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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...

Maximillian Hollander

Nov 5, 2026, 8:55 PM

Picking Up the Pieces

The events of Parshat Chayei Sarah — Abraham finding a grave for his wife and asking his servant to find a wife for Isaac — follow the story of the Akeidah because, after almost sacrificing his son at the...

Nov 4, 2026, 9:29 PM

Zionism’s Original Vision By A Schindler Jew’s Son

What happens when a political movement's original intentions become overshadowed by decades of conflict, competing historical narratives, and deeply rooted prejudice? As the son of a Holocaust survivor, who was on “Schindler’s List," I have spent much of my...

Oct 30, 2026, 1:10 PM

‘Nobody Wants This’—And Now Neither Do I

Hollywood doesn't usually cast rabbis as romantic leads. So when Netflix introduced Nobody Wants This, featuring Adam Brody as the charming Rabbi Noah, I was intrigued. The show quickly won me over. My wife, Judy, and I thoroughly enjoyed the...

BatSheva Goldstein

Oct 29, 2026, 10:50 AM

A Small Country on a Great Bird Highway

Image generated by ChatGPT. I was too engrossed to photograph the flock.

The flocks over the Hula Valley reminded me that choosing a direction is only the beginning. On Election Day, I traveled to watch birds in the Hula Valley. It seemed like the right thing to do. An election asks us to...

Oct 26, 2026, 10:38 AM

Power without the Tablets

Illustrative. AI image created by the author.

Thomas Friedman says AI demands that we detribalize, depolarize and detoxify. The Jewish tradition, and the kitchen table, already know where to start. Thomas Friedman reaches for our story to describe our moment. In his new video essay for The New...

Ruthie Hollander

Oct 23, 2026, 6:26 AM

We are, after all, kin

Photo courtesy of the authors.

I believed my only choices were enduring painful arguments or going no-contact with my parents. Abraham's example taught me the value of a little distance (Lech Lecha)

Douglas F. Williamson

Oct 22, 2026, 10:04 PM

Lech Lecha: What Abram and Lot taught me about family businesses

Uncle and nephew going their separate ways

When Abram and his nephew separated, the younger man took the bigger risk. I see the same thing in family businesses. Torah interpretations through the Bridge6 leadership model Parashat Lech Lecha · Genesis 13:1-18 and 14:12-16 This Shabbat we read Parashat Lech...

Samantha Kufeld Zimmerman

Oct 20, 2026, 1:35 PM

Three Years of War, Our Family’s Return to Keva

My husband returned to career military service during one of the most challenging periods in Israel’s history. This essay explores the sacrifices of Keva life, through his experiences and their impact on our family. Recently, on the third anniversary of...

Michael Bresler

Oct 20, 2026, 2:59 AM

What Our Children Know About Us

I've been thinking a lot about parents lately. With the yahrzeit of my father-in-law, Sheldon Berman z"l, this past Shabbat and my mother, Denise Bresler z"l, yahrzeit this Wednesday, I've found myself reflecting on the very different ways they influenced...

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