ELI Talks's video: Jamie Greenebaum: Making the Uncomfortable Comfortable

In Fall 2017, ELI Talks partnered with the Silverstein Base Hillel in Chicago to produce the first-ever 'Voices by ELI' - a program that cultivates teen and young adult voices in Jewish communities.Ten speakers selected by Base Hillel worked with ELI Talks to find and hone their inspired Jewish idea. Charles Cohen, Executive Director of Metro Chicago Hillel, emceed the event where three undergraduate students and seven young adult Basers shared 5 minutes of wisdom, to over 60 attendees, on topics ranging from "Politics: It's a Mitzvah", Judaism and Magic: My Conflicting Passions, Good Grief: How the Jewish Mourning Process Can Heal the World and Class and Money in Jewish Spaces: My Story of Exclusion (and Eventual Inclusion). Silverstein Base Hillel is a project of Metro Chicago Hillel. Jamie Greenebaum is a funeral director at Weinstein and Piser Funeral Home in Wilmette. She’s not nearly as morbid as you’d expect- she loves comedy, her dog, and a good bagel. She grew up on the North Shore and somehow remains down to earth. She lives in North Center and spends her days working, tap dancing, and watching Project Runway. Want to bring Voices to your community? Message us for more information: info (at) elitalks (dot) org.