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From tech entrepreneur to singer: Ziv Elul finds a new voice in King David’s Psalms

Israeli entrepreneur and author Ziv Elul returns to a passion he first explored as a teenager with ‘Hallelu,’ a new song inspired by Psalm 150; after decades in tech and management, he says music, Jewish learning and leadership have become different expressions of the same search for meaning

ynet Global | 09.30.26

Moses on Mount Nebo by Robert Hawke Dowling

The best managers don’t prevent every fall. They know which ones to allow

The eagle metaphor in this week’s Torah portion, Haazinu, and Yom Kippur’s message of failure and renewal offer managers the same lesson: give people room to struggle and grow, while staying close enough to keep a mistake from becoming a disaster

Ziv Elul | 09.17.26

Not every change is renewal: the management test of Rosh Hashanah

A new year invites us to set goals, change habits and turn over a new leaf, but Rabbi Isaac Arama suggests beginning with a different question: What is truly missing, what should be left behind and what should instead be preserved?

Ziv Elul | 09.10.26

The management mistake of waiting for the ‘right time’ to change

This week’s Torah portion, Nitzavim, offers managers a lesson in change: sometimes the first step creates the conditions needed for the next one

Ziv Elul | 09.03.26

The problem begins when the manager succeeds too much: Insights from the weekly Torah portion

Success can distort a manager’s sense of ownership and judgment; the Torah’s first-fruits commandment offers a different model: recognize your contribution, credit those who helped and treat achievement as a source of new responsibility

Ziv Elul | 08.27.26

The organization’s most dangerous enemy is already within: Business insights from the weekly Torah portion

Ki Teitzei: Organizations often focus on external threats while overlooking the internal forces that undermine them; Ego, fear, incentives and sunk costs can distort decisions - true leadership requires the courage to confront what lies within

Ziv Elul | 08.19.26

Learning from competitors without becoming them | Business insights from the weekly Torah portion

Managers love innovation, but many organizations improve through imitation; This week's Torah portion Shoftim and Rabbi Isaac Arama offer the right boundary: Tools can be learned from the outside, but purpose cannot be copied

Ziv Elul | 08.13.26

Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Harvesters

Can your organization stop before reality forces it to?

Shmita does not promise freedom from fear or risk; it disrupts the illusion of control and asks what security rests on; Rabbi Isaac Arama offers managers a lesson in faith, risk management and the courage to test an organization while it still works

Ziv Elul | 08.06.26

When the fox enters the boardroom: What crises reveal about leadership

Business insights from the Torah: Rabbi Akiva’s encounter with a fox after the destruction of the Second Temple offers a lesson for leaders: crises should not be reduced to slogans about opportunity, but used to uncover hard truths, learn and rebuild

Ziv Elul | 07.22.26

The scaffolding that became the house: the silent disease that topples leaders

From Moses and the tribes of Gad and Reuben to modern organizations, the great leadership test is remembering what was meant to serve the journey, and what the journey itself is

Ziv Elul | 07.09.26

When the dissenter is no longer part of the system: Business insights from the weekly Torah portion

The story of the Korach rebellion: When does the failure of an individual require organizational introspection, and when does it reflect someone who has chosen to leave the partnership?

Ziv Elul | 06.11.26

When an organization loses its center

Do companies collapse because of competition, or at the moment they forget what they were actually built around?

Ziv Elul | 05.14.26

The modern sabbatical year: why organizations must know when to stop

Is a company measured by how much it produces, or by its ability to stop in time and not lose itself?

Ziv Elul | 05.07.26

The strategic value and risk of organizational speech: business insights from the weekly Torah portion

Words may be an organization’s cheapest resource, but their impact is profound; from hallway chatter to leadership messaging, internal discourse can build trust or erode it, while disciplined discourse can drive clarity, culture and long-term success

Ziv Elul | 04.16.26

When good intentions burn the system: business insights from the weekly Torah portion

Sometimes the most motivated and capable employee causes the greatest damage to a business from an excess desire to contribute, just look at Aaron the High Priest's sons in the weekly Torah portion of Shemini

Ziv Elul | 04.09.26