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Batyah Brander, ne’ Lahasky, is a New York native, living in Los Angeles for over 30 years.   Batyah earned her bachelor’s degree from Cooper Union School of Engineering and her teaching certificate from Machon Gold Seminary.   Over the past 30 years, she has been involved in Jewish Education on the High School and adult level.  […]

Jodi is a mom of four and is an empowerment coach for women, podcaster, and Jewish community professional through and through who is committed to helping moms live to the fullest while managing the challenging, wonderful, and messy journey of motherhood. Many people remark that Jodi’s superpower is connection – her intent connection with clients […]

Rebbetzin Gevura Davis is the Director of Engagement for Aish Chaim, an outreach and engagement initiative serving the greater Philadelphia Jewish community and an affiliate of Aish HaTorah international. A popular international public speaker and teacher, Davis grew up Jewishly unaffiliated and in college decided to give Judaism another chance. She discovered there was a […]

Rena Schochet was born and educated in Baltimore, Maryland. Soon after her marriage, she and her husband embarked upon a life of travel and new places. Their first home was in Israel, and their sojourn continued in Johannesburg, South Africa, Toronto, Canada; Silicon Valley, California; Las Vegas, Nevada, and finally Jacksonville, Florida. Each of these communities presented ideal opportunities to connect with congregants and […]

Reva Judas is the founder and Executive Director of NechamaComfort, an organization that supports families dealing with infant and pregnancy loss. She has counseled people around the world and has trained medical staff, clergy, lay leaders, and communities in best practices for supporting grieving families.  Reva received her Chaplaincy Certification from Hackensack Medical center and is a Resolve […]

Mrs. Shira Hochheimer is an educator and lecturer for women and girls in Baltimore Maryland.  She is passionate about empowering women to find more fulfillment in their lives by learning Torah. She is the Director of Data & Technology and the General Studies Department Chair in WITS – a seminary and college for Orthodox Jewish women. Shira is also the […]

Miriam Leah Gamliel is an arts administrator, performing artist and scholar. She is the director of ATARA: The Arts & Torah Association, supporting arts expression in Orthodoxy with a focus on women’s needs. She holds a doctorate in school administration from YU’s Azrieli Graduate School with a dissertation on the overlap between spirituality and creativity, […]

Yehudis Sunness is an ophthalmologist at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center and a Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. But her first love has always been Limudai Kodesh. She has given a series of classes on Tehillim, Tefilloh, and other topics, and many shiurim at Shomrei Emunah and Women’s Institute of Torah in Baltimore. Her articles have appeared in The […]

Liat Mayerfeld is an international speaker. She has been brought to speak in seminars in Spain, Poland, Israel, Denmark and Australia. Liat is the co-director of Kii, an outreach organization engaging unaffiliated young professionals in NYC. Born in New York and raised in Israel, Liat spent over 2 years working for Israeli military intelligence. She […]

Shoshana Sturm is an assistant director at SINAI Schools at JKHA in Livingston, NJ. She has spearheaded the Young Israel of Staten Island’s shidduch networking events and shabbatons. Previously, she headed the Washington Heights chapter of SUN (Singles Uniting Network). Shoshana holds a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology and an advanced certificate in pediatric feeding […]