Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone

Rabbi for the Extremely Online. Founder @myTechTribe. TED Res. Social @Chabad. Views mine, not employer's. Rabbi as a Service (RaaS)

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

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[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

Baruch Dayan Haemes! This is horrible news. Joshua was a visionary in the Austin tech scene, and incredible force at SXSW each year.
May his memory be a blessing

[Austin Statesman @statesman]

Capital Factory founder Joshua Baer, a visionary force in the Texas technology and start-up ecosystem, died Tuesday night in a private plane crash in Laredo, the organization confirmed to the American-Statesman.

"Joshua was a fearless leader, a brilliant partner, and a dear friend to so many of us," Capital Factory President Bryan Chambers said.

https://t.co/rYhKmYv0Yg

[Yossi Farro @FarroYossi]

Meet @ericmreiner, an Orthodox Jewish venture capitalist running @VineVenturesLP, a $500M fund, who shuts off his phone every Shabbat.

In a world that never stops, he disconnects for 25 hours every week.

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

@stjiovanni @bengold @jameygannon My guess. Or some sort of tablet for art creation (probably with camera incorporated)

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

“Even if all mankind were to gather together, they would not be able to create even the wing of a gnat and animate it with a soul.”
-- Bereishit Rabbah 39:14

[rat king 🐀 @MikeIsaac]

after the “taste is becoming the moat” debate in the valley, one had to expect a startup willing to automate it

so much money will go into what is essentially a question of belief in what might be called a human soul

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

@nikitabier Not sure I find that comforting

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

@_Shark_byte 🙌✨

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

@yoniChanowitz @VerminusM I've met you! Still look to meet myself

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

@mycr_karenina @VladDavidzon I mean, there is a war in Ukraine... And Vlad has done some awesome reporting...

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

@DavidSHolz Looking forward!

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

@FarroYossi Mazel tov

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

@yoniChanowitz @VerminusM Same!

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

@ali_debow @joinswsh 📸

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

Mazels to the whole @joinswsh
Team!
So amazing to see what @ali_debow and co. are building.

[Ali Debow @ali_debow]

We're excited to announce a $4M Seed round led by @GameChangersVC, with support from incredible investors including @scooterbraun, @GuyOseary, @stellation, @SignalFire, @MaCVentureCap, and others.

A few years ago, while hosting community events and testing early products, my co-founders @WeilynChong, @NathanAhn, and I noticed a consistent pattern.

After every event, people asked the same questions:

Where are the photos? Who captured that moment? How do I reconnect with the people I met?

https://t.co/hxhuPkNM3O

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

Mazels to the whole @joinswsh
Team!
So amazing to see what @ali_debow and co. are building.

[Shai Goldman @shaig]

Congrats to @ali_debow & team on the raise ! https://t.co/5tLMeqp51M

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

@mycr_karenina @PercyYaBysshe Arielle left. The new one is a scion to an American Spanish-Portuguese dynasty. So I guess Ladino still makes sense, in a historical kinda way.

[Ali Debow @ali_debow]

We're excited to announce a $4M Seed round led by @GameChangersVC, with support from incredible investors including @scooterbraun, @GuyOseary, @stellation, @SignalFire, @MaCVentureCap, and others.

A few years ago, while hosting community events and testing early products, my co-founders @WeilynChong, @NathanAhn, and I noticed a consistent pattern.

After every event, people asked the same questions:

Where are the photos? Who captured that moment? How do I reconnect with the people I met?

https://t.co/hxhuPkNM3O

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

@samsheffer @FarroYossi Btw tomorrow night Yossi and I are going to get a lot of Jews to wrap - if you're around and want to help others join the mitzvah... Maybe we can make it a sheva brachos!

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

I'm all for personal growth and forgiveness of past mistakes.
But how can an elected official, or someone looking to win that role, turn around and be like "LOL" and... That's it?

Comments made that affect policy and leadership should be substantively addressed.

Especially given, as the conclusion notes, the fact that someone's base is totally fine with the original post. Is this just a game?

Own what you said or explain why you've changed.

[Jeff Coltin @JCColtin]

Confronted last month with an eyebrow-raising tweet of his from 2021, New York City Council Member Chi Ossé gave the perfect dismissal: “Woke 1 was crazyyyy.”

https://t.co/86FfIKNjkP

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

@yoniChanowitz @MohandesDavid You do...