What's Your Passion Project?
Schedule a Discovery Call and let's shmooze about it! Schedule a Discovery Call with Rae! Meet Rae Shagalov
Jewish Artist, Calligrapher, Author & Coach
Hi, I’m Rae.
I’m an artist, author of more than 24 books, and a creativity coach, and I’m the founder of Lamplighter Circle. As a busy wife, mom, and bubby with a gazillion passions, I know what it is to wear a lot of hats and wonder how to fit your own dreams in.
With the help of G-d, I’ve guided more than 3,000 creative women and kids through their passion and legacy projects for over 30 years, first as a school librarian and gifted education specialist, and now with my “grownup gifted kids” the creative Jewish women that I lovingly call my passionistas.
My own legacy project is Gevaldig! – a 40-book Torah calligraphy artnote series, has been 36 years in the making. B”H, I’m on volume 5. I teach Divine timing because I live it.
How I Can Help You
You have a passion project that won’t leave you alone.
Maybe it’s a book that’s been living in your head for years, or a drawer full of art supplies that make you feel guilty every time you open it, or a business or program you’ve been meaning to put together or grow since… you can’t even remember when.
You know it matters. You know it’s meant for someone.
And yet somehow it’s still waiting.
Life keeps happening. Shabbos prep. Homework. Dinner. Clutter everywhere. And you, the woman with the notebooks and the ideas and the heart full of gifts that haven’t been unwrapped yet, you keep moving it to next week. Most of us do.
Book Your Discovery Call.
My friend, you’re not lazy and you’re not doomed to failure. Here’s the truth.
You’re a creative Jewish woman with an impossible, beautiful, overflowing, mitzvah-filled life, and you’ve never quite had the space, the structure, or the sisterhood to make it real.
That’s exactly what I’m here for and what I created to help you.
Let’s talk about it.
My Books
For over 30 years I’ve been writing, illustrating, and self-publishing books – 24 books so far under my Holy Sparks Press, with more on the way. You’ll find Torah art journals, Jewish adult and family coloring and activity books, planners, and creative guide.
My current legacy project is the Gevaldig! series, a 40-volume collection of my handwritten calligraphy artnotes drawn from hundreds of Torah and Chassidus classes over 36 years. Volume 5, Grab Hold of Life and Fill It with Holiness, just arrived.
Invite Rae to your podcast or summit or to give a workshop for your group.
Rae brings 36 years of lived creative experience as a master calligrapher and creativity coach, Torah wisdom, and genuine warmth to every conversation. She speaks to the heart of creative Jewish women in a way that leaves listeners feeling seen, permission-given, and ready to shine their light.
Recent and current topics include:
Procrastination Is Not Your Enemy: How Creative Jewish Women Can Finally Make Friends With the Pause
Tiny Momentum: How to Keep Moving When the Messy Middle Feels Impossible
The Yetzer Hara Called, She Wants Her Job Back: Transforming Your Negative Inner Voices Into Your Biggest Cheerleaders
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Not Too Late, Not Too Early: Finding, Starting, and Finishing Your Legacy Project on Divine Timing
You Don't Have to Do Every Idea: How Multi-Passionate Jewish Women Can Stop Drowning and Start Creating
Torah Art Journaling: How Chassidus and Creativity Spark Each Other Into Something Holy
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Jewish Time Management for Women With Impossibly Beautiful, Impossibly Busy Lives
Why Your Light Is Needed and Cannot Be Replaced: The Unique Creative Gifts of Jewish Women
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