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Dr. Ayelet Shachar completed her Psy.D in School and Community Psychology at Hofstra University. She received a B.A. from Queens College, after majoring in psychology and double minoring in business and Judaic studies. Passionate about teaching, she is an adjunct professor and gives shiurim in a variety of settings. She previously served as an OU-JLIC […]

Rebbetzin Esti Hamilton is a teacher of Torah, spiritual mentor, and religious leader for thousands of students across the globe. Her widely acclaimed classes and seminars tackle contemporary issues through the lens of the eternal wisdom of the Jewish tradition, as well as modern psychology and psychotherapy. A renowned international teacher and motivational speaker for […]

Ariella Nadel has been a Tanach teacher and community educator for the past twenty-five years.  Until making Aliyah to Modi’in three years ago, she was a Tanach teacher and experiential educator at Farber Hebrew Day School in Southfield, Michigan.  Ariella currently teaches at seminaries, is an adult educator for the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit […]

Mayor of Mitzpe Yericho.

Head of the Emergency Department at Samson Assuta Ashdod.

Yael Davidowitz is a passionate educator to audiences across the life-span. Enthusiastic about sharing Torah values with the broad Jewish community, Yael has worked on projects for NCSY, Aish HaTorah, Emet Outreach and is the director of project Last Kindness for NASCK, the National Association of Chevra Kadisha. For the OU Women’s Initiative, Yael created […]

Rebbetzin Peshi Neuburger, a beloved mentor and experienced teacher, is a graduate of Stern College for Women and holds a B.A. in mathematics. Rebbetzin Neuburger brings a wealth of diversified experience to the classroom, including adult education at Lincoln Square Synagogue, where she taught kallah classes for twenty five years. At Manhattan High School for […]

Mrs. Dina Schoonmaker holds a B.Ed in Tanach and English from Michlalah College, a master’s degree in Jewish history from Touro College. She has been a member of the Michlalah faculty for over 30 years and has an alumnae counseling hotline for Machal graduates. Mrs. Schoonmaker lectures internationally and gives vaadim for women, live and […]

Sherri Mandell is an Israeli-American author, mother and activist. She is best known as the mother of Koby Mandell, a thirteen-year-old American boy who was murdered near their home in Tekoa in May 2001.

Mrs. Chana Leah Rapoport, a principal and teacher in Toronto, is a veteran educator who gives many weekly adult classes. She is an international lecturer, whose shiurim have been enjoyed by diverse audiences. For over two decades, Mrs. Rapoport has spent her summers in Moscow, Russia, where she is the director of Camp Eitz Chaim.