Rabbi 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.

The Spirit’s Irrepressible Impulse

July 16, 2015August 4, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

In the words of Bob Dylan, “It may be the devil, or it may be the Lord, but you’re gonna … Continue Reading

Do You Consider the World a Safe Place?

January 2, 2015July 31, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

With the world seemingly on edge – the Israel-Hamas war, violence throughout the Middle East, gangland killings in Central America, … Continue Reading

How a Hashtag Is Spreading Hope During the Gaza War

April 24, 2015July 29, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

I have always felt I could choose to believe, or not believe, that the arc of the moral universe is … Continue Reading

How a Fashion Photo Inspired Hope in the Jewish and Muslim Communities

September 30, 2014July 24, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Meet sisters-in-law Mimi Hecht and Mushky Notik. Struggling to find clothes that were stylish but still as modest as Orthodox … Continue Reading

The Israel-Hamas War: Hope on the Edge

September 30, 2014July 22, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

“Use your words,” I remember saying to my children when they wanted to hit or bite during those terrible twos … Continue Reading

The American Dream: A Post Independence Day Reflection

September 30, 2014July 7, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

What does America mean to you? What does America stand for? Over Independence Day, I read the Declaration of Independence … Continue Reading

Wisdom in the Face of Terror – For Naftali, Gilad and Eyal

September 30, 2014July 2, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

What daily wisdom is there in the face of the brutal murder of three Israeli teenagers – the absolute nightmare … Continue Reading

How Polarization Paralyzes Us

March 2, 2015June 25, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

According to the largest political survey in its history, the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press recently … Continue Reading

The Brand-New-Day Prize

June 2, 2015June 22, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

On a recent ordinary morning, I was standing inside a Starbucks ordering some coffee when a raggedy, scruffy, grungy-looking guy … Continue Reading

Glenn Beck: Liberals Were Right

September 30, 2014June 19, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

I don’t want to make more of this than it is especially given the serious polarization that does exist in … Continue Reading

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