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Shortlisted for the Shalom Australian Jewish Book Award NonFiction

UnorthodoxmeetsStart with Why how escaping a cult led Debbie HaskiLeventhal to become a professor of purpose and master the art of finding personal meaning in life

When she was five tragedy prompted her parents to join Kabbalah a cultlike sect of Judaism They immersed themselves in it unreservedly from its peculiar rituals rolling in the snow naked to purify their sins to the beauty of belonging to something greater than themselves She left at eighteen after years of abuse and living in communes in three countries devastated and isolated searching for meaning in her life

Today that woman is Professor Debbie HaskiLeventhal who specialises in finding meaning in our personal and professional lives

In this book Debbie shares her own and other peoples stories to explore ideas of purpose impact values and resilience She sheds light on the meaning of meaningfulness offers frameworks for meaningfulness in life and suggests ways in which purpose can help make our lives and work more significant and valuable

In the age of The Great Resignation were all trying to discover a more deliberate and rewarding shape to our own lives Debbie HaskiLeventhal is the perfect companion for the journey