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“Go to school, get good grades, get the dope internships, get a well-paying job, work hard at your well-paying job, stay there for at least 3 years before thinking about leaving, get the promotions, have a K at your well-paying job, get married, retire, live happily ever after”- The Biggest Load of BS Ever Sold to A Generation (no offense to our parents)

Little background, I quit my full-time job in August , the next full-time job I was banking on fell through, and I didn’t start my next full-time job until December Between that time, I did freelance styling and consulting, had my extended weeks of extreme productivity, got close to God, had some close calls with depression, had time to re-analyze my life, started the Life On A Banjo blog, and somehow without going penniless.  

As the seasons are changing again, when companies hire new talent and quarterly reviews make you think “why am I still here?” So, to help with our own professional “spring cleaning”, I interviewed 5 people who quit their full-time jobs in different industries and are truly living life on a banjo on the things you MUST have before you quit your job. To protect their professional reputation (except mine), I am not going to reveal the interviewees&#; identities, but as always, these are their raw words. If you love your grind, huge congratulations to you but share this post with someone who has been saying &#;I hate my job&#; since last year.

THE ONE THING YOU DON’T NEED BEFORE YOU QUIT:

• JOB:The job market sucks, period. Chances are that if you’re quitting your job before clocking 2 years, you are not % sure on what you want to do next, but you are % sure that life shouldn’t be as miserable and repetitive as it is with your current job. Also, if you work extremely long hours (ref: interviewee worked as an Investment Banker), you don’t have the time or energy to apply for other jobs and you don’t have the time to think about what else you can be doing.

WHAT YOU ACTUALLY NEED BEFORE YOU QUIT YOUR JOB:

“I HAVE MY DREAM JOB RIGHT NOW AND I TRULY DISLIKE 80% OF WHAT I DO.”

• LIST:We all dislike our jobs. Even if you wake up every morning ready to spend 22 hours working, there are aspects of your job that you truly dislike. You need a pros and cons list (yes, written down) of why you actually hate your job. If the following are on your pros list, it’s time to bounce: you are not growing intellectually, you are getting physically sick due to the toxic environment at your job, your company’s morale doesn’t match yours, you feel like a money-making machine, you cannot picture yourself without this job. Even if you dislike 80% of your responsibilities, your results of your 40+ must give you a sense of fulfillment, challenge you intellectually.

&#;I HAD TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON SELF-IMPROVEMENT, IN ORDER TO GET MY DREAM JOB AFTER MY UNEMPLOYMENT BREAK.&#;

• MONEY: The worst thing that can happen after you quit a job is to settle for another job that you hate, because you’re broke (that was why you took the first job anyway!). The truth is that you don’t know when your first good paycheck will hit your account, but your expenses don’t care about your income. It was a consensus among all the interviewees that you need a minimum of 4 months of your expenses. Also, add an extra $1, (why?- point #3). For me (Laolu), I was applying to jobs that would require me to relocate, so I needed a healthy relocation fund because that relocation bonus check comes AFTER you’ve relocated. You want to be ready for any great opportunity, and you have more of a deciding power when you have some coins to help you decide. If you’re broke, you’ll end up settling for just anything.  

&#;THE REAL GRIND STARTED AFTER I QUIT MY JOB&#;

• PLAN:When you wake up the next business day after your last day at your job from hell, you need to have a plan on what you will be doing from 7 AM to 6 PM. I quickly realized that nothing will get you to the gates of depression and poor decisions faster than wasting away on your bed every day, watching Netflix (that you can’t afford anymore), while applying to 2 random jobs everyday and WAITING for them to email you for an interview only to get an email that says “Thank you for your application, but…” You need a concrete plan on what you will be doing to improve yourself. I was leaving a position as a data analyst at a startup because I wanted a position in journalism, so I had to improve my skills by taking 2 classes at a community college in journalism. The real grind for me was after I quit my job. On days that I wasn’t in class, I spent full 8 hour days on LinkedIn and Instagram, reaching out to people for apprenticeships and internships. On weekends, I was at events networking. The focus during your break is to stay productive, not busy. It actually felt like a full-time job, except this time, I was investing in my own dream not someone else’s.

