Speaking Engagements

CALENDAR OF SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, PODCASTS, RADIO APPEARANCES, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS & PRESENTATIONS

Sacred Conversations with Rabbi Litwak “The Power and Danger of Words: Gossip, reputation, and responsibility in the age of social media.”

Temple Sinai of North Dade, Miami, FL

August 19, 2026

Living a Life that Matters

Zero Proof

September 24, 2026

Living a Life that Matters

Temple Emanu-El, Miami Beach, FL

November 11, 2026

Living and Leaving Your Legacy®
Brunch Bunches

Temple Beth El of Hollywood

January 10, 2027

Legacy: Living a Life that Matters

Bet Shira Congregation, Miami, FL

January 21, 2027

Pending podcast: The Indy Author on Legacy

TBA

Previous Speaking Engagements

Hollywood Beach Resort, Hollywood, FL
St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, FL
Books and Bites at Temple Beth Israel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Temple Sinai of North Dade, North Miami Beach, FL
Season’s Hospice Legacy Training, Miami, FL
Eastern Book Club, North Miami Beach, FL
Clear Springs Elementary School, Minnetonka, Minnesota
Temple Beth Am, Miami, FL
NJABC Book Club, North Miami, FL
North Miami Beach Book Club, North Miami Beach, FL
North Miami Beach Library, North Miami Beach, FL
Fairmount Temple, Cleveland, OH
Southeast Florida Librarians Information Network Conference (SEFLIN), Florida International University, North Miami, FL
N. M. B. Library Book Club, North Miami Beach, FL
Cassie’s Book Club, St. Louis, MO
Hollywood Rotary Club, Hollywood, FL
Ann Miller’s Book Event, Maple Grove, MN
Temple Beth Shalom, Vero Beach, FL
Treasure Finders Radio Show, Planet Vero, Radio WAXE 1370 AM/107.9 FM, Vero Beach, FL
Rosh Chodesh Connections (A Women’s Circle) Temple Dor Dorim, Weston, FL
Les Bouquinistes, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Women’s American ORT, North Miami Beach, FL
Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Southwest Regional Library, Broward College, Pembroke Pines, FL
Quality of Life, Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center, North Miami Beach, FL
Sisterhood of Temple Sinai of North Dade, North Miami Beach, FL
Journal writing for bereaved children, Camp Kangaroo, Seasons Hospice, Coconut Grove, FL
Devon Aire K–8 Center, Miami-Dade Schools, Miami, FL
Journal Writing, March of the Living, Miami, FL
Hadassah Mitzvah, Aventura, FL
JAFCO Book Club, Plantation, FL
The Betsy Hotel Women’s Empowerment Weekend, Miami Beach, FL
The Transition Network, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Jacobson Sinai Academy, North Miami Beach, FL
Jewish End-of-Life Issues Educational Seminar, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL and Aventura, FL
Supportive Care Staff Legacy Training, Seasons Hospice, Miami, FL
Child Survivors/Hidden Children of the Holocaust of Palm Beach County, Boca Raton, FL
Women’s Spirituality Group, Temple Beth El, Hollywood, FL
Legacy Training, Seasons Hospice Marketing Department, Miami, FL
Lion of Judah Create a Jewish Legacy Campaign Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Miami, FL
Brandeis Women’s Study Group, Miami, FL
Legacy Training, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, Miami and Broward Counties, FL
Donna Klein Jewish Academy, Boca Raton, FL
Adath Yeshurun, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Psychological Association (DCPA) Women’s Issues Committee, South Miami, FL
Living and Leaving Your Legacy® Workshop, St. Louis, MO
National Association of Poetry Therapy, Asheville, NC
Refuat HaNefeesh Spiritual Care Program, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Miami, FL
North Dade Council, Hadassah, Aventura, FL
Seasons Hospice Volunteer Legacy Training, Miami, FL
Simcha Hadassah Author Luncheon, Bal Harbour, FL
Tomorrow’s Rainbow, Camp Kangaroo, Coconut Creek, FL
Broward County Main Library, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Jewish Community Services, Miami, FL
Young Israel of Sunny Isles, Sunny Isles, FL
