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Douglas F. Williamson

Nov 5, 2026, 10:45 PM

What Abraham’s servant taught me about choosing for character and fit

I once gave a junior employee a lot of responsibility in choosing a consultant. Torah interpretations through the Bridge6 leadership model Parashat Chayei Sarah · Genesis 24:1-27 and 24:57-58 This Shabbat we’re on to Chayei Sarah in which Sarah dies and Abraham...

Nov 3, 2026, 1:32 AM

Can Layoffs Fuel Israel’s Next Startup Wave?

Intel's development center in Haifa, 2014. Photo: xiquinhosilva, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

AI is cutting some jobs. It is also cutting the cost of building a company. What happens next depends on the price of trying. In September 1957, eight young scientists walked out of Shockley Semiconductor in California. Their boss, William...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Nov 3, 2026, 1:26 AM

LLM’s don’t reason Part 2 – The Jellybean Test.

A Jar of Jelly Beans and a Question About Intelligence. In October 2026, technology YouTuber Mrwhosetheboss presented several artificial intelligence systems with a deceptively simple challenge. A photograph showed a transparent jar containing jelly beans. The question was straightforward: “How many jelly beans...

Silas Anastacio

Nov 3, 2026, 12:04 AM

Yosef Penhos: Israel strengthens focus on Brazil for tourism growth

In his first official appearance before the Brazilian market, Yosef Penhos, the newly appointed Regional Director and representative of the Israel Ministry of Tourism for Spain and Latin America, outlined the country's strategies to restore international visitor flows and...

Benny A. Benjamin

Nov 1, 2026, 3:08 PM

“Hear Me Out!” – What Abraham Can Teach Us About Listening at Work

Abraham negotiating with Ephron
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Sarah had just died, and Abraham, who described himself to the locals as “a stranger and a sojourner” (Gen. 23:4), did not yet own a square foot of the Land God had promised him. He needed a burial place...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Oct 30, 2026, 5:29 PM

Most important productivity hack – PAUSE Protocol.

The Most Valuable Advice for Modern Life Slow down. Reprioritize. Think clearly. What neuroscience teaches us about managing stress, protecting working memory, and making better decisions. Imagine an ordinary working morning. You open your laptop. There are 43 unread emails, seven messages...

Douglas F. Williamson

Oct 29, 2026, 8:40 PM

Vayera: A partnership lesson from Abraham’s treaty with Abimelech

I once helped build a partnership that signed on before it truly agreed. Abraham’s treaty with Abimelech shows what was missing. Torah interpretations through the Bridge6 leadership model Parashat Vayera · Genesis 20:1-18 and 21:22-34 This Shabbat we read Parashat Vayera, and...

Oct 27, 2026, 4:15 PM

Can AI Read a Hebrew WhatsApp Message?

"אהלן זה רוני יש מקום למניקור מחר בבוקר", and then a phone number with no dashes and a praying-hands emoji. Most Israeli small businesses get messages like that all day. No punctuation, a spelling mistake or two, and English...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Oct 26, 2026, 12:54 AM

The Deal with Crypto – Understanding blockchain.

The Deal with Blockchain Why the future of blockchain may have less to do with cryptocurrencies and more to do with how we establish trust, ownership and accountability. Imagine buying a second-hand car. The seller tells you the vehicle has travelled 40,000...

Eliezer Avraham

Oct 25, 2026, 12:28 PM

From New Delhi to the Gulf: Israel and IMEC’s Defining Moment

As IMEC moves from vision to execution, Israel must prove its value rather than assume its place. The Vision Phase Is Ending When the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) was unveiled at the G20 summit in New Delhi in 2023, it...

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