&#;YOU DON’T HAVE TO KNOW THEM FOR THEM TO BE YOUR MENTOR.&#;

• MENTOR: One of my mentors connected me to all my freelance gigs during my break, while another mentor connected me to my next full-time job, while I slept on another mentor’s couch for a month. I had never met any of them until I quit my job. Contrary to what everyone thinks, you can have mentors of all ages/backgrounds/industries whom you have never met and will probably never meet. Social media gives us direct access to people we would have never heard about, considering most of our socio-economic backgrounds. Mentors are human beings too and they like to be treated. Before you ask someone to be your mentor, slide into their DMs and ask to assist them. DO NOT ASK TO BE THEIR MENTEE OR WHETHER THEY’RE LOOKING FOR MENTEES. No one is looking to take on more free work when they don’t have to and no one wants to listen to a stranger’s story and guide them for $free (ain’t nobody got time for that). Just offer a lot of free and useful service. For the love of money, never ever leave a mentor on “Seen” and never send them your resume unless they ask for it (which they probably would never do). They will pay you back with a network of useful connections, advice, and sometimes jobs. The key to getting a mentor besides offering free stuff is that they need to see your grind and that only happens when you have the first 2 things.

HELPFUL THINGS TO HAVE: These are subjective things that the interviews agreed helped during their transition. Take them or leave them.

• STORY: This is for your parents/guardians, if they happen to be on the conservative side. They want us to be happy, but they might have a difficult time processing that your process means being unemployed. So, if you are going to tell them that you’re unemployed (3 of the interviewees didn’t), have a really good story on what you are going to be doing and how you will be earning money. You’re an adult (ish), your parents aren’t your bank accounts. You need to fund this on your own or you will be frustrated when they tell you “get a job.”
• FAITH: Being unemployed can be tough and lonely. You’ve just spent 4 years (or more) in college and all you want to do is spend your energy on something fulfilling but you don’t know when that will happen. No one will understand you (they can support you but you are truly on your own). Believing in something that is greater than you can keep you grounded and trust that there is a force out there working in your favor and truly supporting you. Whatever you do, don’t ever put your faith in anyone to get you a job or to invest in you.

That’s it- the life on-a-banjo way to quit your job (on your own terms while glowing and growing). They say that you miss % of the shots you don’t take, but you need to make sure that your unemployment break is a “Lebron James mixed with Steph Curry with a touch of Kobe Bryant” shot! You don’t have the money or time to take basura shots, because you’re unemployed.

A huge thank you to all these Bosses for spilling some useful tea that would help us to live our best lives.

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When I say cheesy holiday party, I&#;m talking cheesy goodness in the best sense of the term&#; the edible kind! While we we&#;re not known for the other kind here at Lost in Lala, edible cheesy we do all day and we pride ourselves on doing it well!  In this party tutorial, I am going to talk you through a few awesome tips and tricks that you can use when planning one of your own holiday gatherings this year.  Cooking for a large number of people can feel overwhelming and decorating in ways that make your home standout from the other holiday shindigs everyone will be attending this time of year can bring social pressure&#; Lost in Lala to the rescue!

First thing&#;s first&#; cheese please! You guys know I love a delicious dip for gatherings because they are simple to prepare and clean up and can be surprisingly satisfying for a lot of guests&#; hungry tummies making main dishes easier as well! This dip is actually inspired by a main dish so as far as delicious flavor and satisfying hunger, I&#;d have to say this one takes the cake! I can guarantee you that my Kaukauna® Spreadable Cheese Cups lasagna dip will tickle every guests&#; tastebuds at your holiday get together this year! There&#;s nothing cheesy about that! Head to your local Kroger grocery store and spot the pot of gold in the sandwich meats and cheese aisle!

Ingredients:

Layer 1: 1/2  Kaukauna® Sharp Cheddar Spreadable Cheese Cup

Layer 2: 1 package ground turkey
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 jar marinara sauce
*Use half of turkey mixture as Layer 2 and half as Layer 5*

Layer 3: 1 package of mushrooms, chopped
1 clove of garlic, minced
1/2 onion, chopped
2 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp parsley, chopped
1tbsp butter

Layer 4: 1/2  Kaukauna® Sharp Cheddar Spreadable Cheese Cup

Layer 5: Remaining half of turkey mixture

Layer 6: 2 bundles of spinach, chopped
1/2 onion, chopped
1 clove of garlic, minced
1/4 cup skim milk
2 tsp flour
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tbsp butter
2 tsp olive oil

Prepare:

Layer 1: Spread half of your Kaukauna® Sharp Cheddar Spreadable Cheese Cup across the bottom of a medium-sized casserole dish.

