About Ariel Beery & A Lighthouse

I am dedicated to solving problems facing humanity by leveraging the resources and aspirations of Israel and the Jewish People. Over the past two decades I’ve built three companies, and since 2013 I have focused most of my time on improving access to life-saving healthcare technologies in emerging markets. I have had the privilege to witness the world through the eyes of the people in their greatest need, and there is much, much that needs to be done to serve those people better.

I am also a Zionist, from the school of Creative Zionism that formed PresenTense back in 2005. A spiritual child of Ahad Haam and Mordechai Kaplan, of Hashomer Hatzair and Martin Buber. Of Ralph Goldman and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. And during the 2021 clash between Hamas and the State of Israel I grew frustrated with the debate, and decided to contribute my perspective to the questions facing Israel and Am Israel whose resolution will determine our future.

To separate my personal and professional lives, this substack will focus on the events of the day from a Creative Zionist - an Abrahamist - perspective. It is the heir of my column, A Lighthouse, for the Columbia Spectator back in the early 2000s, of my columns for the Forward, of my work with Aharon Horwitz on Blogs of Zion, of my platform at PresenTense Magazine. While A Lighthouse focuses on Israel and Geopolitics, my Medium will continue to share thoughts about social innovation, entrepreneurship, and public health.