Here Is Your Life. What Will You Do With It?
An exploration of the deep themes of a new poetry collection by Yehoshua November, a Hasidic poet.
Empathy
The German Chancellor and the Crying Refugee
In the midst of a very eventful summer for the European Union, German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently found that she’d … Continue Reading
Getting Real About the Black Experience
I was in Baltimore this past weekend for the bar mitzvah of my close friend’s grandson. The site of our … Continue Reading
Giving, Rebelling and Slowing Down: Our Week in Wisdom
On The Wisdom Daily this week (April 20-24), we took a look at what may finally be slowing the pace … Continue Reading
Our Neighbor’s Suffering
How could it be that, in this richest country at the richest time in human history, some 49 million Americans … Continue Reading
Empathy, Cruelty and Extremism: Our Week in Wisdom
On The Wisdom Daily this week (March 9-13), we examined a book about humanizing the innovation process, an app that’s … Continue Reading
Empathy as a Business Model
Innovation, innovation, innovation. It’s all we hear today, as we’re flooded with interviews and talks from academic, business and tech-pop … Continue Reading
Awkward Dates, Allergic Kids and the Dress Debate: Our Week in Wisdom
On The Wisdom Daily this week (March 2-6), we discussed ending relationships gracefully, the vast disparities in how others see … Continue Reading
That Dress, and the Humbling Reality of Others’ Perceptions
In just one day, a seemingly innocuous question from a Tumblr user (“Guys please help me – is this dress … Continue Reading
Some People Need to ‘Stay Weird’ to Stay Alive
When I was 16, I tried to kill myself.” As one who lost a beloved relative to suicide almost exactly … Continue Reading