{"id":1499,"date":"2012-03-15T22:19:55","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T22:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/production.ou.org\/jewish_action\/?p=1499"},"modified":"2020-07-27T08:20:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T08:20:30","slug":"how-did-you-get-into-that-a-rising-number-of-young-people-are-choosing-out-of-the-box-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishaction.com\/jewish-world\/people\/how-did-you-get-into-that-a-rising-number-of-young-people-are-choosing-out-of-the-box-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"How Did You Get Into THAT? A Rising Number of Young People Are Choosing Out-of-the-Box Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"

In today\u2019s increasingly unpredictable economic times, more and more<\/em> frum Jews are following their passions and choosing unconventional careers, finding that sometimes it pays to think outside the box.<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr. B<\/strong>en Kempner, Sir!<\/strong>
\n F<\/strong>r<\/strong>um Physician Goes N<\/strong>avy<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Navy Lieutenant Ben Kempner, thirty-two, wrestles with being a yarmulke-wearing, kosher-eating anomaly at work and a uniformed attraction sporting a crew cut in his Jewish community. Fearlessly jumping from combat-training planes in the middle of Fort Benning, Georgia, Lieutenant Kempner will admit that he\u2019s not your typical frum<\/em> physician.<\/p>\n

A graduate of Maimonides School in Brookline, Massachusetts, Lieutenant Kempner views his being the only frum<\/em> naval officer at the Joint Expeditionary Base in Little Creek, Virginia, as a great opportunity. \u201cI\u2019m essentially an ambassador for our people, whether I want to be or not,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd my colleagues are able to say, \u2018There\u2019s Lieutenant Kempner; he\u2019s a religious Jew and an outstanding naval officer.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Kempner, known around his command as \u201cDoc,\u201d took pre-med courses at the University of Maryland and planned to become a doctor in a nice Jewish community. When it came time to apply to medical school, he researched a few in the Maryland area. As an afterthought, he applied to the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, which prepares health professionals for careers with the Department of Defense. He got accepted. His father, a patriotic son of Holocaust survivors, urged him to go. \u201cIt\u2019s been a wild ride ever since,\u201d Lieutenant Kempner says.<\/p>\n

During his first year in the Navy, Lieutenant Kempner worked round-the-clock in the military hospital. Aside from the physical demands, he faced some stressful halachic challenges. \u201cI was desperately trying to arrange my schedule in a way that avoided my having to work on Shabbat and the holidays,\u201d he says. \u201cSometimes I found myself stuck there for a Shabbat on call. I\u2019d answer my pager, return the phone calls, write the orders, and do my job as any Navy physician; there is no k\u2019lachar yad<\/em> in my line of work. When the pager goes off, I answer it, because a patient issue needs to be addressed immediately.\u201d [K\u2019lachar yad<\/em>, which literally means \u201cin a backhanded fashion,\u201d refers to performing a necessary activity on Shabbat in a manner different from the way in which one would normally do it. The idea is to distance the activity as much as possible from actions resembling Biblical definitions of labor.]<\/p>\n

Pushed to the Limit<\/strong>
\nLieutenant Kempner endured the rigorous training required of all naval officers, becoming an airborne qualified officer which had him participating in combat-jump training with Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal groups. \u201cThose are the crazy guys who counter the IED [improvised `explosive device] threat in Iraq and Afghanistan,\u201d says Lieutenant Kempner. \u201cThey\u2019re the ones in charge of finding and rendering the explosives and roadside bombs safe; they are in high demand in the war-fighting effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

