UpStart's Managing Director of Learning & Design, Taylor Epstein, produced this timely and invaluable guide on facilitating activities in the virtual world. In an era of programmatic pivots to online-only and the associated Zoom fatigue, designing engaging experiences is a tool we cannot afford not to have in our belt. Click below to download!
Berakhot: 52b
"Beit Shammai hold: borei means that God will create in the future, and Beit Hillel hold: borei also means that He has created in the past." - Masechet Berakhot 52b Hidden in today’s daf which is mostly an argument about when to say the havdalah blessing (before the wine? after the spices? what about grace …
Crafting your Personal Brand
Personal Branding is one of my very favorite topics, and last week I had the pleasure of teaching it in a workshop for a group of colleagues in Denver. Take a look at just a few of the items we explored in this two-part series. More to come from Pt II, including how to design …
Family Band
Once upon a [verrrrry long] time, my mom and I sang folk music together. For a couple years there we did local gigs and had an amazing time. Mom is the trained singer here, which you can clearly tell in the recording below. I just had a blast singing harmony alongside her, in my not …
On Divorce
I originally wrote this for Facebook, as a comment on an article that declared: divorce does not equal the failure of a marriage. It received an overwhelming, loving response, so I want to share it here. March 2019. C and I announced our divorce. When we told our loved ones and friends, they responded with, …
Speak to Us of Love
When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you believe in him, Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste …
Your Jewish Nonprofit’s Guide to #GivingTuesday
Whether you lead, support, or are simply invested in the flourishing of a Jewish nonprofit, you have the opportunity to make an impact next Tuesday, December 3, raising funds in an exciting, social, and substantial way. #GivingTuesday is a movement developed in the wake of the commercial holidays following Thanksgiving: Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, …
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Reliving the 90s
Put on your flannel and sink into this playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Na8LJs1s1TNDoBCqiAvaP?si=7r0HvbYhTUSmS5YnS0NNfw
Moving Audiences with UpStart
This week I had the privilege of leading a "clinic" for UpStart's cohort of bold entrepreneurs at a three-day lab in the Bay Area, CA. Together we explored audience-centered marketing and how to tell your brand story consistently and effectively while recruiting for everyday campaigns. I am immensely grateful to UpStart for allowing me this …
UpStart Staff Retreat: A Recap
This July, UpStart hosted our staff retreat at The Hive in San Diego. I was able to take the clips of video I'd captured throughout the four-day event and turn them into something slightly cohesive for our team to enjoy as they returned home. Check out the recap of our Team Retreat 2019.
