Alisa Minkin, MD is former host of JOWMA Podcast which provides health education geared to the Orthodox community. Dr Minkin also previously produces the JOWMA Preventative Health hotline (929-4-GEZUNT/929-444-9868) and is past chair of the JOWMA Preventative Health Committee. She is a board-certified pediatrician in Oceanside, NY. She attended Johns Hopkins University followed by New York University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. Dr Minkin is on the Leadership Panel of the Haredi Health Coalition which serves as a liaison between NYC’s Department of Health and the New York hareidi community.  She has worked on numerous Covid-19 and vaccine related community health efforts in the past, including the EMES Vaccine Task Force. Dr Minkin’s public health efforts on behalf of the Orthodox community has been featured in numerous Orthodox media outlets including Mishpacha and Wellspring magazine.

Jennie Berkovich, DO is a board certified pediatrician and Director of Education for JOWMA. She is the new host of the JOWMA podcast.

Sheindel (Ifrah) Goldfeiz, OMS-IV is a fourth year medical student at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. She lives in New Jersey with her three adorable children and her husband. After graduating with a BA in Elementary and Special Education, Sheindel taught middle school science for three years and subsequently completed a post-bacc in basic sciences at Temple University. In her current role as COO-CFO of JOWMA, Sheindel works to promote accessibility to health education in the Jewish community, as well as increase support and opportunities for physicians at all stages of training. She is also involved in ongoing epidemiology, ophthalmology, and cultural competency related research projects.