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.

Why Be Negative When You Can Be Positive

September 30, 2014October 31, 2013 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

I just saw Liberal Arts, a nostalgic coming-of-age indie film directed by and starring Josh Radnor (of How I Met … Continue Reading

Using Gladwell’s Insight to Inspire Those Who Need It Most

September 30, 2014October 30, 2013 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

I just finished reading Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants.? Like … Continue Reading

Why a Controversial Baseball Play Should Be More Than a Metaphor

September 30, 2014October 29, 2013 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

For the first time in baseball history?- and in the World Series no less?- a game ended because the umpire … Continue Reading

Video: Innovating Compassion. A Discussion with Irwin Kula, Angela Maiers and James Doty, M.D.

February 23, 2015October 28, 2013 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

So a neurosurgeon, a visionary educator and a rabbi walk into a bar…? I met Dr. James Doty and Angela … Continue Reading

Take the “Talk to Strangers” Challenge

September 30, 2014October 25, 2013 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

If there is one universal piece of parenting advice, both given and received it is likely: “Don’t Talk to Strangers, … Continue Reading

How Reading Literary Fiction Makes Us More Empathetic

September 30, 2014October 21, 2013 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

My grandmother used to say, ‘you are what you eat’, (even despite her lovingly burning everything she cooked).? My mother … Continue Reading

Sleep Is the Best Meditation

March 27, 2015October 21, 2013 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Why we sleep is a question that has captivated philosophers and scientists for millennia. If you really think about it, … Continue Reading

We Are Originals

April 9, 2015October 21, 2013 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Recently, I read about a fascinating psychological study conducted by Angelika Seidel and Jesse Prinz of CUNY (the City University … Continue Reading

When We the People Don’t Vote, We Don’t Have a Voice

September 30, 2014October 16, 2013 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Whatever one’s politics, it is pretty clear we have a dysfunctional government in which partisanship and party lines trumps compromise. … Continue Reading

Tune in to Your Kids’ Taste in Music

December 16, 2014October 15, 2013 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

There has long been the cultural stereotype that children reject their parent’s taste in music. I certainly did.? I eschewed … Continue Reading

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