32 | JANUARY 19 • 2023

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ell Inc. is a program series that examines the
overlap between our professional identity
and Jewish identity, and features community
leaders and entrepreneurs to learn together around dif-
ferent subjects on this issue. On this particular program
that fell on the fourth night of Chanukah,
we invited Ron Elkus to join us at the
Office Coffee Shop to learn with us around
the themes of light and dark and discuss
how we navigate fear and leadership in the
course of our decision making.
Our evening began with dinner, which
featured a creative hummus bar paired with
different flavors of olive oil, bringing in an
element of Chanukah to the menu. Afterward, the group
studied five different types of fear that the Talmud iden-

PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE WELL

Ron Elkus shared his values and community involvement
that made The Shirt Box such a success.

The Well Provides Career
Advice from an Expert

Rabbi Jeff
Stombaugh
Special to the
Jewish News

Rabbi Jeff
Stombaugh and
Ron Elkus
discuss Ron's
story of founding
The Shirt Box.

Participants pose for
a group picture after
a fun and insightful
evening together.

VOICE OF A NEW GENERATION