Behind the Bima

Ohel Zachter Family National Trauma Center Presents Reimagining Perinatal Loss. 

Featuring: Rabbi Efrem and Rebbetzin Yocheved Goldberg Bocca Raton Synagogue Hear their personal story of late term pregnancy loss, experienced from a Mother and Father's perspectives And Dr. Norman Blumenthal Director, Zachter Family National Trauma Center, Ohel.

Also Featuring  Panelists: 

• Aimee Baron, MD Founder and Executive Director, I Was Supposed to Have a Baby
• Chumi Friedman Director, HUG, ATIME's Pregnancy and Infant Loss Program
• Reva Judas Founder and Director, NechamaComfort
• Raizel Keilson, LCSW Ohel Clinical Supervisor 

Moderated by: 

• David Mandel, CEO, Ohel 

Perinatal loss may have touched you or someone close to you. Deepen your understanding of its impact. Hear personal stories & learn about available resources. 

00:00 - Introduction from David Mandel (CEO of Ohel) 
4:35 - Rabbi Goldberg Opens Up Discussion 
7:53 - Rebbetzin Yocheved Goldberg Shares Her Story 
24:30 - Rabbi Goldberg Discusses Mourning Rituals and Their Connection to Their Late Son 
32:03 - Dr. Norman Blumenthal Remarks on How to Deal With the Death of a Child 
38:55 - Aimee Baron, MD Gives Her Background and Experience 47:25 - Chumi Friedman Shares Her Experience 
53:56 - Reva Judas Shares Her Experience 
1:06:17 - Raizel Keilson, LCSW Gives Advice on How to Handle Perinatal Loss 
1:10:47 - Rebbetzin Goldberg Gives Advice to Mothers 
1:13:27 - Rabbi Goldberg Gives Advice to Fathers 
1:22:06 - Aimee Baron, MD Talks About How to Respond to Insensitive Comments 
1:26:54 - Dr. Blumenthal Speaks About Guilt

Rabbi Gershon Schusterman is the author of Why, God, Why?: How to Believe in Heaven When it Hurts like Hell (https://store.kehotonline.com/mobile/prodinfo.asp?number=EO-WHYG). 

Rabbi Gershon Schusterman knew all the textbook answers when comforting bereaved community members who asked him, “Where is God? If God is loving, how could this happen?” But when the rabbi’s young wife died suddenly, leaving him a 38- year-old widower with eleven children to raise, he found himself reeling. His personal quest for answers to these timeless questions led him to a deeper exploration of Judaism’s teachings about how to cope with and transcend tragedy, teachings that have provided comfort and understanding to millions of people throughout the generations. 

00:00 - Intro 
8:35 - Intermarriage 
1:01:06 - Outro 

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). 
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. 
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

David Sacks is an American television writer and producer. His writing and producing credits include seasons five and six on 'The Simpsons', for which he won an Emmy Award, '3rd Rock from the Sun', for which he received a Golden Globe Award, 'Malcolm in the Middle', 'Murphy Brown', and more. 

00:00 - Intro 
12:59 - Interview 
1:09:31 - Outro 

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). 
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. 
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

Yishai Fleisher is the International Spokesperson for the Jewish Community of Hebron. Yishai is also an Israeli broadcaster and a frequent columnist for major news websites including a recent oped in the NY Times. He holds a JD from Cardozo Law and rabbinic ordination from Kollel Agudat Achim. Yishai is a paratrooper in the IDF reserves and lives with his family in the hills of Judea. 

00:00 - Intro 
10:16 - Interview 
1:15:03 - Outro 

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). 
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. 
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

If you are interested in any of CCSA’s services - prevention education in schools, family support group, community awareness events - reach out to Lianne Forman at [email protected] or go to www.jewishccsa.org for more information. 

Allison Josephs (Founder & Executive Director of Jew in the City) has been involved in the field of Jewish Outreach for over twenty years and is the Partner in Torah mentor to actress Mayim Bialik. Variety named her as an advocate for inclusivity in the entertainment industry in its 2022 Inclusion Impact Report. Allison has been quoted or written about in numerous publications, including Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, People Magazine, NYPost, Daily News, TMZ, The Daily Beast, and Hollywood Reporter. She has appeared on numerous television and radio networks including CBS, ABC, Fox5, TLC, Associate Press TV, and NPR; her articles have appeared in publications including The Washington Post, JTA, Jewish Week, Jerusalem Post, The Forward, and Kveller.

