Longer reflections on language, ethics, social practice, theology and the human condition. These are pieces where I sit with an idea, pull it apart, and explore what it reveals about how we live and lead.
- Leadership Lessons from the Mishnah: Part I
The Mishnah isn’t just ancient law — it’s a leadership manual hiding in plain sight. In the very first chapter of Tractate Berakhot, the rabbis wrestle with questions that sound strikingly modern: When should you start a project? How do you set deadlines? What happens when instructions conflict? In Part I of this new series, I explore five timeless lessons on deadlines, clarity, risk management, structure, and repetition — each paired with practical workplace examples. Ancient wisdom, modern leadership. - Immediate Gratification vs. Sacred Struggle
Have We Stopped Talking With The Divine Because AI Answers Us Faster? Part of the ‘On Second Thought’ series By: Ezra Nadav This week my Rabbi’s drash got me thinking more deeply. He reminded us that Judaism is not about easy answers but about the wrestling — with the Divine, with text, with ourselves. In… Read more: Immediate Gratification vs. Sacred Struggle - Born Into Journeys
A Drash on My Birth Parsha: Matot–Masei Part of the ‘On Second Thought’ series By: Ezra Nadav On 26 July 1979 (2 Av 5739), I entered the world. In Jewish tradition, every life begins with a portion of Torah: a parsha and haftarah tied to the week we are born. Mine is Matot–Masei, a double… Read more: Born Into Journeys - Pogrom by Any Definition
A part of the ‘On Second Thought‘ series By: Ezra Nadav Only in Australia would the firebombing of a synagogue on shabbat with 20 people inside not be classified as an act of terror. But that’s Melbourne, Australia, in 2025. A place where virtue-signalling criminals are permitted to run roughshod over public order, while law-abiding… Read more: Pogrom by Any Definition - The Power to Love: Courage to Know Pain
A part of the ‘On Second Thought‘ series We often talk about love like it’s easy. Gentle. Healing. But the truth is — to love deeply is to be brave.Because real love doesn’t come without risk.It stretches us. Wounds us. Changes us. In my latest blog, I explore what it means to love not in… Read more: The Power to Love: Courage to Know Pain - I Am Not What I Know
A part of the ‘On Second Thought‘ series By: Ezra Nadav I’ve spent most of my life gathering knowledge, storing it, curating it, offering it to others in the hope it will matter. In classrooms and consultations, workshops and webinars, I’ve been praised for clarity, for insight, for translating the complex into the digestible. It’s… Read more: I Am Not What I Know - The Kindness You Don’t Remember Giving
You may forget it. They may not. A part of the ‘On Second Though’ series By: Ezra Nadav When I was not yet twelve, I watched my grandfather do something I’ve never forgotten. We were stopped at a McDonald’s just outside of Waco, Texas, one of those roadside moments that usually blends into the background… Read more: The Kindness You Don’t Remember Giving - What I’ve Learned by Attempting to Learn Biblical Hebrew
Why I Now Read Slower, Complain Less, and Love the Torah More From the ‘On Second Thought’ series: By Ezra Nadav Learning Hebrew with dyslexia and an auditory processing disorder has been anything but easy. But it has changed the way I relate to sacred text, to tradition and to myself. When I first set… Read more: What I’ve Learned by Attempting to Learn Biblical Hebrew - Memory as a Moral Imperative: Choosing Justice Over Vengeance: Part 3
‘For You Were Strangers in the Land of Egypt’ from the ‘On Second Thought’ series By: Ezra Nadav Introduction to Part 3: Memory as Moral Responsibility In Part 2, we explored the Torah’s radical call to love, befriend, and refuse hatred toward the stranger—even when it’s uncomfortable or counter cultural. These commandments push us beyond… Read more: Memory as a Moral Imperative: Choosing Justice Over Vengeance: Part 3 - The Stranger as Neighbour: Love, Friendship, and the Refusal to Hate: Part 2
‘For You Were Strangers in the Land of Egypt’ from the ‘On Second Thought’ series By: Ezra Nadav Recap of Part 1: Recognising the Stranger In Part 1, we explored the foundational Torah commandments that urge us to remember our shared experience of being strangers in Egypt. These verses call us to see and honour… Read more: The Stranger as Neighbour: Love, Friendship, and the Refusal to Hate: Part 2
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