The book trailer for "Jewish Wisdom for Business Success" takes the viewer across the United States where random people (all non-Jews) explain why they think Jews are disproportionally successful in business. Here is the video:
The video did well, however, when my buddy Heshy Fried blogged about it on his widely popular blog FrumSatire.net, it was also picked up by Rabbi Yonah at Jewlicious.com, who charged that I was using an age old stereotype against Jews to sell my book.
This is an unfair charge. A stereotype would be to say that all Jews are rich or even that most Jews are good at business. However, saying, as I do, that in comparison to other groups Jews are disproportionally successful in business is not adding to a stereotype. It is a fact backed by statistics.
I must, however, thank Rabbi Yonah for posting the video on Jewlicious. His post was picked up by others and, all in all, it helped get the word out about the book. Plus, a bit of controversy doesn’t hurt the book either.
Jewish Business Wisdom As promised here’s some Jewish business wisdom for our current difficult financial times:
Fear: Do not let fear motivate your financial decisions. Fear causes us to make irrational decisions. There are in general four fear-based reactions: 1. Give up; 2. Return to what was comfortable; 3. Fight; 4. Rely on others to deal with the problem. Whilst any of these responses might be correct at any given moment, if they are motivated by fear they may well be wrong. Fear magnifies problems and makes us think they are unsolvable. So, in the current financial climate, realize that your fear may be magnifying the problem. Then face your fear and make a rational decision based on facts rather than on your fear. There’s more about fear in chapter 1 of the book. Involvement: You need to balance between hands-on and hands-off approaches to your business and finances. You must review and assess your financial situation often. It is good to have a professional manager—who has the time to do all of the necessary research—to run your investments, but make sure that you still remain involved and have oversight. The same goes for your household expenses: keep an eye on them—have oversight but don’t be overly controlling. The same should apply to the way you manage your business. You must be able to delegate, but you must have oversight as well. More detailed insights and guidance for correct managerial balance in chapter 4 of the book.
Levi Brackman
(born 1978) is a Judaic scholar, rabbi, teacher, writer and
religious leader who has been active in both England and the United
States and whose writings are featured regularly in Jewish publications
internationally and on the Internet.
Upbringing and Education
A native of London, Brackman studied at Yeshivot in Israel, America
and Canada and has taught classes in Halacha, Talmud, prayer and Jewish
mysticism at Yeshivat Hadar Hatorah in New York and at the Mayanot
Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. He received rabbinical
ordination from Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg and Rabbi Mordechai
Ashkenazi of the Tzemach Tzedek rabbinical college in the Old City of
Jerusalem and has a graduate degree from University College London.
Levi Brackman comes from a family of seven boys and two girls,
including brothers Rabbi Yossi Brackman the director of the Chabad
Jewish Center at the University of Chicago and Rabbi Eli Brackman
director of Chabad Society and The David Slager Jewish Student Centre
both at Oxford University, UK.
Career
In January 2001, Brackman was appointed to the position of senior
rabbi at the Enfield & Winchmore Hill Synagogue where he become
known for his inspiring sermons, thought-provoking articles, lively and
insightful lectures, and effective life and marriage counseling. He no
longer holds that position.
Brackman is founding member and executive director of The Movement
for a Tolerant World, an organization that offers young people in Asia,
the Middle East and other parts of the globe, a positive and tolerant
ideology that provides them with the opportunity to make real and
positive changes in their community and the world.
In August 2005, Brackman started a Jewish outreach and cultural
organization entitled Judaism in the Foothills, which serves the
Foothill communities in the western part of the Denver, Colorado
metropolitan area. Brackman is the executive director of Judaism in the
Foothills.
Publications and Works
Brackman's weekly column, which is distributed over the Internet to
thousands globally, is also published on Israeli daily Yedioth
Achronoth's English-language website "YNetNews.com". His writings,
which cover pertinent social and political issues of the day, have been
published on many other popular websites such as "chabad.org",
"algemeiner.com", "isralert.com", "Persianrabbi.com",
"freerepublic.com" and "thecoloradoadvocate.com", among others. They
can also be found on his website.
Brackman’s writings have been published in, among others, The
Denver Post, The Intermountain Jewish News (Colorado), Torah Studies
(New York), Etehaad (California), and The Canyon Courier. They have
also appeared in the Australian Jewish News and in the UK, in The
Jewish Chronicle and Hamodia. He has also appeared on TV and his work
has been featured in newspapers both in the USA and in the UK. In
addition Brackman is often quoted as an expert in major Jewish
publications such as The Jewish Post, The Jewish Chronicle, The Jewish
Journalamongst others.
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