His six grueling months of Navy diving school was no picnic either. \u201cIt\u2019s the hardest physical training I\u2019ve ever been through,\u201d he says. \u201cYou\u2019re at the pool at 4:50 am and the first thing you do is swim a thousand meters. Then the instructors do what they call \u2018confidence training,\u2019 which involves underwater tasks of increasing length and duration. If you dare get up to take a breath, the whole class will pay; they\u2019ll have to hop out of the pool and do fifty pushups or more, then get back in and try it all over again. You can\u2019t believe in physical or mental limitations; you have to believe that no matter how hard the task, you can get through it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He got through it, with a Navy diving certificate and a considerable boost in confidence. \u201cI would have never imagined I was capable of this,\u201d Lieutenant Kempner says. \u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s a test I can\u2019t study for now; I could walk into the office tomorrow and have twenty-five patients in the waiting room and it wouldn\u2019t stress me out; I\u2019d know I could handle it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following a Higher Order<\/strong>
\nGrowing up in a Torah-observant home prepared Lieutenant Kempner well for the Navy. \u201cLike the military, Judaism is about orders. We have six hundred and thirteen,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen I write orders for my nurses and corpsmen, they aren\u2019t just medical instructions; they are orders from a commissioned officer. When I receive direction from those above me, the same holds true. My boss isn\u2019t just my boss; he\u2019s my \u2018ISIC\u2019 [immediate superior in charge]. Moreover, yeshivah\u2019s dual curriculum and its ten-hour days of juggling different classes taught me to multi-task. That translates to Navy life incredibly well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Kempner\u2019s Jewish education, coupled with his quick sense of humor, has also helped him tackle colleagues\u2019 inquiries about his \u201cstrange\u201d practices. \u201cOur calendar is peppered with holidays,\u201d he says. \u201cMy colleagues may have heard of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, but who\u2019s ever heard of Sukkot, Shavuot or Tishah B\u2019Av? I like bringing in all the Old Testament references and telling them: \u2018If you\u2019ll just crack open the Book of Deuteronomy, you\u2019ll see it right there.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Kempner takes his she\u2019eilot<\/em> to his personal rav <\/em>or the corps\u2019 Jewish chaplains. \u201cThe chaplains have been an active resource for me,\u201d he says. \u201cIf I ever find myself out on a field exercise for an extended period of time, I give them a phone call and promptly get a box of kosher MRE\u2019s [meals ready to eat].\u201d<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Kempner specifically chose the Navy over other branches of the military. \u201cThe Navy, especially the Medical Corps, is by far the most reconcilable [to leading an Orthodox life] from a geographic standpoint,\u201d says Lieutenant Kempner. Thus far, he has managed to spend his eight-year Navy career in proximity to Jewish communities, including Bethesda, Maryland; Groton, Connecticut and currently Norfolk, Virginia. \u201cThe possibility of a future assignment in Guam or Diego Garcia always exists,\u201d he says, \u201cbut I will work hard to control my destiny.\u201d<\/p>\n

Right now, Lieutenant Kempner is grateful to be working \u201cmore normal hours\u201d in a Navy clinic, but he expects to be rolling back into residency this summer. If the US is still in Afghanistan, it is possible he may be deployed. \u201cCould I be required to work seven days a week for six months to help our sailors and Marines stay in the fight?\u201d he asks. \u201cYes. Does the possibility of these things mean I should not have chosen this career path? I don\u2019t think so.\u201d<\/p>\n

Binyamin Cohen<\/strong>
\n The Heimishe Houdini
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photo<\/em>: Nancy Katz<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/em>How many of us get to turn a favorite childhood hobby into a full-time profession? For Binyamin Cohen of Far Rockaway, New York, all it took was a snap of his fingers. After all, he\u2019s a magician.<\/p>\n

At a time when many are struggling to eke out a living, Cohen, known professionally as \u201cBen Cohen Magician,\u201d maintains a steady stream of bookings. This highly sought after entertainer for weddings and Bar Mitzvot and winner of the prestigious International Brotherhood of Magicians\u2019 Magician of the Year Contest (2001), hasn\u2019t slowed down since his first twenty-five-dollar performance for a neighbor\u2019s birthday party\u2014at age fifteen.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone still has to have parties,\u201d Cohen says. \u201cWhen it comes down to it, they\u2019re not going to remember the food; they\u2019re not going to remember the band, but the guy in the middle of the circle [doing amazing tricks] will be in the photos, and is something that people love and remember.\u201d<\/p>\n

