Gidi Grinstein
Otherness: The Cornerstone of Jewish Leadership in Humanity
Summary
Rabbi Sacks (1948–2020) spoke quite a lot about the concept of chosenness and otherness and what distinguished the two. Carly Maisel, Gidi Grinstein and Dan Sacker talk about their own relationships with Rabbi Sacks and discuss what otherness really means in the Jewish community.
Gidi Grinstein
Gideon (Gidi) Grinstein is an Israeli serial social entrepreneur, leader,and author. He founded the Reut Institute, which specializes in societal disruptions. Within Reut, Gidi initiated TOM, which is a bold global social project with the goal of helping 250 million people within a decade through global open innovation by using 3D printing. TOM has been recognized by the Blackstone Charitable Trust, Inc. and Forbes magazine. Gidi’s seminal book, Flexigidity: The Secret of Jewish Adaptability (2013), offers a unique systemic view of the Jewish People. In 2000, Gidi served as the secretary of the Israeli delegation for the Camp David Summit; before that he led the Israeli team that designed Birthright Israel, which is the largest generational project of the Jewish People. Gidi is a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School of Government and of Tel-Aviv University Schools of Law and Economics. He is a long-distance runner and is married to Betty with whom he has 5 children.