Layer 2: Heat olive oil on medium heat and sauté onion and garlic until fragrant and slightly translucent.  Add ground turkey and stir frequently until fully cooked through.  Add marinara sauce until the mixture begins to steam and bubble.  Turn heat down to low and allow to simmer for another 5 minutes so flavors can evolve.  Remove from heat and pour half of mixture across casserole dish as second layer.

Layer 3: Heat olive oil on medium heat and sauté onion and garlic until fragrant and slightly translucent.  Add mushrooms and stir frequently until mushrooms begin to darken in color and wilt slightly.  Add butter and parsley and stir for another couple of minutes.  Add layer to casserole dish.

Layer 4: With a spoon, dollop remaining half of your Kaukauna® Sharp Cheddar Spreadable Cheese Cup across casserole dish as fourth layer.

Layer 5: Spread remaining turkey mixture across casserole dish as fifth layer.

Layer 6: In a medium pan, heat olive oil.  Add garlic and onion and stir frequently until fragrant and translucent.  Add the chopped spinach and cook until wilted and dark green in color.  In a seperate medium pan, melt butter on medium-high heat.  Once melted, add flour and stir quickly and constantly for about half a minute.  Add milk and nutmeg and stir quickly and constantly for about a minute. Add cooked spinach mixture to milk mixture and stir until combined well.  Spread creamed spinach across casserole dish as final layer!

Serve your dip at room temperature or warm in oven for 15 minutes at °F and be sure to have a variety of chips, pita crisps, crackers and/or toasted baguette slices on hand! Your guests will fill up quick with smiles from ear to ear!

The only way this dip can get even more perfect is served alongside a wooden cheeseboard full of Kaukauna® Cheese Logs, Kaukauna® Cheese Balls or a unique flavor of Kaukauna® Spreadable Cheese Cups&#; I served up the Kaukauna® Port Wine Spreadable Cheese Cup with a french loaf, which tasted delicious and worked perfectly with my color scheme! 😉 All Kaukauna products are available in a wide variety of flavors and made of % real cheddar cheese! Top your tablescape off with a bold, beautiful handmade holiday centerpiece to leave a lasting visual impression on guests!  All you need for that last part is a color scheme, a quick trip to your local craft store and the tutorial below!

Supplies:

Part 1: Faux wreath
Bits and bobs of glitzy decorative holiday foliage
Wire cutters
Hot glue gun

Part 2: Medium sized glass jar, vase, milk bottle (whatever you have on hand at home will do!)
Decorative Ribbon
Bits and bobs of glitter-free, foam-free decorative holiday foliage
Scissors
Water
Floating Candle(s)

Prepare:

Part 1: Simply cut down stems of decorative bits and bobs if need be and glue them in a symmetrical pattern onto your faux wreath. The bigger the bits and bobs and the busier the arrangement, the better.  It is the holidays after all!

Part 2: Cut ribbon and tie into a bow around the top portion of your glass vase.  Cut down stems of bits and bobs if need be and place into your vase in varying order as that is how they will lay for the most part.  Do not overfill.  Decor may rise slightly when vase is filled with water and you don&#;t want any foliage peaking out over the water line.  Fill vase with water, leaving approximately 1/2&#;-1&#; of room at the top.  Place floating candle(s) into water.

Arrange your centerpiece on your table placing your vase in the center of your wreath.  It is a stunning display that draws big wows from guests and while it&#;s very easy to craft, you&#;ll score major holiday hosting points for effort and creativity!

Holiday parties are truly special because everyone in attendance is in a happy, indulgent, fun-loving mood during the holiday season! As a host it is a wonderful feeling to have guests who are ready for a great time but it can be stressful too! This post is dedicated to helping alleviate some of those holiday hosting stresses&#; a small token of my appreciation for all of you wonderful readers that have supported the blog in its debut year! 😉 Hope it&#;s been helpful! Tag me and Kaukauna on social media in photos of your own Kaukauna® Spreadable Cheese Cups lasagna dips and floating candle wreath centerpieces please! Also, be sure to check out the Kaukauna Sweepstakes!

