America's Top Rebbetzins

Rebbetzin Miriam Mammon talks about the often forgotten mitzvah of self-care. When you take care of yourself, you are really and truly able to give of yourself to others. When you just give and give and give, you feel depleted emotionally and exhausted physically. You become bitter and resentful, and then no one really benefits from your giving. However, if you do make the time to take care of you...

Rebbetzin Shifra Sharfstein is co-director of Chabad at Georgia Tech and Georgia State Universities. She talks about the real meaning behind prayer--establishing a close connection with Hashem. Nothing in life is by chance. Hashem prepares our path for everything. When you start your day with meaningful prayer, you own your day. You don't have to pray for a lengthy amount of time. Saying just...

Rebbetzin Shula Bryski, the rebbetzin of Chabad of Thousand Oaks in California teaches us to be truly present in the moment. Being present in the moment and appreciating what we have and what is all around us leads us to develop an attitude of gratitude. Having an attitude of gratitude is what brings us happiness. She also tells us that Hashem is with us at ALL times, and we need to be grateful fo...

Rebbetzin Zelly Refson helps us shape the way we look at gratitude. Rebbetzin Zelly shows us how to curate our consciousness so that we learn to look for our blessings instead of what we are lacking. We choose our attitude to focus on our blessings. What we think about is our choice. Our thoughts are one of the only things that we really have control over. She also talks about the struggle she fac...

Rebbetzin Lea Goldstein, is the principal at Derech HaTorah in Rochester, New York. She shares with us practical tools for raising strong, confident and happy kids--and she does it from a principal's point of view. Her strategies for instilling self-worth and self-confidence in children are right on target! She delves into being a firm parent and setting boundaries as well as the pitfalls of b...

Rebbetzin Chaya Sarah Silberberg of the Chabad Torah Center in West Bloomfield, Michigan, shares words of wisdom on elevating shabbos, and making every day holy and special--hint: it's not hard! She also talks about the power of Jewish femininity and making the most out of life. Contact: ⁠⁠atrebbetzins@gmail.com⁠⁠ Vera Kessler (host of America's Top Rebbetzins) is a certified life coach. S...

If you have teens, you need to listen to this interview! Dr. Tamar Perlman teaches us practical and effective strategies to parent our teenagers. This is where Torah meets psychology. In order to develop a relationship with our teens, where they will talk to us and open up to us, we need to be curious about them--we need to deeply listen to what they are telling us. When we speak with our teens, w...

Rebbetzin Nomi Freeman gives a powerful interview on near death experiences (NDE). She shares stories from people who have had near death experiences (NDE). Rebbetzin Nomi also speaks about the after death communications she received from her father who passed away. She emphasizes that in the after world, good deeds, forgiveness and Torah knowledge are the currency and those are the things that ma...

Rebbetzin Gitty Blotner discusses the power of a Jewish woman, as the director of her home, to create a Jewish home by setting a certain tone of love, warmth and nurturing. As Jewish women, we make our husbands feel like kings, and our husbands, in turn, treat us like queens. We have the power of bina to read in between the lines of what is left unsaid in order to meet the real needs of our husban...

Rebbetzin Yehudis Golshevsky, director of SHIVITI www.shiviti.org.il , teaches us how we can all achieve true joy, starting by changing our perspective/mindset. Rebbetzin Golshevsky shares with us concrete tools on how to look at the positive aspects of a person/situation and how to thank Hashem for the good AS WELL AS the seemingly bad. She shows us how to discover the pleasure in simplicity, and...

Rebbetzin Via Kimche discusses EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), also known as tapping. Energy gets stuck in the body, which can result in physical and emotional illnesses. EFT helps to rebalance the energy inside of a person, so that the body can heal itself. This technique can be done with kids, teens and adults with the help of an EFT practitioner. EFT is great for helping people deal with anx...

Rebbetzin Aidy Kuravsky is the Chabad emissary to Pushkino, Russia, which is right outside of Moscow. Rebbetzin Aidy shares inspiring stories of discovering Jewish "diamonds," in the most remote places in Russia and bringing those Jews back to Judaism. Rebbetzin Aidy talks about her experience of having moved from Toronto, Canada to Russia with her husband and 9 children so that she can...

