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Rebbetzin Feigy Twerski Noted speaker and lecturer, beloved Rebbetzin Rebbetzin Feigy Twerski is a devoted Rebbetzin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is also a well-known writer and speaker. I very much enjoy reading her columns and was delighted when she agreed to join us on the podcast. She has navigated many challenges in her own life and has also served as a support for countless community members. Listening [...]

Rabbi Aron Litwin Psychotherapist and Founder of Mekimi in England Seventeen-year-old Aron Litwin was sitting and learning in a shul in Manchester one morning. He remembers thinking it was odd when a friend who wasn’t usually around then walked in. But when his rebbi walked in soon after, he knew something was wrong. The only thing the rebbi told him was that his father had collapsed and was [...]

Lecturer for Partners in Torah of Detroit, Yeshivah Bais Yehudah and the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation She is lots of fun and full of life. Conversations with her are characterized by her trademark sense of humor. But talk to Sara Aliza for more than five minutes, and you will find that she is deep and introspective. She hasn’t let life simply happen. She takes what she’s been given [...]

Mrs. Shaindel Simes Teacher and author of The Rolling Rabbi When life throws us punches, we can make a conscious decision: will we bow to them or roll with them? The Simes family chose to roll with them. On that fateful summer day, as Rabbi Simes stood davening minchah, no one could have known that this would be the last time he would stand on his own feet. [...]

Zoom talk for teens given through Project Light by Mrs. Miriam Ribiat It might be your high-school friend, or it might be your daughter’s high-school friend that lost a parent. What should you say? How do you know if you said something hurtful or helpful? Maybe you feel confused, not knowing what is the right and wrong thing to do or say. Or maybe what was right yesterday [...]

Mrs. Lori Palatnik Momentum Founding Director Whatever your level of religious observance, when you experience a loss, you might have many questions: Where is the neshamah now? How do I know that he or she is really happy? This can bring up other questions, questions about your own mortality: when I die, where will I go? Will I have regrets about the life I lived? Mrs. Lori Palatnik, [...]