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Sarasota Democratic Jewish Caucus
Authority Magazine, October 7th, 2022
Conversation with Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann. Founder, Mishkan Chicago. July 21, 2022
Book Review, Charlottesville Daily Progress, June 6, 2022
Interview, Dec. 21, 2021, on the AIB Network in Atlanta.
Interview, The Modern Manager, Feb. 1, 2022.
Interview, Christian Coaching Magazine, Jan. 25, 2022
Interview, NPR in Charlottesville, Dec. 1, 2021.
Interview, Valley Beit Midrash, Dec. 6, 2021.
Federal Executive Institute Alumni Association, Interview, December 2021.
You may have heard this cute saying among Jewish people describing the observance of many holidays: “They tried to kill us. We prevailed. Let’s eat.” There’s some truth to it. And it certainly describes the Chanukah story most of us learned growing up: In the second century BCE, the Holy Land was ruled by the Syrian Greeks who tried to force the Jews to forget their core values and belief in one God, and accept Greek culture.
In 1983 Apple Computers was looking for a new CEO. Steve Jobs was brilliant when it came to new products, but he was a terrible manager. So, the board asked Jobs to find a promising CEO. After interviewing 20 candidates, Jobs decided that Pepsi executive John Sculley was his choice. When Jobs asked him to lead Apple, Sculley said no. He didn’t want to leave Pepsi. Jobs kept asking, Scully kept declining.
For many Jews, the High Holidays are a time of introspection followed by a desire to improve. It’s our time for introspection as well as a new year, so sentiments are similar to anyone’s “new beginnings.” We’ve acknowledged our human frailties, the many times we went astray: now what? Where do we start? It can seem overwhelming. It can also leave us anxious: what if I commit to some change, and fail (like I did last year)? Better not to try at all?