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The &#;Toy to the World Project&#; is a global charity art project overseen by Australian artist, designer and event manager Matt Jowett. The &#;TTTWP&#; asks artists to custom a blank designer toy &#; at the moment a Popobe Bear &#; which are then all displayed at a gallery art show, with all proceeds raised being donated to fight the global scourge of AIDS.

It involves toys, art and charity &#; 3 things dear to us all at &#;Art Whore&#;. And even better? Submissions are currently still open at time of publication! And don&#;t close until October So jump on it guys!

(Photo below of Matt Jowett surrounded by a gang of blank Popobe Bears)

With alla the above said, we thought now would be the perfect time to chat with Matt about &#;TTTW&#; and toys in general.

Read all about it below&#;

Toy to the World Questions

(*) For those at home – please explain what exactly the Toy to the World Project is?

First and foremost, TTTW is a custom toy design exhibition and charity auction. It&#;s a project that enlists artists from around Australia and a handful of international artists to create unique one of a kind vinyl toys all using the same base figure.

These are then auctioned online through NZ based Facebook auction app BuddyBid, and the proceeds are donated to a selected charity.

Since it&#;s inception in the base figure has been a Popobe Bear and the recipient of the funds has been the Victorian AIDS Council.

(*) If people wanted to get involved and contribute to the Project – what exactly do they need to do?

It&#;s really easy, we&#;ve streamlined the process a lot this year with our new website (eunic-brussels.eu).

Basic run down, artists just need to register via the online form, reply to an email we&#;ll send just confirming the size toy they want to work with, they pay a security deposit, really easy all done through PayPal, to secure their entry, this can be refunded to them once completed toy is returned or can be donated to help with the costs of the project.

Then they have from August until October to complete and return their toy.

(Submissions Info for the &#;TTTWP&#;, below)

(*) Do you always support the same charity / cause with each event – and how do you decide what charities / causes to support man?

The project has always supported the VAC, that&#;s not to say it won&#;t support other organisations in the future. I wanted the project to support a HIV organisation that worked with children in developing nations where levels of HIV were high and access to treatment, prevention, and support was more difficult.

At the time the project kicked off there were a lot of hurdles to making this happen, and it was decided that supporting a local organisation working in the same area would ultimately still contribute to the global efforts to end HIV. The VAC have been at the forefront of response to HIV/AIDS in Australia for nearly 35 years and the difference between a HIV diagnosis today and 35 years ago is, in part &#; along side community responses and health care advances &#; due to the work the education, advocacy, and health services work of organisations like VAC.

(*) I notice the event is put on by ‘PencilNeck Productions’ – care to reveal what that mysterious entity is exactly?

It&#;s not that exciting, it&#;s just my business name.

I&#;ve been working freelance design, media, and event management contracts for about 12 years under that name and TTTW is the one that&#;s not on anyone else&#;s terms, it&#;s not a contract, it&#;s my creative brainchild, my passion project and sort of a flagship event for PencilNeck Productions that allows me to do Design, Media/Comms and Event Management all at once.

(*) The project has been put on 3 years prior to the event – in , and

&#; what are the high points of each prior years project?

Each year the calibre of artists and entries has gotten better and better.

It&#;s always a highlight seeing all the different things people have created from the same starting point as they all come in.

&#; &#; and what about the lows?

Can&#;t lie, the hours are gruelling sometimes.

TTTW is a passion project and is run essentially by one person, from sponsorship to design, to artist admin to social media, that&#;s all me in between uni and work, it&#;s exhausting. But, it&#;s worth it, and over the years more people have put their hands up to help where they can.

This year having the website, probably should mention that in the highlights coz I was so excited to have a website, that happened though because it was always on my to do list and always just a little out of reach, but an amazing friend offered to create this for me and it&#;s just totally streamlined some of the more time consuming aspects as well as provided a platform to showcase past artists after the exhibition and auction, and really has added so much to the project.

&#; has there been a favourite submission / entry for each year – if so, please include photos of ‘em ?!

Ooh, I feel like this is asking a parent who their favourite child is. You&#;re not supposed to have favourites. I mean I do, but dare I tell you them?

