“If not now, when.” This is part of a quote from Rabbi Hillel in Pirke Avot, a compilation of sayings from sages from around the year 0. This is what I thought of this morning as I lamented the fact that while my father was dying in the hospital for…

So it’s been an enormous amount of time since I’ve sent a newsletter out. Click here to subscribe. Forgive me, but also — Covid. It’s crazy how quickly time has gone by and how much everything has changed since the last time you received one of these. I’m committing to…

Mackenzie (Macky) Donaldson is a Toronto and Los Angeles based director, producer and writer. She recently finished producing her first feature documentary, Citizen Bio (see the trailer), about biohackers aka citizen-driven biomedical research. It premiere’s on Showtime October 30th. She is actively involved in The Producer Pledge and Impact. Macky…

Heavy, REAL and life-affirming interview with Benjamin Hackman, frontman for the Holy Gasp and composer-in-residence at the Historic Kiever Synagogue in Toronto. We talk about our father’s deaths, the grieving/mourning process, grief in today’s culture, losing a parent, choosing life and much more. Find it here, or get it on…

Moving discussion with Ariel Lefkowitz, a friend and young doctor, who was recently the attending physician on the Covid ward at one of Toronto’s major hospitals. There he quickly realized that the situation required a more significant and evolving level of compassion and humanity than he and any of his…

Remi Dion is a friend and fellow engineer who studied at McGill University. He is currently doing a masters in artificial intelligence, and was on a semester abroad at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in the South province of Tamil Nadu when all of the Covid-19 stuff began. His…

For all those stuck at home, I’m sharing a full body workout that requires no materials, very little space, takes less than 10 minutes and will leave you absolutely smoked. All you need is 6 foot spherical radius and you’re good to go. I’ve had trouble these last few days…

New episode of Living30 is up! Link here, or get it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you like to listen. Extremely motivating discussion with adventure filmmaker and photographer, Basti Hansen. Basti is one of the hardest working guys I know, editing into the wee hours of the morning and…

New podcast episode link here or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you like to listen. Inspiring interview with Mia Schon, better known as Mosaic with Mia. She’s a public artist specializing in mosaics with works all around Tel Aviv. She’s extremely talented and we talk about how hard it…