After twenty-four years of perfecting his act, Cohen, who is also a mentalist, not only wows the crowd by producing doves out of thin air, pouring wine into a suspended goblet, and turning himself into a trio of dancing Chassidim, he also slips amazed audience members\u2019 cell phones into sealed cans of tomato paste and can tell you what pasuk<\/em> in Chumash you are thinking of. It\u2019s no wonder that in 2000 he was selected out of 800 applicants to assist world-renowned magician David Copperfield in a five-month magic project in Manhattan\u2019s Times Square.<\/p>\n

Under the Spell<\/strong>
\nA native of Riverdale, New York, where his father was rav of Young Israel Ohab Zedek, Cohen juggled his Jewish studies and his fascination with magic throughout his yeshivah years, focusing on his learning by day and delving into sleight of hand secrets by night. While Cohen attended Yeshiva Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch in Washington Heights, New York, Yeshivat Shaare Torah in Brooklyn, and Yeshiva B\u2019nei Torah in Far Rockaway, he amassed a collection of 2,000 manuscripts and periodicals on the mystifying art of magic. He also managed to carve out time to view videos of current-day masters and refine his own technique before the mirror. \u201cYou have to understand optics, angles, and what people are seeing at every moment,\u201d Cohen says.<\/p>\n

Cohen, who\u2019s married with three children, likes to keep his routine fresh by continually coming up with innovative tricks. \u201c[The process involves] approaching an apparently impossible problem that I have to solve. For example, I need to get this object into an inaccessible location; how am I going to accomplish that?\u201d He first tries it out on his friends. \u201cIf I can fool them, that\u2019s stage one,\u201d he says. \u201cThey are the most critical audience. Non-frum<\/em> performers find the yeshivah crowd very difficult; they are not going to get one put over on them so easily.\u201d<\/p>\n

During performances, Cohen consistently draws upon Torah references and holiday themes. On Chanukah, he makes candles appear and disappear according to the opinions of both Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel. \u201cFor Beit Hillel, I make the candles instantly multiply up to eight,\u201d he explains. \u201cAnd for Beit Shammai, they disappear one by one. I\u2019ve also displayed an empty vial that refills by itself eight times.\u201d For Sukkot, he has a dollar bill disappear and end up inside of an etrog<\/em>.<\/p>\n

During his shows, Cohen makes sure to dispel any concerns about the Talmud\u2019s denunciation of practicing magic. \u201cFirst I talk to my audiences about the possible halachic problems with magic,\u201d he says. \u201cThen I reveal how a particular trick works, how everything I do is [not supernatural], that I am really creating an illusion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seeing the Hand of Hashem\u2014It\u2019s No Illusion<\/strong>
\nCohen lands his jobs solely by word of mouth. \u201cEveryone knows someone who knows me,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen I perform at a party, I meet five hundred people; I make sure to stay and talk with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ben Cohen makes sure to dispel any concerns about the Talmud\u2019s denunciation of practicing magic. \u201cFirst I talk to my audiences about the possible halachic problems with magic,\u201d he says. \u201cThen I reveal how a particular trick works, how everything I do is not supernatural, that I am really creating an illusion.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yet, he really never knows where and when the jobs will come. \u201cMost people don\u2019t get to see the direct hand of hashgachah<\/em> in the work they do,\u201d he says. \u201cThe moment I finish a job, I\u2019m unemployed until the next one. Somebody might cancel on me and a minute later I get a phone call out of the blue; someone wants to hire me to the exact penny of the job that just disappeared. I know it\u2019s completely min haShamayim<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although he can\u2019t imagine doing anything else, Cohen admits that he wouldn\u2019t readily suggest that others pursue the life of a magician. \u201cMy schedule is totally opposite that of most people,\u201d he says. \u201cI work nights and weekends. And I sometimes drive eight hours to get to a show and come home at four in the morning. But if you truly love the craft and love entertaining people, go for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the job uncertainty and crazy hours, Cohen treasures every smile he elicits. Aside from entertaining at family semachot<\/em>, he also shares his talents with individuals struggling with illness via various chesed<\/em> organizations. \u201cKnowing people are happy because I\u2019m performing for them\u2014that\u2019s the best,\u201d Cohen says. \u201c[The truth is] I\u2019ve never had a job; I get to do what I love. I\u2019m making people happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daniella Appel
\nThe Violin Maker<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In a world where most everything comes off a conveyer belt, where can you still find the human touch? Ask Daniella Appel, the violin maker.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love that I\u2019m creating something,\u201d says Appel, twenty-five, of West Rogers Park, Chicago. \u201cA whole world can come from this one instrument that started as just a piece of wood. Once you finish, you can say you made it; it\u2019s your baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

