Blinded By The Light: Mixing Business with Passion

by Jessica Bird | Mar 22, 2018 | Adulting, Cool Stuff, Entrepreneurs, Fellows, Professional

Jessica Bird is a 2018 Tribe 12 Fellow and founder of third-generation window treatment business, 3rdGenBlinds. She is a fun-loving entrepreneur with a dedication and passion toward her family and career. You can read more about her here. I’m a creative soul by...

Passover Events Around Town

by Rachel Waxman | Mar 20, 2018 | Cool Stuff, Culture, LGBTQ, Philly

Passover is almost upon us! This one happens to be my favorite Jewish holiday... Partially because I have always loved watching The Prince of Egypt and drinking copious amounts of wine. But I've also been known to dork out over the Exodus and all the magical pieces of...

Should I Go on a Second Date?

by Danielle Selber | Mar 12, 2018 | Dating

(Photo by Joshua Ness on Unsplash) Danielle Selber is our in-house matchmaker and she wants to be in your corner. As the only “non-profit matchmaker” in the country, Danielle blends traditional Jewish matchmaking with modern sensibilities. To meet up with her for...

“Compromise Is Key” & Other Takeaways from our Fellowship Alumni Giving Circle

by Polly Edelstein | Mar 1, 2018 | Adulting, Cool Stuff, Culture, Fellows, Tribes

Our inaugural Fellowship Alumni Giving Circle met in the fall of 2017. Each member of the group - all alumni of the Tribe 12 Fellowship - put money into a pot and together they decide where to allocate the funds. We used Amplifier's Giving Circle curriculum to lead 15...

Purim Events around Town

by Rachel Waxman | Feb 19, 2018 | Cool Stuff, Culture, Philly, Social

Purim is the only holiday where getting drunk is basically a mitzvah. We're going to retell the story of Esther and Haman and you're supposed to drink so much that you can't tell the difference between the good guys and the bad guys. Its like Halloween and St...

The Human Face

by David Bradley | Feb 12, 2018 | Cool Stuff, Culture, Philly

Remember only that I was innocent and, just like you, mortal on that day, I, too, had a face marked by rage, by pity and joy, quite simply, a human face! --From “Exodus,” by Benjamin Fondane, murdered at Auschwitz in 1944 I first read these words in December, a...

Confessions of an Intimacy Junkie

by Taryn Wyron | Feb 7, 2018 | Adulting, Cool Stuff, Entrepreneurs, Fellows, Professional

I’m an intimacy junkie. I’ve been known to spend an entire Saturday video chatting with friends across the globe. I’m trained as a therapist, and I can never overdo it on heart-to-heart talks. “How are you doing?” inevitably leads to a two-hour conversation,...

Do I Have Too Many Deal Breakers?

by Danielle Selber | Jan 25, 2018 | Dating

When I sit down with someone for a "matchmaking date", one of the conversations that clocks a fair amount of time is around their deal breakers. I ask about common ones -- age, height, and location for example -- and ones people might not have thought of, like whether...

The Best First Date in Philly

by Danielle Selber | Dec 22, 2017 | Adulting, Cool Stuff, Dating, Philly, Social

The moment has arrived. I'm Tribe 12's in-house matchmaker and it kinda breaks my heart to share my last, best, most perfect date idea to round out our Philly First Date Hacks series. It's my personal favorite date -- one I try to go on for my birthday...

Three More Foolproof First Dates

by Danielle Selber | Dec 17, 2017 | Adulting, Cool Stuff, Dating, Philly, Social

With a million holiday parties and cuffing season upon us, it's definitely time for another installment of our Philly First Date Hacks series! As Tribe 12's in-house matchmaker, it slightly kills me to share my trade-secret best first date...