“It’s fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” -Bill Gates
Published under ‘life’
This open letter was published on 10/29 in Yedioth Ahronot. The below is the translation from Hebrew. Words Kill By Mirit Danon, secretary to prime ministers Yitzhak Shamir, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Ehud Barak, and Ariel Sharon Dear Minister Naftali Bennett, I want to tell you a few personal words. Words written from my heart. [...]
Gershon Baskin share’s an honest note with Palestinian readers. He proposes: “The Palestinian leaders, with the support of the people, should state the following: When Israel is prepared to recognize the rights of the Palestinian people for a nation-state of their own, based on the June 1967 borders with agreed-to minimal territorial swaps, with the [...]
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry Ford
“Ultimately, the inward journey is about finding your own fullness, something that no one else can take away.” – Deepak Chopra
“The more we share, the more we have.” —Leonard Nimoy
“Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms.” —Anthony Storr
Six of One – Obamacare vs. The Affordable Care Act
Published under Funnies, United States Oct 02, 2013“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” –Mahatma Gandhi
Recalibrating the Bar Mitzvah rite: An idea whose time has come
Published under Education/Raising Children, Introspection, Religion Sep 08, 2013I read about efforts by the Reform and Conservative movements of Judaism to revise the way Bar Mitzvahs are being conducted and to explore how the rite of passage can deepen the bond with the B’nei Mitzvah and their families. It is the type of refreshing idea that is so obviously on target that in [...]