Maps of War: A Geographical Rendition of the History of Religion
To see a 90 second graphical map representation of the origin and spread of various religion across the world over the past 5,000 years, click here.
View ArticleYoung Adult American Jews Can Reverse a Trend of Indifference and Alienation...
An increasingly large proportion of American Jews under the age of 35 is becoming increasingly indifferent to and alienated from Israel. Why? Primarily because these people have not visited Israel....
View ArticleLocal Outrage– We’ll Pay the Price for SF Oil Spill for Years
What used to be a normal day at Crissy Field– Now ruined by a toxic oil spill on the water– One of the great pleasures of living in San Francisco is the ability to enjoy the natural beauty and unique...
View ArticleInternational Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease in Jerusalem in May 2008...
My friend and college classmate, Mark Gluck, continues to promote inter-faith tolerance and cooperation in Israel through adult education. In cooperation with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Being Disconnected
I started posting to this blog in January of 2005. Today, with this post, I’ve posted 189 times. In the interim, I’ve also become a podcaster on VC-InsideOut, and I am active on the Facebook and...
View ArticleShark Tales– and A Question
QUESTION: WHEN ENCOUNTERING ONE OR SEVERAL SHARKS IN THE OPEN OCEAN, ARE YOU SAFER AS A SNORKELER OR AS A SCUBA DIVER? Assume that you are not in immediate danger in either scenario described...
View ArticleMemo To United Airlines Management— Don’t Forget Who’s The Customer
My business partner and I landed at Chicago’s O’Hare airport at High Noon today, having awakened far too early for a Sunday, Mother’s Day to boot. We were en route to Rochester, New York, to kick off a...
View ArticleWhy I Bought a Smart Fortwo and Sold My Mini Cooper
This past weekend the Sunday New York Times reviewed and generally panned the U.S. introduction of the Smart car’s Smart Fortwo. Lawrence Ulrich, the reporter, asserted that you would be better off...
View ArticleBeijing Olympics Journal: I Have Michael Phelps’ T-Shirt
When Michael Phelps won the Olympic Gold medal for the Men’s 200m Butterfly earlier this week, I was excited to be there as a witness to part of his record breaking eight Gold medal run in Beijing....
View ArticleOf Sharks and Men
I've been a PADI certified scuba diver since 1991 and just recently obtained my advanced diver certification. I've dived over 100 times, always in the ocean, and, of course, every diver is fascinated...
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