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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. 

Jimmy Carter’s Next Chapter

August 26, 2015August 26, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Currently, the front-runners to win the presidency in 2016 include a Republican who has essentially bragged, “I buy politicians and … Continue Reading

Categories Inspiring People, Wisdom Warehouse Tags Attitude, Cancer, Death, Humanity, Jimmy Carter, Peace, politics, Terminal Illness

A Reflection on Unconditional Love Inspired by Taylor Swift

August 11, 2015August 11, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Taylor Swift, the 25 year-old pop superstar, was quoted in the September issue of Vanity Fair about the one thing … Continue Reading

Categories Relationships & Family, Wisdom Warehouse Tags Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Taylor Swift, Unconditional Love

Sounding the Alarm in America: The Legacy of Ferguson

August 6, 2015August 6, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Originally published last year on The Wisdom Daily, this piece remains acutely relevant as we approach one year since the … Continue Reading

Categories News & Politics, Wisdom Warehouse Tags Community, Ferguson, Michael Brown, Police, Race, Racism

A Lesson in Letting Your Talent Shine

July 29, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Did you see the remarkable Alondra Santos last month on NBC’s America’s Got Talent? The 13-year-old’s performance made the audience … Continue Reading

Categories Inspiring People, Wisdom Warehouse Tags confidence, Diversity, Music, Reality TV, Talent, TV

Humility and Grace in a Profound Visit to Charleston

July 1, 2015June 30, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

About ten days ago, I traveled to Charleston to hold hands and hearts, to listen and learn, to comfort and … Continue Reading

Categories Spirituality & Faith, Videos, Wisdom Warehouse Tags Charleston, Christianity, Civil Rights, Forgiveness, Gun Violence, Racism, Video

A Pop-up Rabbi!

June 25, 2015June 25, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

A few weeks back I wrote about how exciting and unnerving it is that, according to a new Pew Report … Continue Reading

Categories Inspiring People, Spirituality & Faith, Wisdom Warehouse Tags Creativity, Disruption, Innovation, Inspiration, Judaism, Tradition, Wisdom

Can Peace Be Bought and Sold?

June 11, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Just about everything wrong with American/Western diplomacy in the Middle East in general, and with Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy in particular, is … Continue Reading

Categories News & Politics, Wisdom Warehouse Tags Israel, Middle East, Money, Palestine, Peace, War

What Happens to a Person’s Soul When They Die?

November 5, 2015June 3, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Recently, a journalist asked me a series of very basic questions about religion. I want to share my answers with … Continue Reading

Categories Spirituality & Faith, Wisdom Warehouse Tags God, Heaven, Hell, Sin, Soul, The Meaning of Life

Getting Real About the Black Experience

May 21, 2015May 21, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

I was in Baltimore this past weekend for the bar mitzvah of my close friend’s grandson. The site of our … Continue Reading

Categories Videos, Wisdom Warehouse Tags Baltimore, Communication, Empathy, Freddie Gray, Racism, Society, Video

New Research: Christianity on Decline

May 13, 2015May 13, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

The trend continues: According to a large survey conducted last year by Pew Research, Christianity is on the decline in … Continue Reading

Categories Spirituality & Faith, Wisdom Warehouse Tags Christianity, Innovation, Pew Research, Religion, Tradition
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