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Rebbetzin Yael Marcus and Miss Pamela Rivka Simonsson

Rebbetzin Yael Marcus is the Rebbetzin of Young Israel of Queens Valley in Kew Gardens Hills, NY and has been a Rebbetzin for over 2 decades. She is a Kallah teacher and community lecturer, whose shiurim draw hundreds of women. Rebbetzin Marcus has been working in finance, in the healthcare industry, for close to 25 […]

Rabbi Mark Wildes

Rabbi Mark Wildes received his semicha from RIETS, Yeshiva University.  Before becoming a Rabbi, he received a JD from the Cardozo School of Law and a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University. Rabbi Wildes founded Manhattan Jewish Experience (MJE), a highly successful Kiruv organization in New York City, over 20 years ago.  MJE’s talented […]

Dr. Rona Novick

Rona Novick, PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist, is the Dean of the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration of Yeshiva University, holds the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values and serves as the Co-Educational Director of the Hidden Sparks program which provides professional development to day schools and Yeshivas.  […]

Dr. Felice Tager

Dr. Felice Tager received her Ph.D. in Health Psychology from Yeshiva University. She is an assistant clinical professor of medical psychology (in psychiatry) at Columbia Presbyterian Medical center. Dr. Tager does research in breast cancer survivorship and served as the principal investigator of a research project focusing on the cognitive and psychological issues in breast […]

Professor Adina Broder

Professor Adina Broder ADINA BRODER, MS, JD, is the author of Meaningful Kinnos: Kinnos for Tisha B’Av with Explanations, which is available on Amazon.com, Feldheim.com and Jewish bookstores. She has also written Meaningful Viduy and Viduy Booklet for Kids. Professor Broder is a frequent presenter for the OU Women’s Initiative, and also gives shiurim in her community. She […]

Dr. Shoshana Klein Poupko

Dr. Shoshana Poupko is a beloved teacher and counselor in Congregation Ahavath Torah. As the Rebbetzin, Dr. Poupko is an invaluable spiritual resource to women and families. She prepares many brides for their wedding, and young women for their Bat Mitzvah. Dr. Poupko currently works as a therapist at Achieve Behavioral Health in Monsey, NY. […]

Mrs. Sylvia (Sarah) Richter and Mrs. Betty Sved

To continue to be inspired, read our speakers books. Silent Childhood by Mrs. Sylvia (Sarah) Richter, Kew Gardens, NY “Journey of Miracles” (the story of Mrs. Betty Sved of Merion Station, PA)  in To Tell the Story by Rachel Stein  

Ms. Melissa Rosen

Melissa K. Rosen, Sharsheret’s Director of Training and Education, holds a master’s degree in Jewish Communal Service from Brandeis University (1991) and has been working in the non-profit sector for over 30 years. Her professional experience includes informal education and programming, advocacy, and community outreach. Melissa’s work has allowed her to facilitate unique and lasting […]

Dr. Rachel Levine

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