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You are so invited to my Mitzvah show

Austin Tang — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 19:27:43 +0000

Hot Hanukkah parties, inspiring students, and Pawnukkah.

Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023

Hello! I’m still recovering from our amazing Hot Jewish Hanukkah launch party on Tuesday (more epic photos below!) and another rainy outdoor market today. But a 12-year-old boy came to my table, sang me his Haftarah, and invited me to his Bar Mitzvah, so it was worth it! Today I’m sharing some Hanukkah joy and inspiration and making sure you know you’re so invited to Mitzvah or Shandah Live (dating edition) with MeetJew on Wednesday. Enjoy!

Mitzvah or Shandah x MeetJew 12/13

This month’s Kugels and Komedians show is being taken over by Mitzvah or Shandah. We’ll have bachelors and a bachelorette (Robin Weiss), and I’ll host with hilarious, interactive dating and holiday-themed prompts. The venue has Hanukkah-themed donuts and we’re lighting the menorah! All are welcome (21+).

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Meet the contestants

For some samples of what the show will be like, check out the Mitzvah or Shandah Instagram. Robin and I got some videos at a Hanukkah party on Saturday night that we’ll share leading up to Weds. (Not sure if that was a mitzvah or shandah, but we had a blast doing it!)

‘Hot Jewish Hanukkah’ party recap

With David Behar

The book Q&A

Sephardic Soul + pals

Our “Hot Jewish Hanukkah” launch party in NYC on Tuesday was a success! We served cocktails inspired by the “Latke Sutra” in the book (the ‘Sufganiyot Squirt’ was a hit), danced with DJ Lady Blaga, and met so many people including influencers and cast members from the book. It was a lot of work, but so worth it, and Michael and I both enjoyed every minute celebrating and talking about our huge project with such a kind and supportive group of people. Shoutout to everyone who helped make it happen (our friends, family, volunteer Briyah Paley, moderator Lily Lester, and photographer Evan Gurman). And you can get the book from me here or on Amazon (5 star reviews!) as a paperback or ebook.

Julia Gergely (cast) & Morgan Raum

Neurotic Jewish Gay and P.ayos

Enjoying our Q&A session with Lily Lester

Dancing with Lady Blaga

Two Kosh Girls and guests

With my very helpful dad!

See all photos

Watch our interview about the book

Sharing ‘Hot Jewish Hanukkah’ at Hillel

This week, Michael invited me to join him in sharing our book with his peers at The New School Hillel. It tells the story of Hanukkah on a college campus, a decision we made before 10/7 that ended up being even more meaningful. In our version, students at Hillel face antisemitism by a new Greek president. They come together and decide to for their culture and be accepted on campus. The students at this NYC Hillel and students all over the country are fighting this battle (again) today and coming together, when they could easily hide their Jewish identity. I was so inspired by this group’s resiliency, unity, and Jewish pride. Below is an image from our book of Hillel coming together to fight back, and seeing art come to life in that room gave me the chills.

Hanukkah joy from coast to coast

The director of Hillel New School reminded us that we are the light this Hanukkah. His words resonated with me as I saw my Pawnukkah drawing at a Value Culture party in SF, my sisters host Hanukkah parties in their homes (shoutout to George who made handmade dreidel piñata in Montreal), and when I ventured into the rain at the Grand Bazaar today because I knew it was important to represent.

Thanks for reading! If you already got a copy of “Hot Jewish Hanukkah,” I’m selling in person two more times in NYC — at our show on Wednesday and at the JCC 20s/30s Hanukkah party on Thursday. And, a reminder that our second Israeli Dinner Series in NYC will be at Tsion Cafe on 12/20, register here. See you soon! Have a great week. Happy Hanukkah! Danielle

