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Elisheva Thompson

Aug 14, 2026, 12:45 AM

Your Synagogue Has a Knowledge Problem

The most valuable information in your organization may be the information no one can find. Ask a synagogue employee where to find the most important information about a program, a vendor, a recurring event, a donor, or a longstanding congregational...

Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi

Aug 13, 2026, 3:12 PM

What Our Community Asked For — And What We’re Building Together

Community survey shows fighting antisemitism and Jewish cultural experience are top of mind for Jews in the Annapolis & Chesapeake region. Image courtesy of JfedA-C.org

What should a Jewish Federation do when it is building — or rebuilding — a Jewish community organization from the ground up? Listen. Not assume. Not decide behind closed doors. Not simply reproduce programs that worked somewhere else. Listen to the people...

Michael Bresler

Jul 26, 2026, 4:49 PM

The Most Valuable Thing AI Creates Isn’t Efficiency

When people talk about artificial intelligence, the conversation almost always starts with efficiency. How many hours will it save? How many tasks can it automate? How much faster can we work? They're reasonable questions. They're just not the most important ones. Over the past...

Jul 22, 2026, 5:52 PM

J Street welcomed Hasan Piker. That was a mistake

Say it ain't so. That was my first reaction to the news that J Street U — the campus organizing arm of J Street, run and staffed directly by the J Street Education Fund — co-sponsored this past weekend's College...

Jul 20, 2026, 7:59 PM

What Babka Taught Me About Belonging

I have a lot of chocolate babkas in my freezer. 13 to be exact. They’re all from my favorite place, Coffee Redefined, in Brooklyn. It takes me over two hours to get there and back, so I only make...

Michael Bresler

Jul 19, 2026, 9:38 PM

The Future of Work Is about Being More Human

For the past two centuries, we've measured progress by a familiar standard. How much faster can we work? The Industrial Revolution gave us machines. The computer gave us information. The internet gave us connection. Now artificial intelligence promises something different. Capacity. That's why I think we're...

Jul 17, 2026, 5:53 AM

The Elephant on the Date and in the House

Boring Australian went on a strange tangent involving anarchy and South African apartheid as I sipped on my mezcal Negroni, making me realize there was no part of me that wanted to be on this date. It wasn't just...

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...

Mark S. Levenson

Jul 9, 2026, 10:23 AM

The future of Zionism is built on diversity and collaboration

It was fitting that Zionist leaders from around the world gathered in Budapest in June. As the birthplace of Theodor Herzl and home to one of Europe's most resilient Jewish communities, the city symbolizes both the origins of modern Zionism...

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...

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