Strong, Brave, and Beautiful - The Incredible Women of Silver Spring
Sharing the inspirational women we've met in our community: their personal, communal and professional accomplishments. This podcast is a project to share with the world, and especially with our own community, the greatness among us.
Episodes
Mrs. Devorah Buxbaum founded The Lev Experience together with her husband, she is an educator and motivational speaker. She runs summer camp programs and trips to uplift and inspire women and girls.
Sarah Wolkenfeld is the Chief Learning Officer at Sefaria,an online platform offering free access to Jewish texts, translations and commentaries.
We wanted to share the speech Yael gave at her kiddush with our listeners. Enjoy!
Joyce Dworsky-Srour is the Founder & Owner of Vital Signs LLC , an agency which works with the deaf and deaf-blind using ASL/Captioning/Readers for the Blind.
Rebbetzin Yaffa Lopiansky joined the Silver Spring community shortly after her husband, Rav Aaron Lopiansky, came to America to become Rosh Yeshiva in Silver Spring.
Mrs. Leah Cypess is an author who has published over a dozen novels as well as many short stories and essays.
Find out more about her work at https://www.leahcypess.com
Dr, Aviva Kramer is a dentist who is currently part of a practice run by Orthodox Jews. She services patients from all over the area.
Mrs. Sima Jacoby was the principal of the Yeshiva of Greater Washington Girls Division for over 40 years and involved in Jewish education for over 50. This episode was a special honor to record as one of her many former students.
Mrs. Audrey Siegel is the executive director of Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington, a volunteer-based service organization that provides complimentary services to those facing medical and medical-related challenges in the Jewish community as well as families from outside of our community who seek treatment in our area.
Mrs. Stacey Guthartz Cohen is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army. She is a Judge Advocate General in the army and has lived and worked all over the world.
Mrs. Atara Rosenbaum is the Rebbetzin of one of our local shuls/synagogues, Young Israel Shomrai Emunah. She is also an educator in the Yeshiva of Greater Washington Girls Division and a wonderful speaker and teacher of Torah.
Join us for a conversation with Mrs. Ellie Kagan, a diabetic nurse practitioner who embarked on a journey that led to her own Diabetes Education business.
Join us for a conversation with Mrs. Becky Wood Simkovich, a self starter who finds time to volunteer in many capacities in the community while also having an active professional life and business.
Join us for a conversation with Mrs. Ahuva Orlofsky, cofounder and of Imadi - an organization dedicated to supporting families experiencing complex pediatric diagnoses and helping teenagers give back to the community through volunteering.
Join us for a conversation with Mrs. Chaya Wolvovsky, the Rebbetzin of Chabad of Silver Spring and head of The Gan Montessori.
Join us for a conversation with Mrs. Sharon Mazel, New York Times best selling author and parenting and pregnancy expert.
Introducing you to our podcast mini series!
Meet the incredible Orthodox women of Silver Spring, Maryland who inspire us.
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