Holiday Hacks: Rooting Ourselves in Awe

Holiday Hacks: Rooting Ourselves in Awe

12pm PDT

We have entered the season of awe and wonder.

From the start of the Hebrew month of Elul, through the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and then the festival of Sukkot, this is the season for soul-searching as preparation for living with renewed purpose and vision.

Join a conversation with Jason Leivenberg, Senior Vice President and Rabbi Rose Prevezer, Director, of NuRoots, the young adult engagement initiative at the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles for an in depth look at their project, In Awe, a seven week series of gatherings, encounters and offerings that will enable each one of us to discover that a-ha feeling in a year unlike any other.

To experience In Awe, check this out: https://www.nuroots.org/awe

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Jason Leivenberg is a Senior Vice President at The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, overseeing NuRoots, the young adult engagement initiative. NuRoots mobilizes and inspires young adults to create meaningful Jewish community across Los Angeles.

Previously, Jason served as Senior Development Officer at Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston. A meaningful student experience at Berkeley Hillel inspired him to work for Hillel of Santa Barbara and Hillel at UCLA as Director of Student Life and Repair the World Coordinator.

Jason is a Los Angeles native. He graduated from UC-Berkeley with BAs in Sociology and Mass Communications, and an MPA from NYU Wagner and an MA in Judaic Studies from NYU Skirball. Jason is a proud alumnus of Bend the Arc's Jeremiah Fellowship, The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Encounter, and many an Alternative Spring Break. He is also a baseball fanatic, coffee enthusiast, and burger fiend.

Rabbi Rose Prevezer is Director of the NuRoots Community Fellowship at The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, where she works to mobilize and inspire people in their 20s and 30s to create meaningful Jewish community across LA. She has previously worked for the Institute for Jewish Creativity (IJC) at American Jewish University and IKAR. Ordained by the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, Rose is also a graduate of the University of Oxford, with a BA in Archaeology and Anthropology and an MSc in Visual Anthropology. Born and raised in London, UK, Rose now lives in Venice Beach with her husband and daughter. She is passionate about developing unique pathways for communal engagement and believes strongly in the power of the arts to enhance the Jewish conversation.

Rabbi Sherre Hirsch is the Chief Innovation Officer for American Jewish University. Rabbi Hirsch made headlines as the first female rabbi at Sinai Temple, the largest Conservative congregation on the west coast. She served as Senior Rabbinic Scholar at Hillel International, where she created and developed Hillelwell, an initiative for Hillels worldwide to become the recognized address for preventative mental health. A thought leader on spirituality and religion, Rabbi Hirsch has appeared on the Today Show, ABC News, Extra, and PBS, among other outlets, and has been a contributor to Time.com, Oprah Magazine, the Jewish Journal, the Hollywood Journal, and more. She is the author of “Thresholds, How to Live Fearlessly and Regret Free” (featured in “Hot Type” in Vanity Fair), and “We Plan, God Laughs, What to do When Life Hits You Over the Head” (recognized on Amazon’s Top 100 List). Rabbi Hirsch was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.