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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. 

Heaven Help Us: The Public Prayer Debate

September 30, 2014May 8, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Here we go again. On Monday, a narrowly divided Supreme Court upheld that decidedly Christian prayers are allowed at the … Continue Reading

Are You Living Your Life, Or Just Documenting It?

December 23, 2014May 7, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Have you ever sat behind someone at a concert who seemed to be watching the concert through his smart phone … Continue Reading

Imagining the Other Side – Learning from a Palestinian Field Trip to Auschwitz

September 30, 2014April 29, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Whatever political views we have on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is pretty clear that conventional diplomacy has resulted in all … Continue Reading

When You Believe

April 6, 2015April 21, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Have you ever seen the DreamWorks animated film Prince of Egypt? The scene when the Israelites leave Egypt is scored … Continue Reading

The Online Search for Grief Support

January 29, 2015April 18, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

If there’s one thing religion has historically been good at, and its clergy and institutions used for, it is death … Continue Reading

Wanting it All and Always Finding Enough

September 30, 2014April 15, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

There is a well-known song sung at every Passover Seder – a meditation on gratitude – called Dayenu, which means, … Continue Reading

The Message and Blessing of Seder

September 30, 2014April 14, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

One of the four questions at the Passover Seder – the most celebrated Jewish practice in the world – is … Continue Reading

Who is Crazier – Noah or God?

September 30, 2014April 9, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

I saw the blockbuster film Noah this past Sunday. Despite the deluge (sorry) of commentary about the film – inevitable … Continue Reading

What Religions Can Learn from Microsoft

September 30, 2014April 3, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Big news from Microsoft – it has finally decided to make its Office software, specifically its suite of applications including … Continue Reading

Opening Day and My Father

September 30, 2014April 1, 2014 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Baseball season opens this week. Yes, hope springs eternal. We made it through winter even if winter wants to hang … Continue Reading

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