I am praying for the hostages in Israel. #BringThemHome. I am very concerned about the rise of anti-semitism. Please sign the ADL letter to the U.S. Department of Education to Make Colleges Safe from Antisemitism. See more on Instagram
In Los Angeles, I loved the grand opening of the Lobby Library at the Sheraton Grand in collaboration with Reese’s Book Club! Make sure to stop by and find your next favorite book.
Thank you to everyone for joining me to celebrate my new book! I have videos from my events in Santa Monica at Zibby’s bookshop and in Pasadena with Ms. Magazine at Vroman’s Bookstore.
10 New Books We Can’t Wait to Read This Fall: BRAVE-ish: “I can’t wait to dig into Niver’s honest account of how she transformed her life by committing to doing 50 new things by 50: diving with sharks and pulling 3-Gs while bobsledding. I love inspirational books, especially when travel, adventure, and gutsy women are involved.”
For the authors, that legacy embodies the book’s central message: that even in the face of unbearable loss, compassion, presence and community can help transform grief into an enduring act of care.
This is where the Holocaust story begins – not in the gas chambers of Auschwitz, but earlier, with the Nazi regime’s Aktion T4 program, a state-sponsored campaign to murder people with disabilities.
For the Jewish community, this threat is particularly severe because Jewish life is built around proximity, continuity and intergenerational relationships.
Long before shakshuka became a brunch staple and Israeli restaurants multiplied across the city, Admony was introducing New Yorkers to the flavors she had grown up with in Israel.
Several surveys showed that there is substance to the claim that a degree of Jewish “strengthening” is evident in the Israeli public. However, all the studies so far have dealt with adult society.
This may be Israel’s blind spot. The system is exceptionally good at creating biomedical startups but not equally optimized for turning the strongest of them into enduring global companies.
We may not remember every conversation or every accomplishment, but we remember how people made us feel. In the end, it is those ordinary acts of kindness that stay with us the longest.
It is possible that a record four Jewish candidates will be on a debate stage, vying to become the Democratic nominee for the 2028 presidential election.
While I understand and sympathize with the issues confronting Conservative rabbis and synagogues in the United States concerning intermarriage, allowing Conservative rabbis to officiate at intermarriages will not solve that problem.
The classic case of a “nonapology” apology is when the allegedly contrite offender says something to the effect of “I’m so sorry that you’re upset.” Note that the speaker doesn’t actually acknowledge doing anything wrong.
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Celebrate Brave-ish and my BIRTHDAY! Oct News 2023
Lisa Ellen Niver
Oct News 2023 with Lisa Niver & We Said Go Travel:
Thank you for all the birthday wishes! I loved my doors-off helicopter ride over Central Park with NYONair!
I signed my BOOK at AdWeek NYC 2023 in the Equality Lounge with The Female Quotient. My memoir was on the book-SHE-lf!
I am praying for the hostages in Israel. #BringThemHome. I am very concerned about the rise of anti-semitism. Please sign the ADL letter to the U.S. Department of Education to Make Colleges Safe from Antisemitism. See more on Instagram
In Los Angeles, I loved the grand opening of the Lobby Library at the Sheraton Grand in collaboration with Reese’s Book Club! Make sure to stop by and find your next favorite book.
Thank you to everyone for joining me to celebrate my new book! I have videos from my events in Santa Monica at Zibby’s bookshop and in Pasadena with Ms. Magazine at Vroman’s Bookstore.
Join me at my next events in Philadelphia and New Orleans: click here for details! More cities coming soon for 📚 my memoir, Brave-ish, One Break-up, Six Continents and Feeling Fearless After Fifty, and I am very grateful for your support. 💕💕!
NEW ARTICLES and INTERVIEWS about me and my BOOK!
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10 New Books We Can’t Wait to Read This Fall: BRAVE-ish: “I can’t wait to dig into Niver’s honest account of how she transformed her life by committing to doing 50 new things by 50: diving with sharks and pulling 3-Gs while bobsledding. I love inspirational books, especially when travel, adventure, and gutsy women are involved.”
Read Article CLICK HERE TO see all of my interviews and articles about my new book and HERE for the rest of my Oct Birthday and BRAVE-ish news.
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