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

The  Chinese  government has the most brilliant as well as frightening use and control of social media.  I am not just talking about blo...

Anxiety is worry and fear on steroids. Some people have separation anxiety. Others have social anxiety. And then there is good 'ol ...

So the flight coming back from Israel was technologically challenged.  I'm sitting toward the front of the plane...more room, that...

The Shuk (Marketplace) in Jerusalem is one of the most exciting an...

So we made it to the Kotel in Jerusalem yesterday. What an amazing experience. It's been too many years. Definitely, one of...

Just wanted to share some of the beautiful architecture from Israel.  Side by side... The old and the new. ...

Being in Israel this week has reawakened the essence of my Jewish soul.  Today, we took a long Shabbat walk--winding through the beautif...

Today we walked around Tel Aviv and went to the Art Museum here and also the stores, grocery, and cafes. What I really liked was seeing ...

So we arrived in Israel for our daughter's wedding.  It was amazing to me to see how the Holy Land has so developed from when I was h...

So many faces, so much phoniness.  Why can't we just deal with genuine people? Not like the dummies in this picture.  Everyone s...

Thought this was a really good perspective on fear. "You have two options: F orget E verything A nd R un Or F ace E verything...

Oh L-rd, we pray that you shower your people with an abundant and complete peace.  A peace of mind, spirit, and body. A peace that per...

There were 2 inspirational student speakers today at my daughter's graduation from American University. One spoke about how he got s...

So wonderful news is that one of my daughters is getting married, please G-d, at the end of the month. Today, we had a celebration in syn...

It takes time to build in life.  Or as they say: "Rome wasn't built in a day." But it's not always easy to have pat...

Just a quote from the show Homeland that I wanted to share: "My dreams have a realness... My Reality has a dreaminess..." Thi...

So you're all aware of the 3 legs of project management: - Cost - Schedule - Scope I remember learning the adage that if you ...

So my father used to say this idea about dealing with life's challenges: "Wherever you go, that's where you are!" If ...

Have you ever noticed that eye contact gives it away.  Even for the best poker-faced folks out there--the eyes are the conduit to the so...