Pearson Education, the largest textbook company in the world, produced a video segment on Allison’s life for the Judaism chapter of their textbook. She is a sought-after international lecturer whose corporate clients include Con-Edison and NYU Langone and hosts a weekly podcast on the Nachum Segal Network. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University in Philosophy and lives with her husband and four children minutes from the George Washington Bridge.

00:00 - Intro
13:25 - Interview
1:04:52 - Outro

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). 
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. 
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

Meyers Patrick Leonard (born February 27, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini before being selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 11th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft. After spending his first seven seasons with the Trail Blazers, he was traded to the Heat in the 2019 offseason. He reached the NBA Finals with the Heat in 2020.

On March 9, 2021, Leonard received criticism for using the anti-jewish slur "kike" during a Twitch stream while playing Call of Duty: Warzone. The Heat announced the same day that they were reviewing the matter and that Leonard would be "away from the team indefinitely." The eSports organization FaZe Clan cut ties with him later that day, although he remained an investor. He later apologized for using the slur, stating that he did not know what it meant.

Aaron Jungreis, entering the real estate industry in 1993 has earned a solid reputation for identifying opportunities and closing deals. As the Nets snapped a four-game losing streak, a group of eight Nets fans including Aaron Jungreis sat courtside with shirts on that read “FIGHT ANTISEMITISM.” It was a reference to the blowback Irving had found himself facing after sharing on his Twitter and Instagram accounts an Amazon link to a film called “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America,” which contains numerous antisemitic tropes. 

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). 
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. 
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

Rav Yitzchak Berkovits is the Rosh Yeshiva of the Aish HaTorah Yeshiva in Jerusalem. He is a leading expert on Mitzvot Bein Adam L’Chavero, the Torah’s wisdom regarding interpersonal relationships, and is the Posek and spiritual guide for hundreds of Jewish outreach professionals and many organizations around the world. Before assuming the position of Dean at the Aish HaTorah Yeshiva, Rabbi Berkovits was the founder and Dean of The Jerusalem Kollel and has been the Mashgiach Ruchani of Aish HaTorah for 16 years. 

00:00 - Intro 
2:56 - Interview 
1:00:12 - Outro 

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS). 
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS. 
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

Rabbi David Fohrman is an internationally renowned lecturer on biblical themes, and the founder and principal educator at Aleph Beta. He has served as an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University, and as a lead writer and editor for ArtScroll's Talmud translation project. Rabbi Fohrman has also served as scholar for the Hoffberger Foundation for Torah Study. He is the author of The Beast That Crouches at the Door, a finalist for the 2007 National Jewish Book Award, The Queen You Thought You Knew, and The Exodus You Almost Passed Over. His most recent publication is Genesis: A Parsha Companion, the first of a five volume set on the weekly Torah portion.

Rabbi Fohrman spent his childhood years in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he reveled in the opportunity to hike in Yosemite National Park. He currently lives in Woodmere, NY, with his wife and children (but is still game to head back to Yosemite at a moment's notice). A full library of his works is available at www.alephbeta.org.

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS).
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS.
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.

Audiences all over North America have been bowled over by Butler’s personal and professional perspectives, his whirlwind delivery, gentle humor, and remarkable insights into the human condition. Dan Butler draws on his experiences as a father, a syndicated weekly columnist, a securities salesman, a college professor, a retail store manager and a regional director for the National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY).

He has been a judicial law clerk, a prosecutor, a family court hearing officer and a family court meditator, successfully settling over 1,100 custody cases. Dan Butler is a District Judge in the Municipal Court of Pittsburgh. He has served as a judge of the Municipal Court of Pittsburgh, as well as on Pittsburgh’s specialized, Domestic Violence Court.

00:00 - Intro
13:32 - Interview
1:07:52 - Outro

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg: Rabbi, Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS).
Rabbi Philip Moskowitz: Associate Rabbi, BRS.
Rabbi Josh Broide: Outreach Rabbi, BRS.