Yitta Halberstam

Residence : Brooklyn, New York

Biographical information
There are currently more than 2 million copies of the Small Miracles series in print. It has been translated into 14 languages, including Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, and Hebrew. The first volume in the series: "Small Miracles: Extraordinary Coincidences from Everyday Life" was a national bestseller, appearing on The New York Times bestseller list (advice/how to); USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Cincinnati Inquirer, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and the Religion Bestseller Chart of Publishers Weekly. It is currently in its 23rd printing. There are six books in the Small Miracles Series: Small Miracles, Small Miracles II, Small Miracles of Love and Friendship, Small Miracles for Women, Small Miracles for the Jewish Heart, and Small Miracles for Families. Articles about Small Miracles and the authors have appeared in "People" Magazine, "The New York Times," "Newsday, "The Jewish Week" and many others. "Small Miracles" has been the subject of hundreds of radio and television shows, including "Oprah", "Sally Jesse Raphael" "Leeza Gibbons," "Good Day New York," "Good Morning Atlanta" and "PBS’ Evening Edition."

Yitta Halberstam, co-author of the Small Miracles series, is the daughter of a Chassidic Rabbi and scion of a famous Chassidic dynasty that traces its roots back to King David. She pursued graduate studies in American Literature at New York University and taught Literature of the Holocaust at Baruch College. She has also worked as a newspaper reporter, writer for Seventeen Magazine, public relations director, press aide and high school teacher. Published since the age of nine, Yitta’s work has appeared in more than 50 Anglo/Jewish publications and secular magazines such as Parade, Money, Working Woman, and New York. She is also the author of another non-fiction book "Holy Brother: Enchanted Tales and Inspiring Tales about Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach," and the editor of an anthology on midlife and menopause called "Changing Course."

Last year, Jewsweek.com (a Jewish on-line magazine) named Yitta as one of the "fifty most influential Jews in America."

Discussion topics

• ONLY THAT DAY DAWNS TO WHICH WE ARE AWAKE:
  Many of us sleepwalk through life, oblivious to the poetry, beauty, and profound moral lessons that surround us. One of the ways we can exercise the muscle of our consciousness is by tuning into the "messages" that are sent our way via "coincidences." By learning to become aware of the coincidences that pour into our lives and interpreting them, we can live life more fully and wholeheartedly.
  
• THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A COINCIDENCE!
  Looking at "coincidences" through a spiritual prism. Looking at coincidences as messages, guideposts, direction, instruction, and lessons. This lecture is a mixture of storytelling and philosophical perspectives on coincidences.
  
• IT'S ONLY TOO LATE IF YOU DON'T START NOW! How mid-lifers can reinvent their lives, no matter what age they are. Tools and prescriptions for making midlife the CENTER of your life, not the end of it. Can also be expanded into a two-hour workshop that uses interactive exercises and audience participation.

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