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Mrs. Sharon Pashkesz is a highly experienced educator and community leader, with a Bachelor of Education from Michlalah Jerusalem College. For over twenty-five years, she has been an integral figure in the Orthodox Jewish community of Budapest, Hungary. Sharon specializes in designing and delivering extensive adult education programs, focusing on halacha, philosophy, and spirituality. She […]

Elky recently retired from working as a court attorney in the NYS Supreme Court. For the past twenty years,  Elky has been working on raising awareness of the importance of proper pronunciation in tefillah. 

Jennifer Airley is an exercise physiologist by degree and a personal trainer by profession, with decades of experience helping clients pursue holistic health through physical strength, resilience, and balance. Her approach is deeply rooted in the belief that well-being extends beyond the body. Torah learning and teaching have long been her personal passion, infusing her […]

Mrs. Karen Thaler is the Dean of Students at Darchei Binah HaChadash Seminary where she has taught and mentored students for over 25 years. She is also the co-founder and Israel Director of Yad Leah, a chessed organization that provides clothing for families across Israel.

Rachel Isaacs serves as the Rebbetzin of Beth Joseph Congregation in Phoenix, Arizona, where she has been involved in developing and supporting a diverse range of shul programs for the past fifteen years. A native of Lakewood, NJ, Rachel pursued her higher education at Rutgers University. Before stepping into her role at the shul, she […]

Andrea Schulman is the Executive Director of Mesorah Baltimore (formerly WIT) in Baltimore, Maryland. Mesorah Baltimore is an educational organization for women providing quality classes and programming guided by Torah wisdom to enhance spiritual and intellectual growth. Andrea is a graduate of Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women. Before joining Mesorah Baltimore, she served as […]

Devorah Chasky is an experienced educator with a rich background in teaching Tanach and Aggadah at institutions such as Midreshet Moriah, Midreshet Lindenbaum, and Be’er Miriam. She has been a participant in the Lindenbaum Educator’s Fellowship and in Matan’s Bellows Eshkolot Fellowship, where she studied Tanach and innovative pedagogical methods with leading scholars in Bible […]

Mrs. Shifra Rabenstein has been teaching Limudei Kodesh subjects to high school students for over twenty-five years.  She has served as a mentor to high school teachers, offering guidance on issues such as lesson preparation, classroom management, implementation of instructional strategies, and addressing the needs of specific students.  She helped structure a high school curriculum […]

Shulamit Hurwitz, lives in West Hempstead with her husband and four children. She has a Masters in Clinical Nutrition from NYU but gives of her time to community work. She has served as sisterhood vice president and president of the Young Israel of West Hempstead for five years and is currently PTA president for Yeshiva […]