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.

Finding the Joy in Your Job

February 26, 2015February 23, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

How excited are you about your job? Watch this recent clip of Boston weather reporter Jim Cantore experiencing repeated strikes … Continue Reading

‘American Sniper’ in a Polarized America

February 25, 2015February 19, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Clint Eastwood’s film about the late Chris Kyle – nominated for six Academy Awards this weekend – is not only … Continue Reading

Netanyahu, Congress and the Importance of Fierce Debate

February 18, 2015February 17, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Despite all the controversy surrounding House Speaker John Boehner’s invitation to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress about the … Continue Reading

Can Ruth Bader Ginsburg See the Future?

February 11, 2015February 10, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was at the University of Michigan recently to give the 2015 Tanner Lecture on Human Values. A … Continue Reading

A Deep Dive into ‘Shark Tank’

September 11, 2015February 5, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

On Shark Tank, the ABC reality show, inventors pitch their ideas to multimillionaire venture capitalists, in hopes of striking a … Continue Reading

Bob Dylan Uncovers Sinatra

February 3, 2015February 3, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Bob Dylan’s new album of ballads from the American Songbook is remarkable, heartfelt, and vulnerable. All ten tracks have one … Continue Reading

Looking Back at ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Reactions, from Press to Protests

January 28, 2015January 28, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

For three weeks since the Islamic terrorist murders of 12 people at the?Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris, the world has … Continue Reading

What Defines Winners and Losers?

January 27, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

In the last week there were two big sports stories that invite us to think about what defines winners and … Continue Reading

The ‘Love Your People’ Facade

June 30, 2015January 16, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Recently, a billboard in Harrison, Ark., has generated quite a bit of controversy. Funded by Thomas Robb, director of the … Continue Reading

Church in Non-Traditional Spaces… Even Bars

January 15, 2015January 14, 2015 by Rabbi Irwin Kula

Have you heard of pub churches? Craft beer, God, and community. Welcome to one of many new venues and ways … Continue Reading

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