Blog

Rabbi Moshe Hauer, Executive Vice President, Orthodox Union Ditza Or, mother of Avinatan – taken captive October 7 Leah Spitz, mother of Ari – severely wounded in Gaza Sara Zimbalist, mother of Eliyahu Moshe HY”D – killed in Gaza

Mrs. Esti Kimche is originally from London, England. This past summer, she moved to Baltimore with her husband Shmuel and their children from Israel. Esti is an educator with experience in many different areas, having run programs and taught in various capacities in both London and Israel. She is also a sought-after tour guide in […]

Dr. Michelle Levine is a tenured Associate Professor of Bible in the Rebecca Ivry Department of Jewish Studies at Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, where she teaches courses in Tanach and medieval commentaries. She is also a faculty member of the GPATS Master’s program, Tanach Track. She holds a Master’s degree in Bible from […]

Rivka Kahan has taught and served in a variety of educational roles at the high school and post-high school levels in America and Israel.  She worked at Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls for 20 years, where she taught Judaic Studies and served as Head of School for ten years. She has lectured widely at […]

Dr. Sara Markowitz, has managed to achieve an incredible amount, in large part due to her personal “ADHD” superpowers.  In addition to obtaining a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Dr. Markowitz is the founding director of an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for Jewish Women at Achieve Behavioral Health, the largest behavioral health […]

Mrs. Avital Jacobs is a high school Jewish studies teacher at Kesser Torah College in Sydney, Australia. She studied biomedical science at university, but after being a youth movement madricha in various programs, she decided to pursue her other passion and become a formal and informal Jewish studies educator.

With over 20 years of teaching and four years of administrative experience, Mrs. Chana Meira Katz has dedicated her career to educating women in Johannesburg, South Africa, and Los Angeles, California. Her multifaceted approach to Torah learning integrates her Hadar Bais Yaakov education, Ohr Lagolah Kiruv training, as well as a Master of Science in […]

Dr. Miri Korbman is a clinical psychologist and DBT therapist at the Center for Cognitive & Dialectical Behavior Therapy (CCDBT) in New York. She is also an adjunct professor of psychology for Sara Schenirer, and has written weekly articles on psychology and Torah for Veha’er, a womens’ learning program. Born and raised in Elizabeth, NJ, […]

Mrs. Michal Zahtz is a Rebbetzin at Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, in Teaneck, NJ. A physical therapist by training, she currently teaches Tanach at Yeshivat Frisch. Michal is the director of iShine Teaneck and a teacher of Taharas HaMishpacha for women in her community. She gives classes on a wide variety of Torah related topics.