From the CEO

Lech Lecha

American journalist and politician Hodding Carter III wrote, “There are only two things we can give our children: one is roots; the other is wings.”

 

I love this quote, reference it often, and keep a framed copy of it in my office. With four of our five children now out of the house,…

Vacation – To Where & How Often?

I love the beach. If not for work and family obligations, I could probably go every day. We visit the same Northern Massachusetts beach every summer, and it never gets old.

 

I enjoy visiting family and friends. We have people all over, and we enjoy visiting them regularly.

 

I enjoy s…

Successful?

I have an MBA.

I’ve learned how to define success, set goals, measure and analyze data. 

Over the past week, we’ve enjoyed the company of ten 9th graders from Eshkol, Israel, and their two chaperones. They visited our schools and our synagogues. They sampled maple syrup and picked ap…

Annual Soapbox

It’s time for the annual hop onto my soapbox promoting and encouraging the celebration of Simchat Torah!

During Simchat Torah we read about the death of Moses at the end of the Torah and then jump right back in with the reading of Creation at the beginning of the Torah to begin our annual…

Busy Week

If you are reading this, then you’ve survived Yom Kippur. I hope that the start of 5780 has been spiritually uplifting for all. Now that we are spiritually cleansed and uplifted, it’s time to kick off the fun season. (Note: The year did not end with Yom Kippur. It’s just getting starte…