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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.

Daniela is the Rebbetzin of The Hampton Synagogue and an LMSW working in private practice in New York City. She is a doctoral student at Wurzweiler School of Social Work and a Certified Sexologist with a particular interest in the subject of the intersection of sexuality and Judaism. Daniela is also completing her second year […]

Tzivi Zuckerman holds a BA in History and an MA in Jewish History, and taught World History, Jewish History and Tanach for over 15 years at a variety of schools, including Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls, Michlalah Jerusalem College, Bais Yaakov of Baltimore and Columbus Torah Academy. Since moving to Columbus, Ohio, Tzivi has taught […]

Faigie Horowitz, MS is a writer, political advocate, and nonprofit veteran who serves as the Rebbetzin of Agudas Achim of Lawrence. She is a co-founder of JWOW!, Jewish Women of Wisdom, a community of Orthodox midlife women.

Aviel Brodkin is a passionate teacher of Torah, synthesizing Jewish wisdom with personal meaning for navigating life. She is known for her empowering self-development workshops and parent coaching as the Rebbetzin of Congregation Kesser Israel in Portland, Oregon. Most recently she served as Principal of Maayan Torah day school for ten years which she and […]

Dr. Vera Basch Moreen holds a doctorate from Harvard University and has taught Islam at Swarthmore, Haverford, and Franklin & Marshall Colleges.  She specializes in the history, literature, and art of Iranian Jews between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries based on Judeo-Persian manuscripts.  The author of several books and numerous articles, her most recent book […]

Frani S. Pollack is a licensed social work and psychologist. She has worked with individuals, couples, and families for over 25 years. Frani specializes in family work and teens/young adults struggling with multiple challenges. She teaches courses on eating disorders at the Sara Schenirer school of social work and teaches family work at the University of […]

Dr. Roz Sherman is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Manhattan.  She earned her B.A. in English Literature from Barnard College, her Hebrew Teacher’s Diploma from Yeshiva University Teachers Institute for Women, and her M.A. in Jewish Studies from the Touro Graduate School of Jewish Studies.  After a successful career as manager of a […]