Olga Gilburd is an author, speaker and blogger on the subject of happiness. Her book Happiness the Jewish Way was selected for a COJECO BluePrint fellowship. Olga holds a Yale University certification in the science of well-being. She is also a nurse and a cancer survivor. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and two daughters. Olga likes to hike, sing karaoke, crochet, and practice happiness every day.

“The idea of this book was born out of trying to teach my daughters to stay positive and find joy in everything while familiarizing them with their Jewish heritage. I looked, but I didn’t expect the Jewish culture to offer a lot on the subject of happiness, especially to people who are not religious”, says the author. “But I was amazed by what I found and how it changed my views on happiness and the Jewish identity.”

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