motivation

In Awe

In Awe

Looking down from above the clouds, itโ€™s impossible not to be in awe of our planet โ€” this small, stunning blue world suspended in an infinite universe. From up here, the borders, the divisions, and the disagreements fade away. What remains is a breathtaking tapestry...

read more
Transformation

Transformation

โ€œ๐—œ ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜๐—ต๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒโ€ โ€” ๐—” ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ: Over the past 15 months, Iโ€™ve lost 50 pounds โ€”not through a fad diet or quick fix, but by embracing a true lifestyle change built around what I call the ๐Ÿฏ๐—˜โ€™๐˜€: ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. That journey inspired my...

read more
A Lasting Hope for Peace

A Lasting Hope for Peace

In my years as a heart surgeon, Iโ€™ve had the privilege to see something profoundly humbling โ€” that no matter where we come from, what language we speak, or what faith we follow, ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ! The human heart beats with the same rhythm, the same...

read more
Sunday Brunch and Conversation – 10-12-2025

Sunday Brunch and Conversation – 10-12-2025

10-12-2025: ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต & ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚-๐—˜๐—น โ€”Iโ€™m enjoying a wonderful Sunday Brunch at Adath Emanu-El Synagogue in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, where Iโ€™m giving a talk and signing copies of my book, โ€œ๐—œ ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜๐—ต๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ.โ€ My presentation, โ€œ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ...

read more

Get a Free Short Story When You Join My Book Club