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Gary Zukav

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 18:05:42 +0000

The dynamic 25th Anniversary Edition of a New Age Classic including prefaces by Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou, an 85 page study guide, and website links for further study.
THE SEAT OF THE SOUL. www.seatofthesoul.com
25th Anniversary Edition with a Study Guide
“If there was just one book on this planet that I could recommend that you read, it would be this book, The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav. It has been for me, one of, if not the most powerful book I’ve ever read, except for the bible.”
—Oprah Winfrey
“I suggest to the new Zukav reader to draw close to share this book with someone who has firm nerve and a wonderful sense of humor because when Zukav’s ideas stop challenging you, you will laugh with the wonderful laughter of the discoverer who has found a new continent.”
—Maya Angelou
“The Seat of the Soul is a very important book tome.
—Paul Coelho, author of The Alchemist
“There are two books that I absolutely live my life by. This is one of them.”
—Jay Z on Oprah.com
Originally published on March 15, 1989, THE SEAT OF THE SOUL revolutionized the field of self-discovery. This legendary book was a #1 New York Times Best Seller 31 times and remained on the New York Times Bestseller list for three years. It has sold more than three million copies in the U.S. and has been translated into 32 languages.
Prefaces by Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou and a new foreword from Gary Zukav update the twenty-fifth anniversary edition. In addition, an extensive study guide helps readers deepen their knowledge and apply Gary’s teachings in concrete and practical ways. At the end of each chapter there is a link to an online extension with a video, meditation, exercises, and support for creating your own study group.
With the same masterful skill he used to demystify scientific abstraction and quantum physics in his award-winning Dancing with the Wu Li Masters, Gary Zukav takes us on a penetrating exploration of the new phase of evolution humanity has entered.
With lucidity and elegance, Zukav explains that we are evolving from a species that understands power as the ability to manipulate and control—external power—into a species that understands power as the alignment of the personality with the soul—authentic power. Our evolution now requires each of us to make the values of the soul our own: harmony, cooperation, sharing, and reverence for Life. Using his scientist’s eye and philosopher’s heart, Zukav shows how infusing our activities with compassion and trust enlivens them with meaning and purpose. He illustrates how the emerging values of the spirit are changing marriages into spiritual partnerships, psychology into spiritual psychology, and transforming our everyday lives.
A new species is being born inside of us. The Seat of the Soul is about this birth, what it means, and how we can participate in it joyfully.
About the Author
Gary Zukav is the author of The Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics, winner of The American Book Award for Science; The Seat of the Soul, the celebrated #1 New York Times bestseller; Soul Stories, also a New York Times bestseller; and many others. His books have sold over three million copies and are published in thirty-two languages. He is a graduate of Harvard University and a former US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) officer with Vietnam service. He lives in Oregon with his spiritual partner, Linda Francis.
About the Book
SEAT OF THE SOUL: 25th Anniversary Edition with a Study Guide
By Gary Zukav
Published by Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: March 11, 2014
Simultaneously published in hardcover and trade paperback
Hardcover: $26.00
Trade Paperback: $16.00
HC ISBN: 9781476740843
TP ISNB: 9781476755403
Ebook ISBN: 9781416561934
For more information, please visit www.SeatoftheSoul.com
Visit Simon & Schuster on the web at www.simonandschuster.com
More praise for THE SEAT OF THE SOUL
“The Seat of the Soul changed the way I see myself. It changed the way I view the world. It caused a profound shift in the way I conduct all my relationships, business and personal. . . . I’ve taught leadership classes at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls with the help of The Seat of the Soul. I’ve used its principles to teach elementary school students, high school students, even MBAs at the Kellogg School of Management. I get a surge of delight every single time someone reads this book and feels the amazement I felt 25 years ago.”
—Oprah Winfrey
“There are two books that I absolutely live my life by. This is one of them. Growing up, I was always curious about religion. This book made the most sense to me; it’s about the way you live your life. I believe in karma and doing the right thing even if it may not advance you as far as you want. If every single person felt the same way about karma and intention, then the world gets fixed tomorrow. But temptation gets in the way. Zukav is right: It may take lifetimes to learn.
—Jay Z on Oprah.com
“Filled with wisdom, and written in a beautifully simple, almost poetic style, The Seat of the Soul is a book to be savored.”
—Brian Weiss, MD, (former) Chairman of Psychiatry, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, author of Many Lives, Many Masters
“How remarkable—to find that one of our finest interpreters of frontier science is equally conversant with the human spirit. This augurs well for our times.”
—Huston Smith, PhD, former professor of philosophy, MIT, renowned world religions scholar, author of The Religions of Man
“A remarkable treatment of thought, evolution, and reincarnation.”
—Library Journal

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