The Scribe Tribe

Jewdicious

Jul 10, 2023

Editor-In-Chief: MICHAEL GOLDEN

Deputy Editor: ALLISON TASK

Senior Editor: JIMMY GREENFIELD

Editor-at-Large: NORMAN ORNSTEIN

Art Director: JIMMY FISHBEIN

Digital Director: LISA HAZEN

Contributing Columnists:

ALLISON TASK: Bestselling Author, Life & Career Coach, and Former Co-host of TLC’s “Home Made Simple” and LIFETIME’s “Cook Yourself Thin.” Allison is the Author and Podcast Host of Personal (R)evolution

MICHAEL S. LEWIS, M.D.: Award-winning Photographer and Author of seven books. Michael is a Former Orthopedic Consultant to the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Bulls, with whom he won two championship rings.

JOANNA LANDAU: Bestselling Author of Ethical Tribing, Founder & President of Vibe Israel (harnessing the power of digital influencers to promote Israel to the world) and Contributor at The Times of Israel.

BARRY KLUGER: Veteran Senior Corporate Communications Executive at MTV Networks, Contributor at The Forward and Author of the “Boom-bastic” column.

AMY STOKEN: Vice President at Israel’s most active VC firm, OurCrowd. Amy has held posts as Regional Director of the American Jewish Committee and Chicago Director of the America Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

ANDREW RASHKOW: Chairman and CEO of Imbibe, Co-founder of Heaven’s Door Spirits, and a Jerusalem-based Teacher, Adviser, Father, and Husband.

LAURIE SHELTON: Veteran Adoption Specialist who has assisted on more than 750 adoptions. An avid international Travel Writer who has corresponded from more than 30 countries.

ROSS MARKS: Award-winning Film Director, Writer, and Producer. Ross is the Founder and Executive Director of the Las Cruces International Film Festival and teaches at New Mexico State University.

LISA LANG: Educator, Theater Professional and Social Entrepreneur. Lisa is the Founder of Dream Big Performing Arts Workshop and Spread Goodness®, a multi-media platform that highlights the good in our world.

ALISON NEUMER LARA: Communications Strategist and Former Journalist at Crain’s Chicago and The Chicago Tribune.

ABBY PICKUS: Veteran Journalist who has reported for JUF News Chicago, the Jewish Agency for Israel and eJewish Philanthropy. A former Columnist at The Jewish Week, Abby ran the Nextbook literary series at the Chicago Public Library.

MARI CHERNOW: Senior Rabbi at Temple Israel of Hollywood and a Senior Rabbinic Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute.

BETH PERKEL: Award-winning Writer for over a dozen publications and Author of Light at the Beginning of the Tunnel: Wiring our Children for Happiness. Beth is also a writing consultant and hosts the popular Podcast Ideas that Change Lives.

DAN GOLDFINE: Attorney at the international law firm Dickinson Wright and Former Federal Prosecutor and Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division.

DEBBIE WEISS: Author of Available As Is: A Midlife Widow's Search for Love. A Former Lawyer, Debbie’s writing has been published in The New York Times' "Modern Love" column, The Huffington Post, and other publications.

LEAH EICHLER: Veteran journalist who has reported for the Jerusalem Report and Reuters and served as a columnist for The Globe and Mail. She is currently writing a blended memoir about Jewish identity and the legacy of the Holocaust.

RICK BORENSTEIN is a “Silicon Valley escapee” who now lives with his family in Israel. He a coach, investor, NGO adviser — and Tel Aviv-booster.

MICHAEL GOLDEN: Author, Seeker, Reformer. National award-winning Documentary Journalist. Publisher of Jewdicious and The Golden Mean. Cofounder of One Million Degrees, Newsbound and The Fulcrum.

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The Scribe Tribe

Editorial:

Editor-In-Chief: MICHAEL GOLDEN

Deputy Editor: ALLISON TASK

Senior Editor: JIMMY GREENFIELD

Editor-at-Large: NORMAN ORNSTEIN

Art Director: JIMMY FISHBEIN

Digital Director: LISA HAZEN

Contributing Columnists:

ALLISON TASK: Bestselling Author, Life & Career Coach, and Former Co-host of TLC’s “Home Made Simple” and LIFETIME’s “Cook Yourself Thin.” Allison is the Author and Podcast Host of Personal (R)evolution

MICHAEL S. LEWIS, M.D.: Award-winning Photographer and Author of seven books. Michael is a Former Orthopedic Consultant to the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Bulls, with whom he won two championship rings.

JOANNA LANDAU: Bestselling Author of Ethical Tribing, Founder & President of Vibe Israel (harnessing the power of digital influencers to promote Israel to the world) and Contributor at The Times of Israel.

BARRY KLUGER: Veteran Senior Corporate Communications Executive at MTV Networks, Contributor at The Forward and Author of the “Boom-bastic” column.

AMY STOKEN: Vice President at Israel’s most active VC firm, OurCrowd. Amy has held posts as Regional Director of the American Jewish Committee and Chicago Director of the America Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

ANDREW RASHKOW: Chairman and CEO of Imbibe, Co-founder of Heaven’s Door Spirits, and a Jerusalem-based Teacher, Adviser, Father, and Husband.

LAURIE SHELTON: Veteran Adoption Specialist who has assisted on more than 750 adoptions. An avid international Travel Writer who has corresponded from more than 30 countries.

ROSS MARKS: Award-winning Film Director, Writer, and Producer. Ross is the Founder and Executive Director of the Las Cruces International Film Festival and teaches at New Mexico State University.

LISA LANG: Educator, Theater Professional and Social Entrepreneur. Lisa is the Founder of Dream Big Performing Arts Workshop and Spread Goodness®, a multi-media platform that highlights the good in our world.

ALISON NEUMER LARA: Communications Strategist and Former Journalist at Crain’s Chicago and The Chicago Tribune.

ABBY PICKUS: Veteran Journalist who has reported for JUF News Chicago, the Jewish Agency for Israel and eJewish Philanthropy. A former Columnist at The Jewish Week, Abby ran the Nextbook literary series at the Chicago Public Library.

MARI CHERNOW: Senior Rabbi at Temple Israel of Hollywood and a Senior Rabbinic Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute.

BETH PERKEL: Award-winning Writer for over a dozen publications and Author of Light at the Beginning of the Tunnel: Wiring our Children for Happiness. Beth is also a writing consultant and hosts the popular Podcast Ideas that Change Lives.

DAN GOLDFINE: Attorney at the international law firm Dickinson Wright and Former Federal Prosecutor and Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division.

DEBBIE WEISS: Author of Available As Is: A Midlife Widow's Search for Love. A Former Lawyer, Debbie’s writing has been published in The New York Times' "Modern Love" column, The Huffington Post, and other publications.

LEAH EICHLER: Veteran journalist who has reported for the Jerusalem Report and Reuters and served as a columnist for The Globe and Mail. She is currently writing a blended memoir about Jewish identity and the legacy of the Holocaust.

RICK BORENSTEIN is a “Silicon Valley escapee” who now lives with his family in Israel. He a coach, investor, NGO adviser — and Tel Aviv-booster.

MICHAEL GOLDEN: Author, Seeker, Reformer. National award-winning Documentary Journalist. Publisher of Jewdicious and The Golden Mean. Cofounder of One Million Degrees, Newsbound and The Fulcrum.