Woman of Valor with Bari Mitzmann

On June 11, 2003, Sarri was on Bus 14 in Jerusalem when an 18-year-old Palestinian terrorist dressed as a religious Jew boarded and blew himself up. 17 people were killed, including all those seated and standing around her, and over 100 people were injured. Sarri was hospitalized for two weeks and then returned to New Jersey to be with family.

Her story became high profile. She appeared on television stations such as CBS, Fox News, CNN, and radio interviews. She spoke before Congressmen and Senators in Washington, D.C. and politicians in New York and New Jersey. In September 2003 she returned to work and volunteering in Israel. In June 2004, she returned to the United States to take care of ongoing medical issues associated with her attack.

Sarri is the Founder and Director of Strength to Strength (stosglobal.org), which focuses on bringing together victims of terrorism together from around the world and assisting with long term psychological needs. Sarri has addressed audiences throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, and Israel and continues to share her unique insight into the ongoing struggle for victims of terror in Israel and around the world.

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Sleep is something we often do not get enough of. Eva Klein, an expert in infant and child sleep, joins WOV to discuss why sleep is important for all of us.

For those who want to learn about getting their little one to sleep the night, join us on Monday, May 3rd at [9:30] PM EST for a live webinar! To sign up for the webinar click here

Eva is a Certified Infant and Child Sleep Consultant and is the founder of My Sleeping Baby and the Sleep Bible program. Eva’s main goal is to help her clients establish healthy sleep habits for their children. After experiencing the debilitating effects of chronic sleep deprivation from her middle child, Eva was inspired to help families overcome their sleep challenges. Eva truly empathizes with her clients’ sleep troubles and personally invests herself in their sleep journey.
To learn more about Eva and her services click here

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Just One Life/Nefesh Achat B’Yisrael is a nonprofit located in Jerusalem, that provides financial, psychological, and emotional support to women struggling with the peripartum and postpartum period. We seek to empower and support women throughout their pregnancy and motherhood journey, no matter what challenging circumstances they are facing. They have an eclectic team of therapists with different specialities- psychodrama, CBT, psychodynamic therapy, ACT, and Mind/Body connection. We each utilize our unique skill set to help every client face their challenges and experience their pregnancy/ birth in a more positive way. 

To learn more about Nefesh Achat B’Yisrael/Just One Life Israel, head to:
English Website: https://justonelife.org/ 
Hebrew Website: https://nefeshachat.co.il/
Instagram: instagram.com/justonelifeisrael

Chaya currently serves as our Director and Senior Social Worker, managing our team and also is the social work student supervisor in partnership with Bar Ilan University.

Atara is a NY State and Israel Licensed Master Social Worker who focuses on women’s health and groupwork. She holds a BA in psychology from Touro College and an MSW from Wurzweiler School of Social Work. At Just One Life, she works as an individual therapist and case worker, as well as content writer and special projects coordinator. 

Shira Keyak has a B.A in social work from Bar Ilan University and is currently in the program of M.A at clinical social work at the Hebrew University and part of Shluchey Tzibur program in Mandel leadership program at the Hebrew University.

Sara Gordon is a drama therapist at Just One Life. Sara utilizes drama therapy as well as psychodrama techniques in her work. Sara holds a BA in Psychology from Concordia University and an MA in Drama Therapy from New York University. 

Elianna holds a B.A in Social Work from Bar Ilan University, and is currently in the Social Work Masters program in Hebrew University, specializing in Trauma. Elianna is a trained Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, who studied in Hadassah Hospital’s CBT program. 

To learn more about Nefesh Achat B’Yisrael/Just One Life Israel, head to:
English Website: https://justonelife.org/ 
Hebrew Website: https://nefeshachat.co.il/
Instagram: @justonelifeisrael
Facebook: Just One Life 
Phone: 02-625-4973
Email: [email protected]

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Naomi Nachman, renowned caterer and cookbook author joins me in a casual conversations about food, Pesach, and how she went from teacher to best selling cookbook author. Get her Perfect Flavors cookbook or Perfect for Pesach cookbook.

Naomi has provided us with a delicious salmon recipe that is simply put, perfect for Pesach.

⅛ᵗʰ cup red horseradish
⅛ᵗʰ cup mayonnaise
1 cup shelled salted pistachios by @yumtee_nuts
½ cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoon lemon juice
2 pounds salmon fillet (one whole side of a baby salmon)

Mix the horseradish and mayonnaise together in a small bowl.
Place the salmon on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Spread the mixture over the fish and set aside.

In a food processor crush the nut until they are course ground but not too fine. Add in the brown sugar and lemon juice and mix until it looks like wet sand.

Pat nut mixture on top of salmon and bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees.

Prep ahead tip. This can be made in advance and you can freeze it right before cooking. When ready to cook defrost in fridge and bake according to directions above.

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Almost 30 years ago, Brany Rosen and her husband found themselves struggling through infertility in a world that wouldn’t even say the word; There was no one to ask about doctors or to receive support from. She and Rabbi Rosen made a promise that if they would be helped, they would do everything they could to make sure that no individual or couple ever felt alone on this journey. With Hashem’s help, Brany gave birth to a baby boy and a shortly after launched A TIME, an organization that has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals and couples on the family building journey.
In this week’s episode, Brany discusses the story of how this idea she had became the massive organization it is today. The story, like conception, is nothing short of miraculous.
To learn more about A TIME, head to ATIME.org

This week’s episode is sponsored by poshpartysupplies.com use code bari25 to get 25% off your order for Pesach!

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Sara Zoldan, founder of Love At Any Size, is a body-positive and weight neutral love coach who helps plus-size single women struggling with negative body image and weight stigma in dating find love at their current size without settling or losing a pound. In this week’s episode, Sara and I discuss the dating system, diets, HAES and body positivity. Sara also provides some tips for success for those who are currently dating or who are looking to in the future.
You can find Sara on instagram at @find.love.at.any.size

This week’s episode is sponsored by Camp Hasc in order to spread awareness about their upcoming concert and crowdfunding campaign to help Camp Hasc open it’s doors this summer. To learn more, head to thisishasc.com

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Sara Schwartz is wife to Avi and mom to Noam and Kiki, a 1.5 year old with a rare chromosomal abnormality called 3q duplication. Kiki is trach, vent, and gtube dependent, has a complex medical history, and is developmentally delayed. In addition to her new role, Sara works for NJ NCSY and is a part time OU JLIC educator at Rutgers. In this weeks episode, Sara shared her and Kiki’s journey and her pursuit of balance being a medical mom and being everything else.
follow Kiki’s journey here: https://yakiraleeba.wordpress.com/

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Every person is a work of art and your palette is the guide to sharing yourself, a masterpiece, to the world. Chanchi Milecki, also known as The Soul Styler, joins Bari in a conversation about self expression through color. A special thanks to our surprise guest, Mr. Choni Milecki, Chanchi’s #1 fan, for joining in on part of our conversation.
Chanchi studied color design and styling at Color Institute International. She has been working in the field introducing her clients to personal color and styling for more than 15 years.
Chanchi brings her background in fashion design which helps translate the theory into practice. She is a much sought after stylist for anyone looking to pull their closet together and make dressing well an easy feat.

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In this week’s episode, Deena Becks discusses her journey of infertility, pregnancy, and stillbirth. Deena shares with us the highs and lows and how she grew through the experience, finding positivity or as she calls them, gumdrops along the way.
Deena Becks is the mind behind @sarekaonsaddle on Instagram and Sarekaonsaddle.com, a fashion-forward modest woman’s clothing store. Deena loves helping women feel beautiful every day.

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