Eat, Love, Pray- JWC Gala
Rus Devorah Wallen fits the description of a true Renaissance woman. Multifaceted, with a Bachelor’s of Music Education from the College Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio and a Masters of Social Work (M.S.W.) from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work in New York, she has lectured, performed and developed unique educational programs for Jewish women and couples, college youth and girls. She is an accomplished musician and composer motivational entertainer, social worker, psychotherapist, consultant, lecturer and community leader. Displaying unusual versatility as an educator, she conducts workshops and programs on various themes ranging from emotional well-being and marriage enhancement to Chassidic philosophy, perinatal issues, and music, as well as religious practice. She has recently embarked on developing Torah consonant holistic programs including producing relaxation and therapeutic recordings to calm today’s restless minds. Mrs. Wallen and her husband Eliyohu reside in Amherst, New York.