Carly Chodosh, LCSW, PMH-C is a licensed social worker and therapist who lives in Philadelphia, where she also serves as the Director of the Lower Merion Community Mikvah. Carly has advanced training in sexual dysfunction as well as perinatal mental health, and works to provide holistic support to the individuals and couples she treats.

 

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Toba Goldstein, LCGC, is a prenatal genetic counselor for Labcorp. She received her bachelor's degree from Drexel University and her masters degree from Arcadia University. In addition to seeing patients for prenatal and preconception genetic counseling, Toba enjoys supervising students, mentoring new graduates, and teaching high school students about genetic counseling as a career opportunity. Toba lives in Bala Cynwyd, PA with her husband and three children.

 

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Dr. Shana Frydman, PhD, LCSW, is the Clinical Director of Shalom Task Force, overseeing the agency’s trauma-informed direct services and prevention programming. Previously, she served as CEO for seven years, leading the organization through significant growth, expanding legal services, the hotline/chatline, and educational initiatives to support survivors and promote healthy relationships in the Jewish community.

With over 20 years of experience in domestic abuse and family violence, Dr. Frydman is a trauma-informed therapist, consultant, and speaker. She has held leadership roles at UJA Federation, leading its Task Force on Family Violence, and served on the advisory board of the NYC Mayor’s Office. She lectures and publishes on domestic violence, sexual abuse, trauma, and culturally informed practice.

In addition to her role at Shalom Task Force, she maintains a private practice and provides consulting and training for organizations and professionals. Dr. Frydman earned her MSW at the University of Maryland and her PhD at Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work/CUNY Grad Center.

 

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Dr. Neill Epperson is a nationally recognized psychiatrist and a leading voice in women's mental health across the lifespan. She serves as Professor and the Robert Freedman Endowed Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where she also leads as Executive Director of the Helen E. and Arthur Johnson Depression Center. Before joining CU-Anschutz, Dr. Epperson founded and directed the Penn Center for Women’s Behavioral Wellness and Penn PROMOTES at the University of Pennsylvania. Her groundbreaking work has advanced our understanding of how hormones, sex, and reproductive status influence brain function and mental health—especially during key life transitions like puberty, pregnancy, and menopause. A prolific researcher with more than 250 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Epperson’s work has been consistently funded by the NIH for over two decades. She is also a dedicated mentor, educator, and advocate for integrating sex and gender into all aspects of biomedical research.

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Sarah Rivkah Kohn is the founder & director of Links Family, providing children & teens who lost a parent with emotional and practical support services tailored to the unique needs of grieving families.

Sarah Rivkah has gained 100s of hours of grief training, through organizations such as Our House Grief, NACG, and more. She has provided specialized grief trainings for Ohel, Wurzweiler/Sara Schenirer, Kinus Hashluchos, CORE, and others. Her ability to combine professional insight with compassionate understanding has made her a trusted resource for communities, educators, and mental health professionals alike. Sarah Rivkah is dedicated to creating a more sensitive and grief-aware world and empowering grieving children, teens, and adults with the tools they need to process and honor their grief as they navigate their unique life journeys. 

 

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Dr. Jonathan Herman is a New York-based OB/GYN who has delivered over 12,000 babies and spent decades championing women’s health. A leader in hereditary cancer screening, Dr. Herman is known for his work with BRCA and Lynch Syndrome, helping patients understand and manage their genetic cancer risk. He has delivered over 600 lectures nationwide, appeared on The Doctors, and served as a medical advisor on the documentary Inheritance, which follows three women navigating the impact of the BRCA gene.

 

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Brennan Peterson is a professor in the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy at Chapman University in Orange, California.  He studies the psychological impact of infertility on men and women.  He is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California, specializing in fertility counseling, couple therapy, and trauma.

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Jessica Zucker is a Los Angeles-based psychologist specializing in reproductive health and the author of the award-winning book I HAD A MISCARRIAGE: A Memoir, a Movement. Jessica is the creator of the viral #IHadaMiscarriage campaign. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Vogue, and Harvard Business Review, among others. She’s been featured on NPR, The Today Show, and Good Morning America and earned advanced degrees from New York University and Harvard University. Her next book, NORMALIZE IT: Upending the Silence, Stigma, and Shame That Shape Women’s Lives, is due out April 22nd.

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Jessica's Instagram: @ihadamiscarriage

Jessica's Website: drjessicazucker.com  

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Rabbi Larry Rothwachs is a licensed social worker and accomplished leader in both rabbinic and mental health fields.  Since August 2002, Rabbi Rothwachs has served as the senior rabbi of Congregation Beth Aaron in Teaneck, New Jersey, fostering a warm and supportive community alongside his wife, Chaviva, a special education teacher at the Sinai Schools. Rabbi Rothwachs is a graduate of Yeshiva College, the Azrieli School of Jewish Education, and the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, and he received his semicha from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS). From 1998 to 2016, he taught Talmud at Yeshiva University High School for Boys and the Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey. In April 2016, he was appointed Director of Professional Rabbinics at RIETS, where he trains and mentors future rabbinic leaders.  Additionally, since 2016, he has served as the head rabbi of Camp Morasha, the largest orthodox summer camp in North America. His extensive background includes leadership roles such as president of the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County and executive committee member of the Rabbinical Council of America. In May 2016, Rabbi Rothwachs was recognized by The Forward as one of "America’s Most Inspiring Rabbis."   In January 2023, Rabbi Rothwachs was appointed as the founding rabbi of Meromei Shemesh, a developing community in Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel. Inspired by over two decades of rabbinic leadership in Teaneck, where he witnessed 20% of his congregants make aliyah, Rabbi Rothwachs brings his extensive experience to this aspirational, Torah-centric kehilla. Meromei Shemesh is designed to be a vibrant shul-centered community, combining the warmth and connectivity of an American shul with the spiritual richness of life in Israel.   Rabbi Rothwachs also maintains a personal blog (larryrothwachs.com), where he shares insights, reflections, and resources related to Torah, mental health, and personal growth.  

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Dr. Elissa Hellman is an experienced board-certified OBGYN.  She received her medical degree from NYU School of Medicine and completed her residency at Northshore University Hospital in Long Island in OBGYN.  Dr. Hellman has been in clinical practice for 15 years with a recent move from Milwaukee, WI to Israel.  She is also the physician at her self-named telemedicine gynecology practice focused on the health needs of Jewish women (www.drelissahellmanmd).  Through this platform, she offers one on one consultations to address gaps in knowledge and education many Jewish women face as they go through their reproductive years.  She also developed two educational courses Girls Growing Up, a puberty course for Jewish girls and The Kallah Curriculum, for Jewish brides who want to feel as prepared as possible in all aspects of women's health and reproduction as they can.  Instagram (@drelissahellmanmd) is where she hangs out and tries to have a little fun spreading evidence-based information about all the stages of womanhood- with a Jewish twist!

 

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