Bereavement Group- Michael-Ann Russell JCC, Miami, FL
Broward County TRIAD, Davie, FL
Living and Leaving Your Legacy® Workshop for Psychologists, Gainesville, FL
Limmud Miami, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Cascade ORT, Boynton Beach, FL
Broken Sound Women’s Club, Boca Raton, FL
Brandeis Palm Beach Annual Author Luncheon, Lake Worth, FL
Living and Leaving Your Legacy® workshop, North Miami Beach Library, North Miami Beach, FL
Coral Gables Congregational Church, Coral Gables, FL
Refuat Hanefesh Spritual Care Program, Mishkan Miami of Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Miami, FL
National Association of Poetry Therapy, Kansas City, MO
Living and Leaving Your Legacy® workshop, Cleveland, Ohio
Seasons Hospice of Broward County Legacy Training, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
“Meet My Mom” Living and Leaving Your Legacy® Workshop, Atlanta, GA
VITAS hospice volunteers Legacy Training, Miami, FL
Young Lion of Judah Program, Miami Beach, FL
Living and Leaving Your Legacy® Workshop, National Association for Jewish Chaplains, Cincinnati, OH
Canadian Club of Century Village, Deerfield Beach, FL
US-UN Report Interview with Tom Osborne
National Association of Poetry Therapy, Denver, CO
Death and Dying Workshop, Women’s Group, Miami Beach, FL
Jump Club ll, New York, NY
Living and Leaving Your Legacy® workshop, San Diego, CA
Living and Leaving Your Legacy@ workshop, At Your Meeting Place, Aventura, FL
Journalverse Live, International Audience
Legacy Training with staff, Seasons Hospice, Miami, FL
Finding Peace Within: Writing the Waves of Our Lives Writing Retreat, Duncan Center, Delray Beach, FL
Journaling Session with bereaved teenagers and young adults, Camp Kangaroo, Seasons Hospice, Tomorrow’s Rainbow, Broward County, FL
Ethical Will Writing Workshop, The Transition Network, Broward County, FL
Living a Life that Matters, Lunch and Learn, Miami Beach Jewish Community Center, Miami Beach, FL
Am I Ready?: A Conversation About Living and Dying Meaningfully, Temple Sinai of North Dade, Miami, FL
Journal writing with bereaved children and bereavement session with parents, Camp Kangaroo, Miami, FL
Alumni Class of Living and Leaving Your Legacy® for Boca Raton Regional Hospital participants, Boca Raton, FL
Living a Life That Matters, Beth Am Sisterhood Let’s Talk program, Miami, FL
National Healthcare Decisions Day, Lynn Cancer Institute, keynote speaker, Boca Raton, FL
Life Review Through Journal Review, National Association for Poetry Therapy, Minneapolis, MN
Plenary Panel Discussion on Social Justice, National Association for Poetry Therapy, Minneapolis, MN
Legacy Training for Work with Patients, Refuat HaNefesh, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Miami, FL
Docent Training–Sharing Survivors’ Stories, Holocaust Memorial, Miami Beach, FL
Journalverse Reflections of a Lifetime: Legacy Writing, International Audience–telechat
Anne’s Book Club, North Miami Beach
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®: Living a Life that Matters, Women of Reform Judaism’s 37th Southeast District Biennial Convention, keynote speaker, Miami, FL
Shattering Glass–80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht, Temple Sinai of North Dade, Miami, FL
Journal writing with young adults from Covenant House (homeless shelter) struggling with loss, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Miami Book Fair panel moderator for award-winning authors of young adult Holocaust books, Miami, FL
Journaling Through Grief workshop, Grief and Growing Weekend Retreat, Bay Area Jewish Healing Center, Loma Mar, CA
SLED (Socialize, Learn, Educate, Discuss), Living and Leaving Your Legacy® Workshop, Kings Point, Tamarac, FL
Serving as a Witness for Holocaust Survivors, Bar/Bat Mitzvah students, Holocaust Memorial, Miami Beach, FL
Celebration of Life for Leslye Rodgers, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Writing for Wellness Workshop, Gilda’s Club, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Relating Stories from the March of the Living, Florida International University Hillel, North Miami Beach, FL
