Sarah Chana Radcliffe, Family life, stress management, and emotional well-being
Sarah Chana Radcliffe is a renowned psychologist and parenting expert. Her session focused on reducing parenting stress, building children’s resilience, and creating calmer, more connected homes and classrooms. Participants shared their appreciation for the actionable takeaways and the opportunity to reflect on how to bring greater calm, clarity, and connection into their daily lives. The live Q&A session was particularly impactful, offering thoughtful guidance on real-life parenting and educational challenges.
Charlene Aminoff, Behind the Mask of the Bully— Finding Strength in Challenge
Mrs. Charlene Aminoff shares a deeply moving message of resilience, faith, and inner strength. Through profound personal challenges, she has cultivated unwavering Emunah and a powerful awareness of Hashem’s love and purpose in every life experience. Her journey has transformed hardship into clarity, compassion, and courage. In this inspiring presentation, Charlene will help parents, educators, and community members look beyond behavior to understand the emotional struggles that often lie beneath bullying.
Dr. Doug Bolton, Raising Resilient Children
In collaboration with Nissa Foundation, Dr. Doug Bolton presented strategies to help children develop resilience, emotional regulation, and strength in today’s complex world. Dr. Bolton is a clinical psychologist, educational leader, and author who has devoted his career to supporting children, adolescents, families, and schools. He brings decades of experience as both a practitioner and a school administrator to his work, partnering with educators and families to foster resilience, mental wellbeing, and healthy school cultures.
Rabbi Joey Haber, The Successful Parent—Building Meaningful Connection
Rabbi Joey Haber is a widely respected Sephardic rabbi, educator, and inspirational speaker known for his engaging teaching style and practical approach to Jewish life. Based in Brooklyn, New York, he serves as a leader within the Syrian Jewish community and has spent decades teaching Torah, guiding families, and mentoring students. Rabbi Haber is especially recognized for his ability to connect traditional Jewish values to modern-day challenges, often emphasizing personal growth, faith, and meaningful living.
Mrs. Zipora Gordon, Calm the Chaos: Understanding Big Emotions
Mrs. Gordon is the Founder and Director of Nishmasi and creator of The Feelings Class, a highly successful social-emotional learning curriculum currently used by thousands of students, educators, therapists, and parents worldwide. Her innovative Building LIVES Model, Listen, Identify, Validate, Empathize, Self-soothe, integrates evidence-based emotional regulation techniques with Torah principles.
Rabbi Yakov Horowitz, Safe All Summer. Safe All Year.
Rabbi Yakov Horowitz is the Founding Dean of Yeshiva Darchei Noam of Monsey. He’s an innovative educator, author, and child safety advocate who received the 2008 Covenant Award. Rabbi Horowitz discusses how to build responsibility and sound decision-making in children. He covers water and pool safety, street awareness, personal safety, and situational awareness, which are specific skills that can help children develop confidence, awareness, and good judgment.
