32 | JANUARY 19 • 2023 

NEXT DOR

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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