Sarah Hurwitz, former speechwriter for President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, took an introduction to Judaism class in her thirties that began a years-long exploration and ultimately transformed her relationship to Judaism. Hurwitz will share her insights on why Judaism matters and how we can embark on personal journeys to seek, question, and make this tradition our own.
About Sarah Hurwitz
Sarah Hurwitz was a White House speechwriter from 2009 to 2017, where she served as a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama and later as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama.
Hurwitz is the author of Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life – in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There), which was a finalist for two National Jewish Book Awards and for the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. Her second book, As A Jew: Reclaiming Our Story from Those Who Blame, Shame, and Try to Erase Us, is a New York Times Bestseller and winner of a National Jewish Book Award and the Natan Notable Book Award.