A graduate of Stern College and a current student at the Chicago School of Violin Making, Appel sits on her workbench every weekday morning to build another violin part. After the main body is done, she\u2019ll craft the neck and scroll and then move on to the fingerboard, working diligently. Each student is expected to complete this intricate process seven times, creating seven instruments in three years. Unlike most of her classmates, Appel arrived at the school without prior woodworking experience. \u201cThey had to teach me everything from scratch,\u201d she says. But the challenge didn\u2019t daunt her.<\/p>\n

Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Appel\u2014whose father is a doctor with a penchant for playing the violin\u2014says that she always knew she needed to do something in music. She remembers being smitten with music at the age of six, gleefully banging away on the piano. Soon afterward, she was taking lessons. \u201cWhenever times were hard, I would run to the piano,\u201d says Appel.<\/p>\n

For the Love of Music<\/strong>
\nWhile the majority of her five siblings chose their father\u2019s field-of-choice, Appel felt especially drawn to his avocation. In 2009, an astute music professor at Stern suggested she try violin making. \u201cI\u2019m good with my hands and I\u2019m musical,\u201d she says. \u201cIt made sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

As most of her friends pursued careers in medicine or psychology, Appel started researching violin making schools. \u201cEver since I was young, I\u2019ve always been different from my peers,\u201d she says. \u201cThey liked shopping and doing their hair, and I was always more into sports and cars. I knew that I wanted to do something out of the ordinary [when I grew up], something that I would want to wake up in the morning and be excited about.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the only Jew at the school, Appel is still the different one. She is constantly aware of the responsibility that comes with this. \u201cMy father said that I need to make a kiddush Hashem<\/em>,\u201d says Appel. \u201cI\u2019m the first Jew most of my classmates have ever met. It\u2019s interesting to see their perceptions of Jewish people, especially with all they read about the Middle East. I\u2019m careful to speak in a positive and respectful manner and act responsibly. Whenever I use a workshop tool, I wash it afterwards and put it away; every time something runs out, I make sure to promptly refill it.\u201d<\/p>\n

It takes six weeks to complete a violin or viola and 200 hours to make a cello. Appel admits that it also took courage to take this different path. \u201cEveryone who asks me what I do and I tell them I\u2019m going to violin making school will inevitably say, \u2018That\u2019s the career you want to go with?\u2019 Then they add, \u2018You know you\u2019re not going to make any money,\u2019\u201d reports Appel. \u201cThose things are never easy to hear.\u201d She doesn\u2019t fret though. \u201cMy student violins will sell for about $2,000,\u201d she says. \u201cOnce I start working in a shop or open my own, they will go for a couple of thousand more.\u201d According to Appel, the most \u201camazing\u201d world-renowned violin maker commands $40,000 for one of his violins. \u201cI hope one day I\u2019ll get there,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Appel is enjoying the journey. \u201cMy father [she found out later that he was initially skeptical about her career choice, but didn\u2019t let it show] taught me a valuable lesson about money and life,\u201d she says. \u201cIf your decision [about choosing a career] is based on making a lot of money and you dread the next day because you don\u2019t want to go to work, is it really worth the money? If you\u2019re happy with what you are doing, you\u2019re a better person for yourself, for Hashem and for everyone around you. When you\u2019re excited by what you do, you\u2019ll do your best.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yoni Goldstein
\nSoaring to the Beat of a Different Drum<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Every kid wonders what it would be like to fly. Yonatan (Yoni) Goldstein didn\u2019t leave it to his imagination; he took his dream to the sky. \u201cI believe it\u2019s my calling,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s something I just knew I had to do,\u201d says the twenty-five-year-old US Air Force pilot.<\/p>\n