Interviewing Julius Eisenstein, a Holocaust Survivor, Florida International University’s Holocaust and Genocide Awareness Week, North Miami, FL
The Magic of Friendship, Coral Gables, FL
Celebration of Life for Kathy Weinberg, Lake Worth, FL
Helping Patients With Sacred Legacy Work, Refuat HaNefesh, Greater Miami Jewish Education, Miami, FL
Reflections of a Lifetime Through Journaling, International Association of Journal Writing, International Audience–telechat
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®: Living a Life that Matters, National Council of Jewish Women, Pinecrest, FL
Writing Circle facilitator, International Association of Journal Writing, International Participation
Living and Leaving Your Legacy® Workshop, Behavioral Health Staff of Jewish Community Services, Miami, FL
Living and Leaving Your Legacy® Workshop, Mental Health Association of Southeast Florida, Lighthouse Point, FL
Journaling Through Grief, Grief and Growing: A Weekend for Bereaved Families and Individuals, Occidental, Sonoma County, California
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®, Sacred Jewish Conversations Workshop, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Miami, FL
Legacy love letter/Ethical will writing workshop, Sandra Coifman’s group, Aventura, FL
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®: Reflections of a Lifetime, Hadassah of Kings Point, Tamarac, FL
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®: Living a Life that Matters, Temple Beit HaYam, Stuart, FL
Our Legacy: Jewish Identity Beyond the Genetic Code, Temple Kol Ami, Plantation, FL
Living and Leaving Your Legacy® Workshop, Temple Beit HaYam Sisterhood, Stuart, FL
Serving as a Witness for Holocaust Survivors, Young Lions Bar/Bat Mitzvah students, Holocaust Memorial, Miami Beach, FL
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®: Living a Life that Matters, Cafe Chai, Hallandale Beach, FL
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®: Living a Life that Matters, Chabad of Kendall’s Women’s Circle, Kendall, FL
Journaling Through Grief for Children, Camp Kangaroo, Seasons Hospice, Coconut Grove, FL
Parent Workshop: How To Help Your Grieving Child, Camp Kangaroo, Seasons Hospice, Coconut Grove, FL
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®: The Gift of an Ethical Will, Florida International University-Limmmud, North Miami, FL
Alumni Legacy Workshop, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, online
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®, Refuat HaNefesh, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, online
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®, Campowerment, online
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®, The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, online
Writing Your Jewish Legacy, The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, online
Living and Leaving Your Legacy® Before, During, and After COVID-19, The Beth Orr on Zoom
Living and Leaving Your Legacy® Before, During, and After COVID 19, Boca Raton Regional Hospital on Zoom
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®: Living a Life that Matters Bay Area Jewish Healing Center, San Francisco on Zoom
Living and Leaving Your Legacy® with Tammi Leader Fuller and Merle R. Saferstein, Campowerment on Zoom
Living and Leaving Your Legacy® for the Precious Memory Project, Institute of Jewish Knowledge and Learning on Zoom
The Gift of an Ethical Will for the Precious Memory Project, Institute of Jewish Knowledge and Learning on Zoom
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Living and Leaving Your Legacy® alumni gathering on Zoom
Writing Your Jewish Story, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee on Zoom
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®:Before, During, and After COVID-19, Temple Sinai of North Dade on Zoom
Creating Your Living Legacy, The Beth Orr on Zoom
Writing Your Jewish Story, Temple Sinai of North Dade on Zoom
Journaling Circle, Gilda’s Club on Zoom
