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Jul 13, 2026, 7:24 AM

What does ‘increased seminary enrollment’ really mean?

In what must be an apocryphal story, a scientist trained grasshoppers to jump on command. Then, he continued the experiment, tearing off their legs, one by one. He found that without legs the grasshoppers did not jump on command....

Michael Bresler

Jul 12, 2026, 8:40 PM

The Next Leadership Skill Isn’t Learning AI

Every generation believes it is living through unprecedented change. Artificial intelligence is transforming how quickly we can gather information, analyze data, draft communications, and automate routine work. Every week, another tool promises to make us faster, smarter, or more productive. That's...

Michael Bresler

Jul 5, 2026, 5:19 AM

What Will We Do With the Time?

Lately, I've noticed something interesting. Whether I'm meeting with a Jewish day school, a synagogue, a nonprofit, or a business, everyone seems to want the same thing. More time. Teachers want more time with students. Executive directors want more time to think strategically. Rabbis...

Jul 2, 2026, 11:47 PM

A Man of Masks and Mountains

One of the saddest moments in the Torah walks hand in hand with one of its most selfless. In this week’s parasha, after counting the Jewish People who will shortly possess the Land of Israel, Moshe is reminded that...

Johnathan Orlianski

Jul 2, 2026, 10:14 PM

When AI Becomes an Excuse

A friend of mine was recently laid off from a major High-tech company. I have changed identifying details to protect the people involved, but not the substance of what happened. This person had helped build some of the company's internal...

Jul 2, 2026, 8:52 PM

Echoes of Pinchas: When Violence Claims Divine Approval

A few years ago, Ami Eshed, the police chief of Tel Aviv, resigned from his position, saying he was forced out for political reasons because he refused to use violence against protestors. He said: “I could have easily used disproportionate...

Jul 1, 2026, 8:26 PM

The Leadership Our Children Will One Day Judge

Every generation inherits its challenges. It also inherits its leaders. But Parshat Pinchas asks a deeper question: What does responsible leadership look like? The parsha begins with one of the Torah's most challenging episodes. Pinchas acts decisively to halt a moral and national...

Jun 30, 2026, 7:44 PM

What Makes a Good Society?

I hesitated before writing this. With so much suffering in the world this week, speaking about Israel may seem almost inappropriate. France mourns the victims of a deadly heatwave. Zimbabwean migrants have once again found themselves searching for food, shelter and...

Michael Bresler

Jun 28, 2026, 4:52 PM

Why I Don’t Start with AI Anymore

Over the past year, nearly every meeting I walked into started with a question about technology. "What AI tool should we use?" Today, the conversations sound different. They're about exhausted teams. Overloaded teachers. Nonprofits trying to serve more people with the same resources. Boards struggling...

Michael Bresler

Jun 26, 2026, 6:09 PM

AI in Jewish Nonprofits: Capacity Is a Mission Issue

Most Jewish nonprofits are not struggling because they lack commitment. If anything, the opposite is true. Their leaders, staff, volunteers, and boards care deeply about the work. They believe in the mission. They want to make a difference. And...

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