Help Me Reach My Goal and Fight the Battle Against Cancer

Last Updated on Friday, 6 August 2010 09:54 Written by bryfy Wednesday, 4 August 2010 08:39

Maybe I’m crazy or maybe I just don’t know what I have got myself into. But the training has officially begun and the countdown started for my first marathon.

A few years ago a son of a good friend of ours battled and survived neuroblastoma. But the fight for him and many other kids just like him is never really over – as if I needed extra motivation to complete this thing – that is it! So please help me and help all the kids with cancer out there by supporting me to run this year’s New York marathon.

The Revolution Before Our Eyes

Last Updated on Thursday, 27 May 2010 07:58 Written by bryfy Thursday, 27 May 2010 07:57

The following post appeared in eJewishphilanthropy and was catalyzed by a comment from a reader of this blog (dlevy) to a prior posting.

Historically speaking there are many characteristics of a revolution. Archetypal revolutions involve transformation brought about by a major groundswell of people. Most revolutions have a central leader (or leaders), and almost all have a clear and articulated vision. The Jewish world has gone through several revolutions. Exemplars of Jewish revolutions include the establishment of Yavneh as a center of Jewish learning after the destruction of the Second Temple; the Haskalah (Enlightenment) and its various offshoot movements in 18th century Europe; and Zionism.

It is my contention that we are now in the midst of another major revolution in Jewish life. Unlike classic revolutions there is no single leader or even a few leading figures. It is however lead by masses of people, best categorized as Time Magazine’s 2006 person of the year – You! This particular revolution also lacks an articulated vision, because by its very nature it is fragmented. Nevertheless its impact is universal and it is leading to the greatest transformation in Jewish life in more than a century.

Think MTV – Holocaust – It Happened To People Like Us

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 April 2010 02:56 Written by bryfy Saturday, 17 April 2010 02:56

As a follow up to last week’s post…