Mrs. Rachel Zimmerman, LCPC, offers valuable insight into how to keep our kids safe in all settings in an essential program put on by Madraigos Midwest, ATT/REACH, and Nefesh Chicago

Dr. Akiva Perlman, PhD. Clinical Director at ODA Wellness Institute, and expert on sexual abuse, addresses the topic in a crucial and informative but sensitive manner.

Lianne and Etiel Forman, Executive Director and Founders of Communities Confronting Substance Abuse (CCSA) talk about Substance Abuse within the Orthodox Community and provide some vital information to recognize, address, and confront the issue of Substance Abuse.

Rav Reuven Gross, Rav, Shaarei Tzedek Mishkan Yair., Rebbi ICJA, DJ Shabat, Certified Alcohol and other Drug Counselor, And Tzvi Montrose, Founder and CEO of Hatzalah Chicago discuss all aspects of Drinking on Purim and Beyond.

Rabbi Larry Rothwachs, Rav of Beth Aaron Congregation and Director of Professional Rabbinics at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) gives his take on Mental Health in the Orthodox world from the perspective of a Rav, as well as an administrator educating future Rabbanim. 

Mrs. Lianne Forman, Executive Director of Communities Confronting Substance Abuse (CCSA), joins for a discussion about her organization and the mission to confront Substance Abuse in the Orthodox Community. 

Dr. Aviva Goldstein, master educator with a private practice in Jerusalem, deals primarily with the social-emotional development of American students attending Yeshivos and Seminaries for their gap year in Israel. In this episode, she addresses some of the challenges and opportunities of that time period. She also discusses what we can do to better prepare them before going and how to support long distance.

R' Yakov Danishefsky LMSW and CSAT, discusses the Psychology of Addiction, Mindfulness, Relationships, and Torah. He provides the listeners with understanding and insight in each of these elements and you are guaranteed to walk away with some insights to adapt to your own life!

Mrs. Rachie Karesh, Executive Director of Madraigos Midwest, discusses how mental health has evolved in the Orthodox community and some of the foremost issues being dealt with today. 

Mrs. Rena Kutner,  LMFT, of Madraigos, presents on the power of using Empathy to connect with our children, specifically in difficult times.