I guess I&#;ve found myself bidding in the auction for a few over the years that I&#;ve just really loved, lost a few bidding wars, won a few, there&#;s always more than one a year though. I&#;ve included some pics of some of my favourites from the last project, it&#;s definitely not all of my favourites.

(Photos below of some entries into the &#;TTTWP&#;)

(*) What is your role with ‘TTTW’ and is anyone else involved? If yes, who and in what capacity?

See above, my role can be described in so many ways; Event Manager, Designer, Comms/PR/Media/Marketing/Sponsorship Manager.

There&#;s a lot of other people who support along the way.

The Events Manager at the VAC, Renee Thompson and those who held the role before her.

Volunteers who help with everything from setting up the live painting day at Section 8 to distributing posters and flyers.

Successive housemates who&#;s car&#;s I borrow or who put up with all the boxes all over the house.

Andrew Polzella, who I roped into shooting photos of all the entries last year and of the exhibition opening.

The guys at ArtBoy Gallery who&#;ve been super supportive even before the exhibition was held there.

The curators of 45 Downstairs and 1 Spring St, who supported past years.

Rat Simpson who was supportive getting the project off the ground the first two times as part of Midsumma Festival&#;s Visual Arts Program.

All the sponsors, seriously most the sponsors have supported us every single year it&#;s run in some capacity and it wouldn&#;t happen without them, from Kist3 who handmake all the beautiful white plinths we use for the exhibitions, to Whirlwind Print who do all our posters and fliers, to Ironlak and Villain Store who supply prizes for artists, to Section 8 giving us a space, DJ Warehouse supplying gear, DJ Kitty Kat using that gear at our Exhibitions.

There&#;s a lot that goes into it, and while it&#;s my role to stitch all those elements together into a single project it wouldn&#;t happen without a great deal of support from these guys.

Last, but by no means least, the artists, this would be nothing without the time and work they donate to create the amazing artworks that they make for the project, and so many of them help recruit more artists and promote the project, I&#;m just so hugely thankful for them.

(*) How and why did you decide to set up the project over 7 years ago now?

Honest answer, I was completing an Events Management degree and needed to pitch an idea.

I wanted to pitch something I thought was cool and I guess all the years of collecting figurines as a kid had rubbed off and merged with all the years of getting 72 packs of derwents as kid, in the form of an interest in designer toys, at the same time a really good friend was diagnosed with HIV and somehow the things just somehow morphed into the project.

(Photos below of some entries into the &#;TTTWP&#;)

(viii) Why the decision to focus on the ‘Popobe Bear’ blank toy for the Project?

Was simply circumstance, they agreed to sponsor the first project and have been supportive since then with being able to sponsor and support the project while other maybe more well known manufacturers of blanks already had design comps and showed little interest in supporting the project, and it&#;s just part of the character of the project now.

Designer Toy Questions

(*) Digital Vs Hand sculpting – what wins and why?

All these true or false questions, life&#;s more grey.

I have to go Hand sculpt for this because the project is about Artists creating unique handmade art.

(*) Are art-toys for the kids?

I think art-toys are for anyone, but they&#;re maybe a little less for kids, I mean I think about what I did to my toys as a kid and it&#;s not things I&#;d do to art. They got mud on them, got eaten by dogs, they got played with more than appreciated.

(*) Is the rise of ‘art’ toys an indication of the changing nature of ‘art’? OR just a bunch of nerds with too much $$$ and time?

Ha! I&#;m not sure I know enough to answer that.

I&#;m not going to pretend to be wise enough to define what is or isn&#;t art.

(*) Thoughts on the current state of the ole Australian Art Toy Scene?

I don&#;t really know enough about the state of the Australian scene to confidently address that question

(*) What role did toys play in your childhood?

Where to start? I was never a footy kid or a BMX kid, I was an art kid, I drew and painted. I was always drawing, Warner Bros. characters, Sonic the Hedgehog, Disney characters, my early school books (which Mum has squirrelled away, god only knows why) are littered with Cartoon doodles in the margins.

I also had the largest collection of Disney figurines you ever did see, most of which I have in a big 44L tub locked away in the garage &#; poor things. Of course no matter how much Mum told me they were collectors items, I was gonna play with them.

