DENVER, CO — Usually, when the pink slip blues get former financial services whiz, Fran Gerrish of Aurora, CO, down, she phones a buddy from work, another former VP flung off the corporate ladder by the dismal economy.
“The buddy system’s been helpful,” said Gerrish, but it only got her so far.
Chabad Rabbi’s Seminars Help Unemployed Find Authentic Life Passion
DENVER, CO — Usually, when the pink slip blues get former financial services whiz, Fran Gerrish of Aurora, CO, down, she phones a buddy from work, another former VP flung off the corporate ladder by the dismal economy.
“The buddy system’s been helpful,” said Gerrish, but it only got her so far.
Earlier this month, Gerrish drove 40 minutes, through the snow, to hear what a Chabad rabbi had to say about the Jewish way to survive – and thrive – through job loss.
“Transition Seminars,” a three-hour course offered by Rabbi Levi Brackman, co-executive director of Judaism in the Foothills, a branch of Chabad of North West Metro Denver, have been drawing participants looking for the Chasidic approach to finding a new job, a new love, a better life.
“There is an unbelievable amount of practical wisdom in Chasidic teachings. All you need to do is apply it,” said Rabbi Brackman.
For career advice, Rabbi Brackman looked to the writings of the Lubavitcher leaders, especially those of the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom Ber Schneerson.
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Read the article and book excerpt – excellent!