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

Tonight is Purim and it's a holiday of joy and celebration.  It commemorates when the Jews where saved from Destruction by the P...

This sign pasted all around Washington, DC states that: "An unwanted fetus would support a woman's right to choose" ...

So if you want to know who are the real animals in this world... It's people! If you can stomach it, watch this graphic video of e...

Today was International Women's Day.  But this guy was protesting something else. WAR. "War is chaos, War is lawless War ig...

So is man an angel or a beast? On one hand, we see small and great acts of love, kindness and generosity.  People feeding the hungry, ...

So coming home tonight on the Metro train...  People were switching trains in downtown D.C.  Getting off from one train and going up t...

So they say about Washington politics, "if you're not on offense, then you're on defense." In the polarized mood of th...

Here's the big controversy in our synagogue this week.  The Rabbi is having a Purim open house and he invited everyone to bring a ...

Continuing the theme of unity... I really liked this amazing American flag. Instead of stars, it has the abbreviations for all 50 states...

Just really loved this emergency preparedness poster by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). It builds off of the #1, hit TV show, The ...

I tool this picture of beautiful  Bartholdi Fountain . This statue and fountain sits between the U.S. Botanic Gardens, the American Vete...

When politics When media becomes propaganda, this country is in serious trouble. We are so busy telling each other what " the tru...

So it takes courage to do the right thing.  It's the easy way out to shut your eyes and overlook when things are wrong.  Taking a ...

I read about this amazing " Spiritual Communications Board " that Chaplain Joel Nightingale Berning invented for New York-Presby...

So this was my first time actually experiencing virtual reality.  Using Oculus Rift and climbing this mountain... I've got to say ...

So the problem with our security is that we value our openness more than we do our security. And perhaps, we fear war more than we desir...

So I remember this old comedy skit showing the problem with communication. There is a deaf guy trying to communicate with a blind guy. ...

So we are utterly and helplessly dependent on our smartphones and mobile communications. If our enemies strike our communications networ...

This is an open letter to Israeli President, Reuven Rivlin. And the purpose is to ask for the kind consideration of a pardon for Israeli...

This was some amazing sculpture at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C.  This "Big Man" is just sitting in the corner at t...

Sephardic Concert @ Magen David Synagogue in Rockville, Maryland.  Great job by Rabbi Haim Ovadia and his team of musical mavens! ...

What a gem this Nikki Haley is.  One nation, the United States, speaking truth about the bias and hate of the UNJust, United Nations aga...

So I always hear this question from people... Should I be happy with what I have or should I seek out something better? It's the ...

So it's not supposed to be this way.  While of course, there is a media bent, it's not supposed to be a downright bias--the media...

Education is fundamental to learning, development and preparation for career and life.  We've always believed that if you invest in...

Thought this was really so true. Under the tip of the iceberg of success lay all the factors that most people don't see. The vast ...

Wow, this is one scary photo.  Imagine coming downstairs and seeing this kids body laying on the floor like that.  Looks like he's...

Sometimes we may feel that we are right and that's it. Our inclination is perhaps to just do what we think and hold the line.  But ...

Valentines Day is the holiday of love.  And this photo is not the message you want to see or expect today--of all days! Anyway, they w...

We all know people that seem to be conflict prone--they seem to have a tendency to get into it with others at work, socially, in the famil...