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Rabbi Irwin KulaRabbi Irwin Kula

Rabbi Irwin Kula is a 7th generation rabbi and a disruptive spiritual innovator. A rogue thinker, author of the award-winning book, Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life, and President-Emeritus of Clal - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, he works at the intersection of religion, innovation, and human flourishing.  A popular commentator in both new and traditional media, he is co-founder with Craig Hatkoff and the late Professor Clay Christensen of The Disruptor Foundation whose mission is to advance disruptive innovation theory and its application in societal critical domains. He serves as a consultant to a wide range of foundations, organizations, think tanks, and businesses and is on the leadership team of Coburn Ventures, where he offers uncommon inputs on cultural and societal change to institutional investors across sectors and companies worldwide. 

An Election Reflection: Sounds of Silence

November 18, 2024November 13, 2024 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

In defeat, diagnosis proliferates. In victory, triumphalism conceals.

Purim and Inglourious Basterds: The Delight and Terror of Revenge Fantasies

November 13, 2024March 22, 2024 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Can each side discern, recognize, process, digest, heal, and transcend their trauma and legitimate fears of each other?

Trapped by Trauma: Transcending the Dragon’s Gaze

November 13, 2024January 24, 2024 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Will we have the psychological courage and moral imagination to dare and look into the abyss between us?

Where Is Dr. King’s Dream?

November 13, 2024January 11, 2024 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

We need disrupters who, despite their outrage, understand MLK’s teaching of ‘moral ends through moral means.

Entangled Conversations: A Surprising Perspective on Polarization

October 4, 2023 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Learning from those we do not expect to

College Admissions Heartbreak: A Bounce-Back Guide

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Helping teens (and parents!) navigate when college acceptance letter isn’t an acceptance.

Wandering – Parashat Mishpatim – A Yom Limmud with Rabbi Irwin Kula

February 14, 2023 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Rabbi Irwin Kula will be part of a Yom Limmud (Day of learning) in Houston this coming Shabbat, at Congregation Beth Israel in Houston. More information and registration can be found by clicking on this link: https://www.houstonjewish.org/yomlimmud/

A Gnawing Feeling

August 15, 2022 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

The FBI was the enemy, and now it is a potential savior.

Pluralism, Dragons, and Golden Calves

March 10, 2021March 5, 2021 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Lessons from the hero’s journey

Night Words, A Midrash For The Holocaust

January 22, 2021 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

The Meaning of this Day, January 27, 2021 In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated January 27–the anniversary of … Continue Reading

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