Rebbetzin Sara Blau's book, Close To You--Daily Spiritual Meditations Inspired by the Tanya, guides us in connecting to Hashem in a very real way. We have control over our thoughts, and our thoughts lead to our feelings. By THINKING deeply, or meditating, on the holy messages given to us in the Tanya, we can learn to FEEL genuine love for Hashem. The book is available on the following website:...

Rebbetzin Rivkah Slonim, Chabad emissary at Binghamton University in Binghamton, NY, shares practical Jewish wisdom, coupled with modern psychology, in an effort to guide parents in raising their children. It's important to give children a strong sense of their own unique purpose in this world, and show them that fulfilling their purpose leads to true happiness. We must deeply love our childre...

Rebbetzin Rivka Slatkin and her husband, Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin, run The Marriage Restoration Project (https://themarriagerestorationproject.com/) to help couples learn what to do when the dream that they had for their marriage turns into a nightmare. Rebbetzin Rivka and her husband help couples learn to communicate and get to know each other using various techniques, including Imago therapy, which...

Rebbetzin Devora Boroosan talks about how women can enjoy physical intimacy with their husbands, even after experiencing emotional and/or physical trauma in the past. She emphasizes that women need to take care of themselves so that they can better connect with their husbands, both emotionally and physically. Don't underestimate the enjoyment of physical intimacy for women. Hashem created phys...

Rebbetzin Batya Burd-Oved talks about the experience of witnessing her husband drown, and about the way she used Emunah (faith in Hashem) to overcome her grief and deal with her loss. It's the powerful story of how a 39-year old widow with several children turns her grief into closeness with G-d. Through this experience, Rebbetzin Batya learned that everything good and painful is for us to com...

Rebbetzin Rachel Welfeld gives us a first-hand demonstration on how to heal our inner child. Many of the issues that we are struggling with today are due to traumatic experiences we had when we were younger. Once we learn how to properly heal our inner child, we can deal with our current struggles from a position of calmness and confidence. Rebbetzin Rachel also teaches us the importance of truly...

Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller teaches us how to navigate life and move forward in our chaotic world. Our control is in how we choose to respond to situations. We are not in control of what happens to us, but we are in control over how we respond. She also talks about developing meaningful connections through spiritual bonding, which is what gives us true pleasure in life. Contact: ⁠⁠⁠⁠atrebbetzins@gma...

Rebbetzin Rochel Goldbaum gives us the key to a happy marriage--delight in your differences. Hashem (G-d) made you and your spouse different from each other for a reason. Rebbetzin Rochel offers practical strategies for how couples can embrace their differences and learn how to love the differences in their spouse, instead of arguing that they are not doing things the way that we do them. With the...

Rebbetzin Orit Esther Riter offers solid strategies to help us transcend the difficulties and challenges in our lives through emuna. She explores the healing power of emuna energy and gives us direction to help us surpass our own perceived limitations so that we can become the best version of ourselves. For more inspiring words of wisdom from Rebbetzin Orit Esther Riter, please visit: www.dailydos...

Rebbetzin Ruchi Koval is the co-founder and associate director of the Jewish Family Experience, an independent Sunday school and Jewish congregation near Cleveland, Ohio. She talks to us about the possible meanings behind unanswered prayers. She also offers insightful perspectives on how to relate to Hashem (G-d) through our prayers, and shares personal anecdotes to help illustrate key points. Con...

Rebbetzin Dahlia Topolosky is the rebbetzin at Kehilat Pardes in Rockville, Maryland. She is also a psychologist at Integrative Therapy of Greater Washington. Rebbetzin Dahlia talks about the different symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks. She gives us many concrete strategies to reduce anxiety and minimize panic attacks. She also talk about how parents can help teens manage anxiety. Contact: ⁠⁠⁠...

Rebbetzin Ariela Davis offers insightful perspectives on how women can find strength, meaning and resilience to face life's challenges through Torah learning. The words of Torah that she shares are meaningful and relatable. She also talks about how handling life's struggles with strength leads to resilience. It's never too late to change your life, no matter what has happened in the pa...

Rebbetzin D'Vorah Miller shares short, and meaningful insights into the weekly parsha as well as the Jewish holidays. This interview contains key insights about dealing with some of life's challenging situations. Rebbetzin D'Vorah's book, Up to G-d: Down to Earth Thoughts on Elevated Living is available on Amazon. Contact: ⁠atrebbetzins@gmail.com⁠ Vera Kessler (host of America'...