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Keshet Starr, Esq., is the Executive Director of the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot (ORA), the nonprofit organization addressing the agunah (Jewish divorce refusal) crisis on a case-by-case basis worldwide. At ORA, Keshet oversees advocacy and early intervention initiatives designed to assist individuals seeking a Jewish divorce, along with prevention initiatives to eliminate abuse […]

Mrs. Norma Mintz has been in the field of Jewish education for over 15 years, and she is passionate about both learning and sharing Torah. She holds a B.A. from Columbia University with a double major in English and education and an M.S. from Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Education and Administration in secondary Jewish education. […]

Mrs. Penina Bernstein is currently a doctoral student at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, as well as a teacher at Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim. Previously, she was the Campus Rebbetzin at Stern College for Women, and a Judaic Studies teacher at Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls and at SAR Academy. […]

Smadar Rosensweig is a world- renowned Jewish Educator and Lecturer in Tanakh. She lectures extensively throughout the United States and internationally.  She is a Clinical Associate Professor of Bible and Judaic Studies, at Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, and a lecturer in the Graduate Program for Advanced Torah Studies at Stern College for Women, […]

Mrs. Sara Malka Winter holds a Master of Science degree in education and is a sought-after speaker in her community of Silver Spring, Maryland. As a teenager, Mrs. Winter founded Ashreinu, a Canadian kiruv organization dedicated to Jewish outreach to the Russian immigrant community, which has influenced hundreds of girls. Mrs. Winter lived in Israel […]

Mrs. Rachel Burg, a senior lecturer for Aish HaTorah, teaches Judaism in an engaging, interactive style. She currently is the director of Aish Destiny, a spiritual growth-oriented mission for women to Israel. Rachel is also the founder and educational director of SoulFood, an international educational program for women who have a limited Judaic background.   […]

Mrs. Rivka Maron attended Michlalah Jerusalem College where she received her undergraduate degree in Holocaust studies. She received a master’s degree in medieval Jewish history from the Bernard Revel Graduate School, Yeshivah University. Rivka is currently a doctoral student (ABD) at University of Maryland College Park where she is working on her dissertation, studying Rabbi […]