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

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Please see my new article in Times of Israel called, "Dialogue with a Former Israel Supporter." Israel is not only the biblica...

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...

This was an interesting photo moment at Whole Foods--this Valentine's Day huggy bear sitting among all the apples.  Sort of how I fe...

Just reflecting on the day off today on helpful ways for being resilient and coping with day-to-day stress.  1. Teamwork - Remember you...

So just a couple of birds, right? Not to me! There were a number of reminders to me today about how special and fortunate it is for an...

So I took this photo of a painting in a home furnishings store. Just something really striking about it to me.  The way the women...

So software versioning is supposed to be a way to manage change control.  However, many vendors have gone out of control with versioning...

So lately my feet have been hurting me.  My wife tells me, "Go to Comfort One for new shoes." I say, "But I don't ...

There are 22 Arab Countries versus 1 Jewish State of Israel. The Arabs Countries far outnumber Israel with 64 times as many p...

Just wanted to share this great site called Disability Blog  where people tell about their experiences of being disabled and how they have...

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...

My sister-in-law sent over this beautiful prayer. It is a prayer of thanks to the Almighty. We thank G-d for: - Being with us and ...

Nice seeing these signs and slogans against cancer posted today in Washington, D.C. Looking at the 2014 statistics , there were alm...

It can be hard for a regular person to understand the course of events in the Middle East--I certainly don't! I recognize that I don...

So my youngest daughter is taking her SAT's. Where did the years go? As a parent, what's my role in helping her prepare? Wit...

The importance of positive life energy (or Ch'i) is something that both the Asian culture teaches and which the self-healing industry ...

I don’t know about you, but I have always been a pretty big believer that you get what you pay for. That is until everything Internet ca...

In the organization, you can’t really do anything without management commitment and a certain degree of consensus . In fact, management comm...

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative announced at the World Economic Forum in 2005 set out to put $100 laptops in the hands of 100s of...