Passover 2024: The Four Difficulties
Every Passover, we remember we are free. This Passover, we must remember those who are not. Rabbi Yoshi spoke about the Four Difficulties.
How to Help Women in Afghanistan
People have been calling, emailing and asking me how can we help the women of Afghanistan. I am sharing what the organizations I trust are recommending. The Female Quotient The FQ Foundation by The Female Quotient supports women and girls across the world. Join the FQ Foundation in supporting @WAWHumanRights, ensuring no woman is left … Continued
FLYING BOAT takes to the Sky and Screen
Watch Dirk Braun’s FLYING BOAT FLYING BOAT, trailer from Flying Boat on Vimeo. As if the skies adorned with thousands of sleek aircraft making their way to the largest aviation event were not enough to set the stage for the industry’s most prominent week (The 68th EAA AirVenture Fly-in at Oshkosh, WI), add to the mix … Continued
Finding Freedom and Fireworks in Our Hearts with Cantor Emma Lutz
Shabbat Shalom! Thank you to Cantor Emma Lutz from Stephen Wise Temple for sharing her wisdom this past week about Fireworks, blessings and finding our way back to adventures. What she wrote really spoke to me and I asked for her permission to share it here: MONDAY As we continue to enjoy more normalcy after a challenging … Continued
Life as an Expat in Beijing- What to Expect and How to Adapt.
At age 11, I moved to Beijing and studied there for 4 years. A transformative experience, those years opened my eyes to understanding society, culture and privilege. With foreigners in Beijing making up around 0.4% of the population, privileges are inevitable. A good way to kick off my experience in Beijing is explaining the “celebrity … Continued
Thrive Global: “You Have to Fall Down, to RISE UP!” with Lisa Niver
Thank you to Phil Laboon and Thrive Global for interviewing me: “To develop Grit, appreciate that you have to fall down to rise up” There is an old Japanese saying: “Fall seven, rise eight.” You have to fall down to rise up. Duckworth tells us: “Grit rests on the expectation that our own efforts can … Continued
How Muslim Refugees in Berlin Helped Amir Kashfi Celebrate Yamim Noraim
I met Amir Kashfi recently at Stephen Wise Temple for Shabbat. He gave me permission to share his article here which was first published on Times of Israel. Thank you Amir Kashfi for sharing your story about being an IsraAID intern in Berlin. He reflects on the Jewish High Holy Days while volunteering with asylum-seekers … Continued
Winners of the 2017 Inspiration Travel Writing Award are Here!
It’s the day you’ve all been waiting for! Today, we announce which writers inspired us with their story in the 2017 WSGT Inspiration Travel Writing Award! These inspirational authors shared with us how travel has changed their life, a near death experience and how culture has influenced the way they are today. Thank you … Continued
Winners of the 2016 Gratitude Travel Writing Award are here!
It’s finally here! The day we find out which talented writers are the 2016 WSGT Gratitude Travel Writing Award winners! They shared how travel has changed their lives and about a time where they took a risk and fought against fear and were willing to grow forward! We’ve already opened the doors on our next Travel Writing Award. Travelers of … Continued
WSGT contributing writers Part 6
We are very lucky at WSGT to welcome talented participants into our contests and most recently, the Travel Writing Award. As a way of saying “thanks,” we regularly feature contributing writers who display the WSGT Travel Badge. Our next Travel Writing Award opens on May 11th. We hope you will share your story! Sean Jungo I hope my writing reinvigorates the desire to … Continued