I never really reflected on this with a view towards the Project, but the more I do right now the more the Project seems to make an odd kind of sense. I collected every Happy Meal toy, Pizza Hut hand puppet, IXL jam jar, and Tazo I could get my hands on.

I used to madly collect Yowies and then when I had doubles I would pull them apart and add pieces from other animals to them and create new hybrid toys, I was always looking for odd variations of colours and patterns in them, so I guess I had a fixation on collecting from an early age.

I recall my Mum would take me to a neighbours house to trade collector cards with their son, Mark, but it was always both Mum&#;s sitting at the table trading cards while Mark and I played with TMNT figures in the garden.

Toys were a huge part of my childhood.

(Photos below of some entries into the &#;TTTWP&#;)

(*) What are the top 3 toys you own?

&#;Top 3&#; hmm, so many to choose from. I mean there&#;s the stuffed bear I&#;ve had from day one that sentimentally is always &#;top toy&#; &#; but there&#;s toys from the project I&#;ve bought at auction that are just exquisite works of art, then there&#;s toys I remember being favourites as a kid just based on their character&#;

I&#;m not usually so indecisive.

Links

• &#;Toy to the World Project&#; &#; site
• &#;Toy to the World Project&#; &#; Instagram
• &#;Toy to the World Project&#; &#; Facebook
• &#;Pencil Neck Productions&#; &#; Facebook
• Matt Jowett &#; twitter
• &#;Popobe Bear&#; &#; Facebook
• &#;Victorian AIDS Council&#; &#; site

Levi Brackman (born ) is a Judaic scholar, rabbi, teacher, writer and religious leader who has been active in both England and the United States and whose writings are featured regularly in Jewish publications internationally and on the Internet.

Upbringing and Education

A native of London, Brackman studied at Yeshivot in Israel, America and Canada and has taught classes in Halacha, Talmud, prayer and Jewish mysticism at Yeshivat Hadar Hatorah in New York and at the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. He received rabbinical ordination from Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg and Rabbi Mordechai Ashkenazi of the Tzemach Tzedek rabbinical college in the Old City of Jerusalem and has a graduate degree from University College London.

Levi Brackman comes from a family of seven boys and two girls, including brothers Rabbi Yossi Brackman the director of the Chabad Jewish Center at the University of Chicago and Rabbi Eli Brackman director of Chabad Society and The David Slager Jewish Student Centre both at Oxford University, UK.

Career

In January , Brackman was appointed to the position of senior rabbi at the Enfield & Winchmore Hill Synagogue where he become known for his inspiring sermons, thought-provoking articles, lively and insightful lectures, and effective life and marriage counseling. He no longer holds that position.

Brackman is founding member and executive director of The Movement for a Tolerant World, an organization that offers young people in Asia, the Middle East and other parts of the globe, a positive and tolerant ideology that provides them with the opportunity to make real and positive changes in their community and the world.

In August , Brackman started a Jewish outreach and cultural organization entitled Judaism in the Foothills, which serves the Foothill communities in the western part of the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area. Brackman is the executive director of Judaism in the Foothills.

Publications and Works

Brackman's weekly column, which is distributed over the Internet to thousands globally, is also published on Israeli daily Yedioth Achronoth's English-language website "eunic-brussels.eu". His writings, which cover pertinent social and political issues of the day, have been published on many other popular websites such as "eunic-brussels.eu", "eunic-brussels.eu", "eunic-brussels.eu", "eunic-brussels.eu", "eunic-brussels.eu" and "eunic-brussels.eu", among others. They can also be found on his website.

Brackman’s writings have been published in, among others, The Denver Post, The Intermountain Jewish News (Colorado), Torah Studies (New York), Etehaad (California), and The Canyon Courier. They have also appeared in the Australian Jewish News and in the UK, in The Jewish Chronicle and Hamodia. He has also appeared on TV and his work has been featured in newspapers both in the USA and in the UK. In addition Brackman is often quoted as an expert in major Jewish publications such as The Jewish Post, The Jewish Chronicle, The Jewish Journalamongst others.

Books

Brackman is co-author of Jewish Wisdom for Business Success: Lesson from the Torah and Other Ancient Texts (AMACOM/American Management Association, ). The book uses some of the world's greatest writings-the Torah and other Jewish sacred texts-to achieve incredible business results