With every military mission, Lieutenant Goldstein leaves his wife and two children in Seattle, Washington with a heavy but determined heart. Lieutenant Goldstein credits his success in his career to his wife, whose love and support\u00a0 enable him to be away from home for stretches of time. \u201cI feel that it\u2019s my duty to protect this great nation,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019m defending the Constitution and serving the people I love.\u201d He boards a C-17, a huge military transport aircraft used for rapid airlifting troops and cargo to military bases throughout the world; it can also perform tactical airlift, medical evacuation and airdrop missions. Along with his mission commander, another pilot and two loadmasters, Lieutenant Goldstein flies from Seattle to American soldiers on the ground, wherever they may be. Depending on the need, the cargo can include ammunition, tanks, Humvees, attack vehicles, medical supplies and food. The crew can fly for up to twenty-four hours in one clip. After a week of long and tiresome workdays, they head home to rest up\u2014until the next flight.<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Goldstein is probably the first graduate of Yavneh Academy in Dallas, Texas, to enroll in the Reserve Officers\u2019 Training Corps (ROTC). He became a commissioned officer in May of 2008, and by November entered into active service at Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma to start pilot training. Five months later, he traveled to Pueblo, Colorado, for four weeks of more intensive training, this time with exposure to actual flying. \u201cWithin three weeks of our arrival, we were expected to fly solo,\u201d he says. \u201cIt was pretty unnerving.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the Service of God<\/strong>
\nLieutenant Goldstein\u2019s abiding love for Yiddishkeit<\/em> only intensified as he realized his boyhood dream; he wears both his kippah<\/em> and his US military uniform proudly. \u201cThere is a way to stay a religious Jew and also fulfill the requirements for the mission,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s not easy, but it\u2019s doable.\u201d He turns to rabbanim<\/em> for guidance when needed. He explains, for example, that sometimes he is required to drop off cargo on Shabbat. \u201cBecause it\u2019s going to keep our soldiers alive and fighting, the rabbis have told me that our mission is tantamount to pikuach nefesh<\/em>,\u201d says Lieutenant Goldstein. \u201cThis is not something I enjoy, but I know with all of my heart and soul that it\u2019s important I do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