The High Holidays: Introspection, Remembrance, Renewal, Temple Sinai of North Dade
InnerViews Series: People Making a Difference with Liz Sterling, Institute of Jewish Knowledge and Learning on Zoom
The Gift of Journaling – Living and Leaving Your Legacy®: Before During and After Covid, Campowerment on Zoom
Sacred Jewish Conversations, Greater Miami Jewish Federation on Zoom
The Gift of Gratitude Journaling workshop, Gilda’s Club of South Florida on Zoom
Journaling: Control (or Lack of It!), Campowerment on Zoom
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®: Living a Life that Matters, Simacha of Aberdeen Hadassah on Zoom
Journaling: Reflect and Project 2020/2021, Campowerment on Zoom
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®: Living a Life that Matters, Link of Hope Sistas on Zoom
Journaling Through Grief, Grief and Growing Bereavement Retreat, Bay Area Jewish Healing Center on Zoom
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®: Before During and After Covid, Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County on Zoom
Writing Your Jewish Story, Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County on Zoom
International Women’s Day Journaling, Gilda’s Club of South Florida on Zoom
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®, Refuat HaNefesh, Greater Miami Jewish Federation on Zoom
Alumni Gathering Boca Raton Regional Hospital on Zoom
Journaling with Campowerment on Zoom
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®, Keys Jewish Community Center on Zoom
Our Jewish Legacy: The Story Continues, Greater Miami Jewish Federation on Zoom
Training Session for Facilitators, Camp Kangaroo, Seasons Hospice
Serving as a Witness for Holocaust Survivors, Holocaust Memorial, Miami Beach, FL
Journaling with Campowerment on Zoom
Journaling: Reflecting and Looking Ahead, Gilda’s Club of South Florida on Zoom
Living and Leaving Your Legacy® and Ethical Wills Greater Miami Jewish Federation Refuat HaNefesh on Zoom
Community Voice with Sarah Schiller Sax
Living a Life That Matters, Wisdom Circle with Liz Sterling on Zoom
Living and Leaving Your Legacy® with Campowerment on Zoom
Journaling for Wellness, Self-Care, and Compassion; AccentCare on Zoom
Michelle’s Book Club, Cleveland, Ohio
Sandra’s Book Club, Aventura, FL
Covey Club Class: Make Your Legacy Clear on Zoom
National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW) Virtual Book Club Living and Leaving My Legacy, Vol.1
The Gift of Journaling, Enlighten CE on Zoom
Living a Life That Matters, Gilda’s Club of South Florida
TTN Book Club, Tamarac, FL
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®: Living a Life that Matters, Enlighten CE on Zoom
Holocaust Survivors, Second Generation, and Intergenerational Trauma, Enlighten CE on Zoom
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®, Jewish Community Foundation Legacy Appreciation Reception, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
Writing for Restoration, Rejuvenation, and Reflection, Michael D. Eisner College of Education, California State University, North Ridge, CA
The Schulte Group, Miami Lakes, FL
The Key Group, Miami Lakes, FL
Holocaust Remembrance Day, In Conversation With Tammie Leader Fuller on Facebook Live
Young Lions, Greater Miami Jewish Federation and Holocaust Memorial
Living and Leaving Your Legacy® and Ethical Will Writing, Refuat HaNefesh, Miami, FL
Creating A Legacy Letter, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Journaling for Wellness Membership Event, The Transition Network, Spanish River Library, Boca Raton, FL
Writing Your Ethical Will, Campowerment on Zoom
Our Journals: Mining Them for Gold, National Association of Memoir Writers on Zoom
Creating a Legacy Letter, Covey Club
Living and Leaving My Legacy Book Talk, Campowerment on Zoom
Journaling for Grief with Children, Camp Kangaroo, AccentCare Hospice, Coconut Grove, FL
Parent Session, Camp Kangaroo, AccentCare Hospice, Coconut Grove, FL
Instagram Live with@goodbookfairy
The High Holidays: Living and Leaving Your Legacy®, Temple Sinai of North Dade, FL
