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

This video was composed and produced by one of my very talented colleagues, David Ausman (2015).  I was really impressed by the skill an...

So Russia is escalating in Syria (from devastating air strikes to sea-launched cruise missiles, and now a possible land offensive) and ev...

Liked this piece of art, which I am calling Outskirts City Life.  In the background, under cloudy skies, the tall city buildings--sort o...

OMG, so I had a major mess up last night.  I go to a Sephardic synagogue and they have a custom of not just shaking hands, but kiss...

We couldn't resist getting this lava lamp. Only $26 at Spencer's. My wife says, "This is special!" We had one of t...

This guy is pedaling this ricksha around town in Maryland, USA.  And it carries messages of hope and peace.  Some examples (visible in...

Very cool solution to flash flooding called  Topmix Permeable  by Tarmac (a U.K. sustainable building materials company).  The concrete ...

So after we couldn't find the Amazing Maze today, we went to this all you can eat buffet of Indian food.  Nice, clean place... Foo...

Russia upends the U.S. and NATO once again, now carrying out a third day of a devastating bombing campaign that shows no sign of letting ...

"For in every generation there rose up those to destroy our people. In antiquity, we faced destruction from the ancient empires of B...

Insomnia is a horrible ailment that many people suffer with and they do this in the dark and in silence.  Because when the rest of the w...

This was a funny picture on the Metro in Washington, D.C. On their commute, one lady is reading her newspaper and one gentlemen is liste...

Beautiful job by Rabbi Yudi Steiner of George Washington University hosting the Chabad Sukkot Barbecue in Washington, D.C. The ...

I took this photo in Trader Joe's. I like how organized (and colorful) they are. A binder for everything...dairy, produce, br...

You can't build the world from the backseat.  Either we're in it or we're not.  Instead, Russia has jumped into the driver...

So we had some friends come visit last night.  They are religious Christians (brother and sister) who love the Jewish people, and one of...

Today, we visited Brookside Gardens in Maryland. My daughter needed to do some drawing for her a...

So I am having to reconcile some interesting things in my mind.  Hating and liking.  For example Iran, led by dictators and extremis...

I like this sign that I saw in a local place of business that buys and sells goods.  "When in doubt--PASS!" How many times a...

Some nights, I dream of fighting and others of running for my very life.   This last night, I woke up from the dream, and thought how...

I took this photo today in Washington, D.C.--although it seemed for a moment like I was magically transported to downtown Beijing.  What...

This video has gone viral since Monday.  A 6-year old girl instructs her mom and dad on how to treat each other better after her parent...

This was a funny cartoon.  Who are we?   Clients! What do we want? We don't know! When do we want it? Now! This is like...

This mask does not mean that Jews have horns--that is a crappy and evil stereotype, so cut it out.  Masks are dress-up and pretend, like...

What great brain at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) came up with the idea to curb access to prosthetics  for the dis...

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So I took this photo of a newscast recently about women being followed into their homes and attacked.  What can be more frightening and ...

Coffee wakes us the "f--- up".  There is enough time to sleep when we are dead.  Coffee isn't just a nice...