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Diversity Creates Possibility… Inclusion Turns It Into Progress
A recent post by Fields Jackson, Jr., celebrating the diversity of Texas and the possibilities its people bring to their communities inspired me to think about something that reaches well beyond any one state. It brought me back to the connection between diversity,...
What Are We Defending When We Defend Israel?
After publishing “Jewish Safety Cannot Require Palestinian Suffering,” I shared the full article directly on Facebook because, in my experience, links rarely get much distribution there. The response was striking… so far, more than 1,500 likes, 291 shares, and over...
Facebook SUCKS… And My Concern Goes Beyond Facebook
My friend and colleague Denise Holt recently shared her frustration with Facebook. After years of posting about innovation, technology, startups, and funding, and building a network of people interested in those subjects, she described watching her engagement...
Changing the Leadership Is Not Changing the Policy
As Israel approaches its next election, and so many are looking toward it with “hope,” I find myself wondering how much will actually change for Palestinians, and therefore for Israelis and the global Jewish community, regardless of who becomes prime minister. I’ve...
Return on Relationship Is Not a Transaction
I've been talking about RETURN ON RELATIONSHIP, or RonR, for many years, and something I've come to realize is that the very phrase can sometimes lead people to misunderstand what I mean. When we hear the word "return," especially in business, we're conditioned to...
Jewish Safety Cannot Require Palestinian Suffering
I recently came across these words from Robert Rosenthal, and they stopped me because, whether someone agrees with every word or not, they capture much of where my thinking has arrived after years of questioning what I was taught, listening to others, reading,...