Legacy Journaling: The Gift We Give Others, International Association for Journal Writing on Zoom
Kristallnacht remarks, Temple Sinai of North Dade, North Miami Beach, FL
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®: Living a Life That Matters, Houston Jewish Community Foundation, Houston, Texas
Young Lions – Interviewing Holocaust Survivors, Holocaust Memorial, Miami Beach, FL
Living and Leaving My Legacy: Martin County Hadassah Chapter, Stuart, FL
Unapologetically Successful, The Power of Heels, Aventura, FL
Writing Your Story, IJKL on Zoom
A Conversation on Legacy with Marji Shapiro on Zoom
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®, Spiritual Aging, The Hillman Group, Tamarac, FL
Bonnie Armstrong’s Virtual Book Launch, Interview with the author of An Apparently Normal Person (on Zoom)
End of Life: Living and Leaving Your Legacy® and Ethical Wills, Refuat HaNefesh, Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Living and Leaving My Legacy: Living a Life That Matters, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
A Life of Transitions, Spiritual Aging, Tamarac, FL
Creating and Sharing Passover Memories, Temple Kol Ami, Plantation FL
Legacy Training for Hospice Staff and Volunteers, AccentCare, Miami, FL
Writing an Ethical Will and Legacy Love Letter, Legacy Education for National AccentCare Trainers Team
Interview with Lynne Golodner for her Virtual Launch of Cave of Secrets on Zoom
Living a Life That Matters, Shalom Bayit, San Francisco on Zoom
Legacy and Interviewing for Wisdom of the Century, Key Biscayne Centenarian Festival, Key Biscayne, FL
Dream it, See It, Achieve It: The Power of Visualization and Goal Setting, Loving Me More Program, The Power of Heels, Aventura Library
Meet the Author Jewish Book Series, Wisdom of the Century Interview with Rabbi Fred Klein, MAR-JCC, North Miami Beach, FL
Wisdom of the Century interview with Liz Sterling, Wisdom Circle, Sandler JCC, Boca Raton, FL
Wisdom of the Century event, Aventura Library, Aventura, FL
Living a Life that Matters, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Florida Atlantic University
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®, Adult B’nai Mitzvah Program, Beth Torah Benny Ron Campus, North Miami Beach, FL
Broward Lion Behind the Pin, Jewish Federation of Broward County, FL
Creating Your Jewish Legacy, Adult B’nai Mitzvah Program, Beth Torah Benny Ron Campus, North Miami Beach, FL
Journaling for Spiritual Healing, Refuat HaNefesh Alumni Gathering, Miami, FL
Wisdom of the Century interview with the participants, Sinai Residence, Boca Raton
Wisdom of the Century: Books and Books, Coral Gables, FL
Wisdom of the Century event with some participants, Key Biscayne Community Center
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Florida Atlantic University
RUTKA: What was happening in the world around her, Miami Dade College Honors Program Students
Interview with author Lisa Barr, Jewish Book Series, MARJCC, Miami, FL
Interview with agenarians from Wisdom of the Century, Books and Books, Miami, FL
Interview with filmmaker Mary Anne Rothberg, Miami Jewish Film Festival on Zoom
Why Remember the Holocaust, FIU’s Holocaust & Genocide Studies Program, Temple Sinai of North Dade, North Miami Beach, FL
Living and Leaving Your Legacy workshop, Accentcare, Miami, FL
Jewish Money Matters Podcast, On Zoom
Living and Leaving Your Legacy®, Refuat HaNefesh program, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Miami, FL
Interview with Wisdom of the Century nonagenarians, Quade Books, Aventura, FL
Interview with author Rochelle Weinstein, Books and Books, Miami, FL
Understanding the Holocaust: History, Humanity, and Memory, Jewish Community Services, Miami, FL
Sacred Conversation: Living with Uncertainty, Temple Sinai of North Dade, Miami, FL
Interview with agenarians and centenarians from Wisdom of the Century, Jewish Museum of South Florida, Miami, FL
Interview with family members of America’s fallen heroes; Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

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