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Measuring the Success of Your Family
For 2023, consider making some adjustments for your family. I often say that one of the simple ways to measure the success…
Start with Your Family Stories
Building great family culture starts with stories. Brad Grey of Walking the Text teaches a simple truth: in Jewish families, from birth…
6 Trends in the Generosity Movement
The Generosity Movement is real, and it’s changing. Over the past 20 years, we’ve seen an incredible rise in the stock market….
The Power of Memory in Family Legacy
In Jewish culture and the Old Testament, families celebrate the Passover. The Passover is their story of trial and suffering while in…
Get Your Legacy In Order This Year
As the calendar flips from one year to the next, it’s a great time to begin thinking about getting your legacy in…
The Biggest Change for Giving in 2016
As the 2015 giving year closes out, there will be no doubt some winners and losers. Some charities will feel like their…
Merry Christmas
The perfect gift in imperfect circumstances. Think about it. An apparent ill-timed pregnancy–Mary and Joseph endured the scorn of their friends and…
How We’ve Messed up Family Legacy
How does family legacy relate to the cherished American value of individualism? Don’t we want our children to become strong, independent individuals…
How a 9 Year Old Boy Leaves a Legacy
Every now and then you get a glimpse of heaven. And your legacy. I have a son-in-law, Phillip. He comes from a…
Are you prepared for the rising surge of “stuff giving?”
Earlier this year, the Washington Post (March 27, 2015) called it a seismic shift. The Boomer Generation displayed a penchant for collecting…
The Crazy Plane Ride to Nowhere
“Somewhere between zero and thirty thousand feet, you look out the window, see the people and houses below and you begin to…