Eleanor Roosevelt, Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama & Many Friends: My Chanuka at the White House

“It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness,” Eleanor Roosevelt once said. So with in mind, I was honored and excited to be invited for the White House Chanukah Party on the the eighth day – to pay my respects to first families past and present. There were many highlights, including meeting  many friends from […]

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radi8: night 8 of illumin8 (and culmin8!)

  Ever hear of the Rokia studies? Professor Paul Slovic from University of Oregon did a series of studies a few years ago in which participants were shown a photo of a starving 7 yr old girl from Mali, Africa named Rokia.  They were told that Rokia is desperately poor and faces the threat of […]

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Reanim8/Invigor8: Night 4 of illumin8 – “Push through the crust and rediscover the fire within.”

This Chanukkah R’ Sharon Brous of IKAR (LA) and Amichai Lau-Lavie of Lab/Shul (NY) collaborate to create a virtual ritual upgrade toolkit getting us to shine our light with more purpose and intention.  For 8 nights, illlumin8 will instigate conversations as the candles burn, so we can elaborate, recalibrate and celebrate! Reanim8/Invigor8: Night 4  One of my favorite teachers, […]

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