Podcasts

Ruchi Koval is the co-founder and Associate Director of Congregation JFX, an innovative community in Cleveland, Ohio. She has been a Jewish educator for two decades, leading self-development groups for adults and teens, and mentoring educators around the world. Ruchi is a certified parenting coach, motivational speaker, musician, author, and…...

Rabbi Micah Lapidus, Ed.D. is The Director of Jewish and Hebrew Studies at The Alfred & Adele Davis Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. Having served in his current position since 2008 he is an advocate for Jewish Day School education. A former board member of the CCAR (Central Conference of American…...

David Barishman, originally from South Africa, is currently a 10th Grade Jewish History teacher at Shalhevet High School in Los Angeles, California. He previously taught Judaics and history at various schools both in South Africa and in LA. In addition, he worked for the Los Angeles Unified School District for…...

Rabbi David Block is the Head of School at Shalhevet High School in Los Angeles, CA, where he previously served as the Associate Head of School and Judaic Studies Principal.  He formerly worked as the Content and Curriculum Developer at Aleph Beta, taught Judaic Studies at Rambam Mesivta in New…...

Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski grew up in Thornill, Ontario, Canada. He attended Yeshivas Eitz Chaim and Darchei Torah of Toronto. He continued his Jewish education in Eretz Yisrael at Derech Etz Chaim for a few years. He returned to Toronto and received an honors degree in English Literature from York…...

Rabbi Akiva Zweig is a Rosh Yeshiva (Head of Yeshiva) and Dean of Students at the Talmudic University of Florida, located in Miami Beach. He studied for several years at Yeshivas Ner Israel in Baltimore, Maryland, and in the Mirrer Yeshiva in Israel, Talmudic University, and Yeshivas Bais HaTalmud. Rabbi…...

Onit Zisserman has been a beloved teacher for over 20 years. She has taught at OROT, Ben Porat Yosef, SINAI, Chabad Garden School, Cheder, has been the Jewish Educational Consultant for Federation Early Learning Services and is now the programming coordinator at Adath Jeshurun Preschool in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. Onit…...

Rabbi Yisroel Smith is currently the Assistant Principal for the 5th-12th grade boys at Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh. Originally from Minneapolis, Rabbi Smith went to WITS in Milwaukee for high school, followed by 2 years in Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim in Yerushalayim. He spent the next eight years studying under his…...

Sharly Digadker is currently a Judaics teacher at Farber Hebrew Day School. He graduated from the Polytechnic University in New York with a Master of Science in Management.  He received a Bachelor of Education from the “Hachva” College in Israel with a concentration in special education and Hebrew literature.  Prior…...

Shira Sender is the Director of Client Care and Teacher Support at ShalomLearning. Shira used ShalomLearning in her religious school classroom for many years before officially joining the ShalomLearning team in 2020. For over thirteen years, she has taught students both virtually and in the traditional classroom. Shira grew up…...