Andy (אברהם נפתלי) Blumenthal Leadership, Technology, Life, and Faith ✡

I meant to post this on the past Sunday for Mother's Day. Love you Mom always and miss you so much!  Send my love to Dad also in Heaven....

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called, " Count Your Blessings ." I just wanted to share a short reflection ...

Wow, this was incredible for my kids to find in the store... Magic Skin Cream My dad of blessed memory, when he was alive created a cr...

On the way to a family wedding in Monsey. We stopped back home in Riverdale, NY after 20 years. Wow, old building still here. ...

Today is the Jewish fast day of Tzom Gedaliah.  Gedaliah had been appointed governor of Israel by the Babylonian conquers in 423 BCE.  H...

I know it's not Father's Day yet, but I had a beautiful dream about my dad the other day that I wanted to share.  In my dream,...

What a beautiful Father's Day card from my daughter.  Also, the message she wrote to me inside was so thoughtful and mature.  It i...

So the other night I dreamed. And in the dream, an angel came to me and was over me as I lay down.  The angel had it's finger poin...

My good friend, Jacob Elbaz, taught me this awesome saying in synagogue today: __________________ "Yesterday is history. ...

So last night, I dreamed about my beloved dad.  He was in synagogue praying--something he did every day. I was telling my dad that it ...

The following is all true. So I dreamed last night a scary dream... I was lying prone in a horizontal but bent position. My clothes ...

I can't just call or visit my dad to wish him a happy Father's Day. My dad is in heaven.  But I am thinking about him, missing...

My Nephew Naphtali Herbsman posted this on Facebook today and I love it!   I miss my mom (A"H) and dad (A"H) and wish they wer...

I heard from someone the other day... "Do what is right--the others be damned!" And this is right on the money. You should...

So grateful to my wonderful colleagues and friends here at the Department of State.  Cards for the loss of my mom and dad...one year apa...

So two interesting things I learned today about information and communications technology. One, technology is better when it's cho...

At the dedication of the new George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, the picture of the elder Bush in a wheelchair...

There are some cool articles in Mental Floss (March/April 2012) on laughter and in Harvard Business Review (January 2012) on happiness...

After seeing one of my colleagues with this souped-up cane at work this week, I learned that this is the special gift for someone reac...

What an inspiring story this week about Jim Brozina and his daughter Alice Ozma. Jim's wife left him when Alice was ten years old. An...