President and CEO at Ruitenberg Lind Design Group, meet this week's energetic, vibrant, and free spirited guest, mother of two, Jagjeevan kaur Ruitenberg.

She believes that there is nothing more important than gratitude for everything in life, doesn't matter what you are facing. She does not let anything dampen her spirits. Her passion and approach to parenting, her business, and Sikh community is worth listening. She is born Jewish and converted into Sikhism. Don't miss the story of her conversion and how she lives her life to the fullest.

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President and CEO at Ruitenberg Lind Design Group, meet this week's energetic, vibrant, and free spirited guest, mother of two, Jagjeevan kaur Ruitenberg. 

She believes that there is nothing more important than gratitude for everything in life, doesn't matter what you are facing. She does not let anything dampen her spirits. She is born Jewish and converted into Sikhism.

http://ruitenbergldg.com/

http://princetoninfo.com/index.php/component/us1more/?Itemid=6&key=1-24-18jill

I am happy to bring you the word of the week called Islam.

Welcome to the segment - Path to Totality. PTT, Today's topic is the word Islam, its root and what it means from what I have understood from the Quran and the dictionary of the Quran.

This is the root - S-L-M (seen, laam, meem) from which the word ISLAM ۔ اسلام ۔ is derived, its basic meanings are the following.

Peace, Purity, Submission and Obedience. In the religious sense, Islam means Submission to the Will of God and obedience to God's laws.

And I would like to thank Gabrielle Bernstein for her talk on Super Soul Sunday show of Oprah Winfrey on talking about the wisdom that she wrote in her book which very much aligns with the Islamic faith.

Welcome to the segment - Path to Totality. PTT,  Today’s topic is the word Islam, its root and what it means from what I have understood from the Quran and the dictionary of the Quran. 

Peace, Purity, Submission and Obedience. In the religious sense, Islam means Submission to the Will of God and obedience to God’s  laws.

I would like to thank Gabrielle Bernstein for her talk on Super Soul Sunday show of Oprah Winfrey on the wisdom she mentioned which very much aligns with the Islamic faith.

This week I am honoured to introduce one of the most humble, disciplined and committed person I have met in recent years. He came and sat on a table that my sister and I were sitting at in Merrimack College, North Andover, MA. His conversation with us and humble demeanor couldn't tell that he was a highly accomplished Rabbi who was the winner of the 2012 Goldziher Prize, would present the 2014 Goldziher Lecture on, "From Cairo to Qatar, Oman and Beyond: Jewish-Muslim Dialogue in the U.S. and Internationally."

I do not remember the exact words but at the podium he said something on these lines that don't just sit, plan and discuss, go out and do something, "go feed the hungry." His whole speech was fascinating. And I am happy that he remembered me after almost more than 3 years when I met him at a conference of Sister Hood of Salam-Shalom in New Jersey and agreed to have this conversation.

http://www.jtsa.edu/burton-l-visotzky

BA, University of Illinois; EdM, Harvard University; MA, Rabbinical Ordination, PhD, and DHL (hon.), The Jewish Theological Seminary; Life Member, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge

Burton L. Visotzky serves as Appleman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies at The Jewish Theological Seminary, where he joined the faculty upon his ordination as rabbi in 1977. Visotzky was a dean of Gershon Kekst Graduate School and founding rabbi of the egalitarian worship service of the Seminary Synagogue. He now serves as the Louis Stein Director of the Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies at JTS, charged with programs on public policy. Dr. Visotzky also directs the Milstein Center for Interreligious Dialogue at JTS.

This week I am honoured to introduce one of the most humble, disciplined and committed person, Burton L. Visotzky. He came and sat on a table that my sister and I were sitting at in Merrimack College, North Andover, MA. His conversation with us and humble demeanor couldn't tell that he was a highly accomplished Rabbi who would present the 2014 Goldziher Lecture on, “From Cairo to Qatar, Oman and Beyond: Jewish-Muslim Dialogue in the U.S. and Internationally.” 

http://www.jtsa.edu/burton-l-visotzky

Part 2 - Interfaith:

Introducing Lubna Malik again for the second part. A beautiful soul, a teacher, an educator, a community organizer, a philanthropist, a mother, and a dependable friend. An extremely patient person who is willing to test herself by going out of her comfort zone.

In her words,

"Life is a journey – we enter from one door and exit via another. The way we make the trip determines our legacy. I want to share what I have learnt and what I am learning with my children. Because it is in giving that we connect with others, with the world and with Allah. It is by spending ourselves that we become rich. What would be the point of having experience, knowledge, or talent if we don't give it away? Of being blessed with prosperity if we don't share it. I feel that this has given me consistency in my belief, my work, and the way I lead my life."

Introducing Lubna Malik again for the second part. A beautiful soul, a teacher, an educator, a community organizer, a philanthropist, a mother, and a dependable friend. An extremely patient person who is willing to test herself by going out of her comfort zone. 

In her words, 

"Life is a journey – we enter from one door and exit via another.  The way we make the trip determines our legacy.  I want to share what I have learnt and what I am learning with my children.

Part 1:Parenting

This week my guest is Lubna Malik. A beautiful soul, a teacher, an educator, a community organizer, a philanthropist, a mother, and a dependable friend. An extremely patient person who is willing to test herself by going out of her comfort zone.

In her words,

"Life is a journey – we enter from one door and exit via another. The way we make the trip determines our legacy. I want to share what I have learnt and what I am learning with my children. Because it is in giving that we connect with others, with the world and with Allah. It is by spending ourselves that we become rich. What would be the point of having experience, knowledge, or talent if we don't give it away? Of being blessed with prosperity if we don't share it. I feel that this has given me consistency in my belief, my work, and the way I lead my life."

This week my guest is Lubna Malik. A beautiful soul, a teacher, an educator, a community organizer, a philanthropist, a mother, and a dependable friend. An extremely patient person who is willing to test herself by going out of her comfort zone. 

In her words, 

"Life is a journey – we enter from one door and exit via another.  The way we make the trip determines our legacy.  ....  Because it is in giving that we connect with others, with the world and with Allah.