitz is worth reading to remind us of the essence of the problem with Hamas. Horovitz has written equally compelling articles highlighting why President Abbas is heroic and worthy of support by the International community, and that it is a travesty that Netanyahu has weakened Abbas and strengthened Hamas. This article [...]

“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.” -Dalai Lama

“Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.” — Frank Outlaw

This piece about Shimon Peres made me shed many tears – what a historic and beautiful figure. Shimon Peres, Israel’s dreamer and doer  DAVID IGNATIUS June 26 at 8:14 PM  At a farewell dinner for Israeli President Shimon Peres in Washington on Wednesday night, several of the American guests appeared to approach him with tears in their eyes. [...]

My sister shared this excerpt that I found deeply introspective and insightful, on the sensory varieties of pain. “And at some point you realize that there are more flavors of pain than coffee. There’s the little empty pain of leaving something behind ‒ graduating, taking the next step forward, walking out of something familiar and [...]

So many people shared their enthusiasm at seeing a KIND cameo in the Amazon press conference that I also wanted to share.  Congratulations to Amazon on the exciting launch of the Fire Phone! We are honored to be a part of the demonstration of this innovative new technology! Jeff and Amazon are such great partners, and [...]