What Lieutenant Goldstein really enjoys, aside from flying and assisting US soldiers across the globe, is bringing them back home safely to their families. \u201cThat\u2019s the most rewarding part,\u201d he says. He also values the opportunities to make a kiddush Hashem<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile at a downrange location [in the middle of a war zone], an airman came onto the airplane saying he had something to ask me,\u201d says Lieutenant Goldstein. \u201cHe said he forgot what day Rosh Hashanah was. He asked me, \u2018Is it Tuesday or Wednesday?\u2019 I inquired if he had contacted a chaplain for his holiday food needs, like apples, honey, grape juice, challah. He said he didn\u2019t, so I gave him the e-mail address of a chaplain and told him to e-mail him and get what he needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Time for Neitz<\/strong>
\nOn each mission, Lieutenant Goldstein brings his siddur<\/em>, a copy of Me\u2019am Loez<\/em> on the Parashah<\/em>, and a mussar sefer<\/em>. \u201cI realized I needed to do something extra to make sure I stay true to my beliefs,\u201d he says. \u201cI find it very challenging working in an environment where it would be easier to say \u2018I don\u2019t need to keep strictly kosher here; it\u2019s [too] difficult.\u2019 You have to work around it, plan ahead, in order not to be tempted to eat something non-kosher or break Shabbat when it does not directly concern saving people\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Goldstein\u2019s high school friends typically went into law, medicine and business.\u2008He admits that some were surprised by his choice of career. \u201cI\u2019ve never been someone who tries to seek the approval of the crowd,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019ve always marched to the beat of a different drummer.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lieutenant Goldstein makes sure to bring enough kosher food with him on each mission, and if the plane lands on Shabbat, he has other crew members use his credit card, help him with his bags, and turn the refrigerator light off in his room. \u201cI make it a point to daven <\/em>on time whenever possible,\u201d Lieutenant Goldstein says. \u201cSince we fly during hours of darkness, as soon as I see the sun come up I think, great, it\u2019s time for <\/em>neitz. I\u2019ll tell the other pilot that I\u2019m checking out for twenty minutes. I put on my tefillin and tallit<\/em> and pray Shacharit facing the sun in the cockpit. From that altitude, you can clearly see the orb coming up from the horizon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Goldstein credits the long school days and demanding studies in yeshivah for providing him with the stamina for the job. \u201cAlmost every mission . . . has its own set of difficulties and problems you have to solve,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s complicated and you could have dozens of diverse problems simultaneously. Yeshivah taught me how to think on my feet, how to analyze a situation with a critical eye. We would read a pasuk <\/em>in Chumash and look at the grammar, the structure, syntax, and vowels. Then we were asked \u2018What questions do you have?\u2019 We would write our questions down and then go into Rashi, Seforno, the Ohr HaChaim, looking into the different commentaries; we found our answers right there. My years in day school gave me the foundation, the framework, to think quickly and logically in the flying environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Goldstein\u2019s high school friends typically went into law, medicine and business.\u2008He admits that some were surprised by his choice of career. \u201cI\u2019ve never been someone who tries to seek the approval of the crowd,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019ve always marched to the beat of a different drummer.\u201d Although he loves his job, he\u2019s not so quick to encourage frum<\/em> youth to join the Air Force. \u201cI would tell them, \u2018If this is your dream, pursue it; if it isn\u2019t, I can\u2019t guarantee you\u2019ll be successful,\u2019\u201d he says. \u201cYou have to have an extremely strong sense of patriotism, a strong work ethic, and you have to be very secure in your Judaism. If you\u2019re not, it is very easy to let it fall by the wayside for expediency\u2019s sake.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Goldstein recently shared the wisdom of his experience with NCSYers in Seattle. \u201cI told them that no matter what career they choose, it\u2019s not only achievable, but it is commendable to stay true to and grow in Judaism,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just a matter of personal satisfaction. It\u2019s a matter of integrity\u2014to our history, and the Torah. I was Jewish before I became an officer and will be when I retire. I intend to try to be as religious as I can all the days of my life. That\u2019s what it\u2019s all about\u2014to be a devoted servant of God.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spoken like a true serviceman.<\/p>\n

Jonathan Spielman
\nMy Son, the Investigator<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

While most MBA graduates head directly for the corporate world, one idealist took a decidedly different turn. He\u2019s happily blending his business acumen with his yen for public service\u2014at the FBI.<\/p>\n

A member of the FBI\u2019s Special Advisor Program, Jonathan Spielman, a graduate of Yeshiva University and Georgetown University, applies his business expertise to help improve the bureau\u2019s field office operations. He operates very much like a management consultant in the corporate world, providing advice with the aim of creating value, maximizing growth and improving performance.\u00a0 \u201cI identify the issues that need addressing and help find solutions,\u201d says Spielman. \u201cUnlike in the corporate world, finding intelligence gaps [for the FBI] or discovering better methods not only saves money, it also could save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

