In last year’s November talk heading into the holiday season, the focus was on food.

From the video:

“Food is always attached to celebration, to holidays, to belonging, and to well-being. Probably one of the most interesting pieces I’ve read was an article out of Syria—Aleppo. A well-educated man, about survival, said this: ‘Hunger is the greatest thief of anything in the world. It takes away everything from you.’”

Watch the video for more.