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Hennie Black, together with her husband, has been involved with Jewish outreach for almost 30 years. She began her career as a CPA, working her way up to manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She then made a decision to dedicate herself fully to NCSY. She currently works as the Director of the NCSY Jewish Family Experience in […]

Carly Chodosh, MSS, LSW is a licensed social worker and therapist who lives in the Lower Merion suburb of Philadelphia, where she also serves as the Director of the Lower Merion Community Mikvah. Carly has advanced training in sexual dysfunction as well as perinatal mental health, and works to provide holistic support to the individuals […]

Nava Orlian is the Rebbetzin of Congregation Shaaray Tefila, a century-old shul in Lawrence, New York. Born and bred in Toronto, Nava attended Michlalah College, where she earned her B.Ed. in Judaic Studies and Special Education. She subsequently earned an M.A. in Education of the Blind from Hunter College, aside from her graduate studies in […]

Devora Simon is the National Director of JSU where she drives organization wide strategy for the Jewish Student Union, a program of NCSY servicing Jewish teens in public schools. A native of Montreal, Devora currently lives in Baltimore with her husband and two children.

Rebbetzin Miriam Gefen is a senior educator for Aish UK. Miriam grew up in London. After studying and living in Israel, Miriam moved to Manchester with her family to join the Aish Manchester team. Miriam is passionate about Jewish education and outreach and displays a proven ability to reach and teach adolescents and adults from […]

Leora Moskowitz is originally from Teaneck, NJ. After graduating from The Frisch School she learned in Midreshet Torah v’Avodah (MTVA) in Israel. She received her undergraduate degree in Judaic Studies at Stern College for Women, and she is currently a student in the GPATS program, working towards a Masters in Biblical and Talmudic Interpretation focusing […]

Chaya Parkoff is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice and a Senior Educator for The Jewish Experience in Denver, CO. Chaya has a passion for sharing how the wisdom of Torah can positively influence emotional wellbeing and works to inspire women to be their best self. Chaya and her husband are the grateful parents […]

Rachel Sims, Esq., is the General Counsel of the OU where she manages the OU’s legal and compliance work and provides guidance to all departments within the organization.   Rachel joined the OU after spending five years as a senior litigator at Blank Rome LLP.  She has nearly two decades of legal experience, at some of […]

Aviva earned a Teacher’s Certificate from Beth Jacob Seminary (BJJ) – and worked in Technology for 30+ years. She and her husband recently moved to Lakewood from Denver, Colorado, where she has had the opportunity to pursue some of her passions – which include developing “The Torah Path to True Marital Bliss” – a Shalom […]

Rebbetzin Aliza Silberstein and her husband, Rabbi Yisroel Silberstein, are the Chabad shluchim (emissaries) of Chernigov, Ukraine. Recently, they found refuge with their children in the United States following the outbreak of war.