The FBI\u2014Post 9\/11<\/strong>
\nOne doesn\u2019t typically picture a team of business management specialists working for a US government agency, but 9\/11 dramatically changed things.<\/p>\n

According to a Time<\/em> magazine cover story (\u201cIs the FBI Up to the Job 10 Years After 9\/11?,\u201d May 9, 2011), the tragedy represented \u201cthe worst hour in the FBI\u2019s ninety-three-year history.\u201d The article goes on to say that field offices in Phoenix and Minneapolis had gleaned important clues about the terror plot long before 9\/11; however, as both locations were unaware of what the other one knew, they couldn\u2019t put the pieces together.<\/p>\n

In the aftermath of 9\/11, the FBI doubled its agent force on national security and tripled its number of analysts. \u201cThey were looking to be more proactive and more intelligence-driven, as opposed to investigating crime after the fact,\u201d says Spielman. \u201cThe organization went through a major growth and mission readjustment. They were looking to improve the internal processes, the strategic planning, and business and performance management.\u201d In order to best accomplish its new objectives, the FBI recruited the nation\u2019s top MBA and public policy graduates.<\/p>\n

In his three years with the FBI, Spielman has worked to improve various departments at the FBI, including human resources, information technology, and critical records management. Currently, he is overseeing a performance management process. His expertise enables the FBI executives at headquarters and the leaders of local field offices to determine how well each branch knows its territory and to identify each branch\u2019s investigative strengths and weaknesses.<\/p>\n

Spielman views his yeshivah education at Maimonides School in Brookline, Massachusetts, Yeshivat Sha\u2019alavim in Israel, and Yeshiva University, as an asset to his career. \u201cI bring an approach from Torah study to my work,\u201d says Spielman, who is a member of the Kemp Mill Synagogue, an OU-member shul in Silver Spring, Maryland. \u201cI realize that there is often greater complexity to an issue which superficially appears straightforward. My analytical perspective is enhanced by my experience in assessing all sides of a sugya <\/em>or differing commentaries on a pasuk<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

In turn, his work has inspired his Judaism. \u201cI have more kavanah<\/em> when saying the tefillah<\/em> for the government and military,\u201d he says. \u201cMy exposure to the FBI workforce and broader government has enabled me to meet some of the thousands of people working around the clock to help support the safety and security of the American people. They make daily sacrifices and deserve our consideration and prayers for continued success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spielman\u2019s introduction to the FBI came while attending Georgetown University. Intrigued by an FBI recruiter\u2019s pitch, he joined the program. Spielman values his role in supporting the FBI\u2019s efforts and helping the bureau run cost-efficient, optimally effective programs. \u201cI am contributing to something I believe in,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u00a0From Boy Scout to the FBI<\/strong>
\nSpielman cultivated his sense of patriotism early on. An active member of a shomer Shabbat<\/em> Boy Scout troop from ages eleven to eighteen, he attended a kosher Boy Scout camp each summer, toured Washington, DC, and met President Clinton at the 1997 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia. Spielman quickly ascended the ranks, earning the twenty-one merit badges and completing a community service project required to become an Eagle Scout. He continues his involvement as an adult leader of the troop.<\/p>\n

Spielman\u2019s family has been very supportive and excited about his government position. \u201cThe FBI came up in a book during story time at my daughter\u2019s kindergarten class,\u201d he says. \u201cMy daughter told her teacher, \u2018My Abba works there!\u2019 [My family\u2019s] very proud of me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ironically, Spielman\u2019s friends who pursued MBAs and took the more traditional path of seeking careers in the corporate sector, had trouble finding jobs. \u201cPerhaps the compensation [in government work] is not as high, but I find what I do rewarding,\u201d he says. \u201cThe more effective and efficient the FBI operates, the better it can protect the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bayla Sheva Brenner is a senior writer in the OU Communications and Marketing\u00a0 Department.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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