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Making Meetings Matter  

Meetings devour time. And if we’re not careful, they don’t give enough back

Making Meetings Matter  

“I just survived a meeting that should have been an email.” You’ve seen the mug. Maybe you’ve even chuckled at it — likely during a meeting.

But behind the humor lies a stark truth: Meetings devour time. And if we’re not careful, they don’t give enough back.

Time is precious — ask anyone juggling deadlines, demands, and endless details. Shlomo Hamelech captured this wisdom in Koheles: “Lakol zeman v’eis, for everything, there is a time.”

Zeman refers to the steady march of time — Shabbos arrives, seasons change, and the sun rises and sets without fail. Eis, however, is about timing, and our ability to use those moments wisely. Eis is about us making zeman count.

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