Why I've Been Quiet: Building AI-Powered Jewish Learning App
I went quiet because I was building. Derekh Learning is an iOS app that uses AI as a study partner for Torah and Talmud. Here's why it exists.
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The Jewish Bedtime Ritual That Transformed Our Family's Nightly Routine
The Shema became our bedtime anchor, and it changed the whole hour. A Miami dad on mixing an ancient prayer with modern parenting.
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Leadership Lessons from Passover: What Moses, Miriam, Aaron and Pharaoh Can Teach Us (No Burning Bush Required)
Moses had humility, Pharaoh had none. Four leadership lessons from the Passover story that hold up fine without a staff or a burning bush.
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Never Again: Reflections on International Holocaust Remembrance Day as a Jewish Father
On Holocaust Remembrance Day: rising antisemitism after October 7th, my Tia's survival story, and what I owe my daughters in remembering it.
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The Eighth Night – Illuminating What Truly Matters
Eight nights, five locations, and a lot of candles. What my parents' first menorah still teaches our family on the last night of Chanukah.
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From Oil to Inspiration: Carrying Chanukkah’s Light All Year
Resilience, community, and finding light in the dark are not eight-day ideas. Here's how to carry Chanukah's lessons through the other 357.
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How the Dreidel Reflects the Wins, Losses, and Surprises of Life’s Journey
Sixth night of Chanukah, and the dreidel has thoughts about life's twists. Work wins, Marlins heartbreak, every spin carries a lesson.
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Chanukah’s Greatest Lesson: Finding Light in the Darkness of the Daily Grind
Small wins in the daily grind add up to big ones. That's the Chanukah lesson I keep coming back to when the work feels relentless.
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Chanukah, Balagan, and the Missing Dress: A Modern Miracle
A missing dress, a chaotic family morning, and a fourth-night Chanukah miracle. Sometimes the balagan is exactly where the light shows up.
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The Chanukah Marketing Lesson: How to Keep Your Audience Engaged for 8 Straight Days
Chanukah keeps people showing up for eight straight nights. Five things it can teach a brand about trust, surprise, and building a community.
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Why Every Business Needs a ‘Shamash’: Leading Without Burning Out
The shamash lights every other candle and never gets counted. On leading a team that way without burning yourself down to the wick.
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Day 1: Lighting the Way: What the Menorah Means to Me
Night one of an eight-part Chanukah series, starting with the story of one particular menorah, what it survived, and the light we hand down.
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Latkes, Oil, and Lessons in Imperfection: Why the Messiest Traditions Are the Best
The Oberlender latke tradition is a mess, and that's the recipe. On imperfection in parenting, marriage, and every family kitchen at Chanukah.
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What Abraham Joshua Heschel Taught Me About Leadership
Heschel reshaped how I lead: empathy, humility, and treating ordinary moments as worth showing up for. Lessons I use as a dad and a director.
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