November 17, 2025

Aura Rosenblatt: The Creative Rhythm of Spirit & Soul

2 hours 6 minutes

Aura starts off by sharing her experience working behind the camera as a makeup artist to Hollywood’s stars. Chavie asks Aura if there was a conflict between being a creative in the artistic mecca of fashion while straddling her identity as a religious Jew. They talk about Aura’s beginnings in the colorful, lively home of her legendary parents, Rabbi Shlomo and Olivia “Schwartzy” Schwartz. Chavie and Aura also explore the dynamics of dating within the Chabad world, including Aura’s story of dating someone outside the community: a Modern Orthodox boy who happened to be the lead singer of Blue Fringe. Aura opens up about her own spiritual journey, how incorporating Chitas into her daily life grounds her, and the various podcasts and workshops she now leads on topics like Rosh Chodesh, the often-taboo subject of money, and her newest course inspired by The Artist’s Way.

Aura grew up as the ninth of twelve children to Rabbi Shlomo and Olivia Schwartz, in a home filled with song, stories, and community. For more than twenty years she worked as a makeup artist, creating beauty tutorials for brands like CoverGirl and Burt’s Bees, where her greatest joy was connecting with women and helping them recognize their own inner beauty. In 2020, Aura expanded her work by completing training at the IPEC Life Coaching School. Today, she lives in Atlanta with her husband, musician Dov Rosenblatt, and their five children. She leads Women’s Rosh Chodesh Circles, facilitates retreats—including one this past week in the Ellijay mountains—and is building a Women’s Spa Retreat. Aura also hosts the Dream Detour podcast, where she explores spirituality, abundance, and the journey back to our truest selves.

Referenced On the Pod

10:35 Aura on Awake Jewish Women

23:36 Aura’s Divine Wealth series on her podcast, Dream Detour

38:49 Dov Rosenblatt’s band, Blue Fringe

42:41 C Lanzbom, Soul Farm

55:12 Chitas

59:39 Chayenu pamphlets

1:04:15 Chana Kalmenson on Aura's podcast, Dream Detour

1:16:26 IPEC Life Coaching

1:43:07 Cathy Heller on Aura's podcast, Dream Detour

1:43:28 The Artist Way by Julia Cameron

1:44:28 Tonia Chazanow's podcast, Human & Holy podcast

Stay in touch with Aura!

Aura on Instagram

Aura on Facebook

Aura's upcoming workshop, The Artists Way Forward

Stay in touch with Chavie!

@chaviebruk on Instagram

www.totallyunexpected.blog

This episode is dedicated by our dear friends and cousins Laibe and Esta Gordon of the Five Towns, in loving memory of Laibe’s older brother, Binyomin, Yonasan Binyomin ben Reb Nissan, Zichrono Levracha, who passed away on Lamed Tishrei. May Hashem send comfort to his wife, Sandy, his daughters, Perel, Naomi, and Malkie, and the entire family.

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