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What We Can Learn From Israeli's About Being Creative and Innovative?

December 9, 2009 December 9, 2009 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

I read Dwyer Gunn’s Freakonomics column in The New York Times today. I don’t normally read business-related articles, but someone specifically told me to read this one. I actually found it quite interesting. (Interesting enough not only to write about it here but also to write about it in my Examiner.com column today.) This column contains an interview …

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Using Tisha B'Av as Inspiration to Become a Change Agent

July 29, 2009 July 29, 2009 / By Nina Amir / Leave a Comment

Tisha B’Av, the saddest day in the Jewish calendar, begins tonight. The Mishna says that five disasters occurred on this date, including the destruction of the First and Second Temples. The Rabbis who lived during the time of the destruction of the Second Temple were, understandably, preoccupied with the causes of these calamities. In one well-known source they tell …

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