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

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called " Don't Be So Humble; You're Not That Great ." In short, Judaism t...

  Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called " Lessons in Life and Meschlichkeit ." From all the various people I...

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called " Lessons From Chabad in Humility This Passover ." If we can remove the ...

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called " Facing Hardship, Finding Humility ." Like Celine Dion, no matter how muc...

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called " Zionism of Strength and Humility ." I sometimes get very scared when we ...

Wow, so this is us without a brain or soul.  A real skull, all hollowed out. Sockets for the eyes, and a big hole where the nose goes.  The ...

Men and women of many religions cover their hair for modesty. On display were some nice, colorful, country-style hats for women.    He...

I like this quote from former Israel prime minister, Golda Meir: Don't be so humble; you're not that great! Nice way to pop so...

While sometimes children behave like "know-it-alls"... Often an attempt to showcase what they've learned or to build their...

Really impressed today going back to work after the 5-week Federal government shutdown... And who is at the front gate, in the dark a...

My thoughts on Carlos Ghosn--the head of Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Renault. What can we learn from his rise to power and his fall from gra...

So I took this photo in a Jewelry store in Mamilla Mall in Jerusalem.  All these beautiful hamsas! Hamsas are traditional symbols of G...

So I always try to see the best in people. But sometimes it is hard when they are so intent on tooting their own horns.  Bragging, boa...

So as we are about to enter Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year... I want to share a very important lesson that I came across again this ...

Some thoughts today on what is wisdom: - Knowing you know nothing--and you can prove it (ah, humility)! - Knowing when to ask--like th...

Check out this guy's shirt: "Those who think they know EVERYthing annoy those of us who do." What would make this grown ...

Is silence a good thing or a bad thing--what does it really mean? On the plus or neutral side: Silence can mean modesty and humility -...

So perhaps the most damaging trait of failed leadership is hubris . When a leaders exhibits arrogance--bullies and degrades others, especi...

So there is an important concept in Judaism as well as other religions of modesty for the sexes.  This means appropriately covering up i...

Despite a generally longer life expectancy...people still have lots of aches and pains already by midlife.  Danielle Ofri in the New Y...