Andy (Avraham) Blumenthal Leadership, Technology, Life, and Faith ✡

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called " Nobody Wanted War ." We know that Israel wants more than anything to li...

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

  Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called " The Grouchy Neighbor Who Brought Me Closer to G-d ." Thankfully, nothi...

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Wouldn't that be great if we could just ask for nice customers. And everyone else for that matter.   Nice, nice, I said it twice!  ;-) (...

Thought this was a great quote on paranoia: Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean someone's not out to get me. Think about that...

In these great times of strife and controversy in this country... One thing that we can probably all agree on: Make Falafel Not War ...

This ball on the bench is prickly like a lot of people. Say or do something that rubs them the wrong way and you got a sharp aching thor...

I really like this Pyramid of Emotional Intelligence (EI).  It starts at the bottom with your own personal self-awareness --knowing wh...

This is a useful 4-part communications process (developed by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg): 1. Observations:   Tell the other person the beha...

It funny, sometimes you just want to say... Exactly what this ladies shirt says.  My father used to say when certain people were nasty t...

So when I listen to the Kane Show in the morning on 99.5 FM, they frequently do this thing where they call someone to find out why they...

So he's a story from the pool today... I'm doing my laps minding my own business. And this guy gets to the pool, sits down, an...

I saw this and thought this was a clean version of "Never get into a pissing contest."  ;-) (Credit Video: Andy Blumenthal)

I thought this was a funny saying that my friend told me.  I'd agree with you but then we'd both be wrong! He said that he act...

Took an interesting class recently in having difficult conversations. These are the conversations you need to have about performance, ac...

So this shutdown has really been an education in political dysfunction, bickering, and childish behavior.  But when President Trump yest...

I thought this art was funny and accurate: There's always one in every family. Really, it should be there is always one (or two) in...

So I attended my first interfaith event today at Temple Shalom in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The first lady that I spoke to said that she ...