Jewish Adulting Podcast

Betty Cherniak was raised in Houston and received her MA from University of Washington. Betty converted in 1980, had 5 children, moved to Baltimore in 1994 and worked as copy editor for the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) for 18 years. She is the current President of the Glen Neighborhood Improvement Association and has served as president for the last 8 years. Liste...

Originally from the suburbs of Philadelphia , where she & her late husband helped establish a new kiruv community & shul, Sherri Zaslow has made Baltimore her home for 20+ years. Sherri has spent her professional career in education, senior care and currently organizes health and wellness community education focusing on the Jewish community. Sherri has served on the Gilchrist Hospice Board, and wo...

Simhah Tamar is a language teacher is Sderot. She made Aaliyah in 2020 and survived through the October 7th bombing. Simhah’s parents are both Igbo, a African tribe considered to be descendents of shevet Gad. Brought over on slave ships, her family settled in America and adopted Christianity, to which she felt disconnected. Listen as she recalls her unusual path to Orthodoxy, the eEmunah she exhib...

Hadassah Eventsur, MS,OTR/L is an Occupational Therapist with over 20 years of experience, she is also a certified Life Coach, speaker and a regular contributor to the Mishpacha Magazine on the topic of Neurodivergence. She is the founder of MindfullyYou, a program to support Frum women who struggle with executive functioning. Visit: Mindfullyyou.org for more information or follow her @mindfully__...

Zahava List is the Founder and Director of Chazkeinu, an international mental health support network for Jewish women worldwide. Zahava is passionate about spreading mental health awareness and stopping the stigma associated with it. She suffers from bipolar, and experienced instances of post-partum psychosis. She lives with her husband Yaakov and four sons in Baltimore. While Zahava is out to sav...

Shoshana Kruger has a degree in Education and has been teaching for over 40 years and has been the head counselor of Bais Yaakov and its camp for over 30 years. Her 101 year old mother, Sylvia Weiss,is a survivor of Auschwitz. She lives in Brooklyn, NY and her story of survival is a lesson in Emunah and miracles from Hashem. Her strong vibrant personality, and love for her family, are part of her...

Dr. Shoshi Lewin is a mother to a wide age range of kids and has a Masters and Doctorate in clinical psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She has been in the field for close to 20 years. Shoshi worked in a psychiatric hospital for 8 years, training psychiatrist residence and is now in private practice. She can be reached at drshoshilewin@yahoo.com. Listen as we discuss th...

Tamar Schulman has a Masters degree in Jewish Education, is the Director of the Khal Chasidim daycare and Executive Director for the all the Khal Chasidim divisions. In her spare times, she juggles being a masgiacha, a mom to 3 cats and 2 dogs, while also somehow managing to help raise her 3 children with her husband Yochanan in Baltimore, MD. Listen to her amazing story of donating her liver and...

Rabbi Ben-Tzion Shafier tells sums up the mission and vision for Jewish Adulting podcast.

Ruth Guggenheim is the Director of Interfaith Relations for World Emunah, Israel. In this capacity, she focuses on building bridges of understanding, respect and collaboration between the Jewish and Christian communities on behalf of the people of Israel. https://emunah.org/ Katrina Johnson-Smith is the founder of The Answer Kingdom Center and the Power & Praise Prayer Assembly,

Rabbi Shmuel Gluck has been in Chinuch for over 25 years. He attended Yeshivas Philadelphia and learnt under Reb Shmuel Kaminetzky who is the rabbinical advisor to Areivim, and whom he remains close with to this day. After being a Rebbi for seven years, he opened Areivim’s doors in 2000. His focus is on helping teenagers along with their families. Rabbi Gluck’s advice is highly sought after from f...

Rivka Malka Perlman is the co-founder, along with her husband Bezalel, of Rivka Malka's School of Coaching and Transformation. She trains women around the world in coaching and healing skills and is known for her expertise in the healing journey. She is an internationally acclaimed speaker inspiring audiences with her transformative and uplifting talks. Through her work, she helps women rewrite th...

Tova Jussim, LCSW-C, has spent over 20 years helping people to age-in-place, guiding them towards advanced care planning and long-term and short-term care planning. She has facilitated family meetings, caregiver support, and counseling for grief and bereavement. She is a recognized expert in her field, regularly teaching classes to other professionals about how to help people in medical crises. Sh...

Tova Jussim, LCSW-C, has spent over 20 years helping people to age-in-place, guiding them towards advanced care planning and long-term and short-term care planning. She has facilitated family meetings, caregiver support, and counseling for grief and bereavement. She is a recognized expert in her field, regularly teaching classes to other professionals about how to help people in medical crises. Sh...

Bracha Goetz is the Harvard-educated author of 42 Jewish children's books and a candid memoir for adults that documents her journey to observant Judaism, Nourish the Soul: Filling the Emptiness Within. Her books can be found in Jewish bookstores and online at www.goetzbookshop.com.

Evonne Marzouk is an inspirational public speaker and author of The Prophetess. Her work has also been published in Newsweek, the Washington Post, the Jewish News Syndicate, The Wisdom Daily, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, RitualWell and many other publications. She recently co-authored a chapter on The Heroine's Journey in the book Jewish Fantasy Worldwide (2023) has four poems in the newly publi...

My mother, Ruth Jaffee was only 44 when she became paralyzed, and only 60 years old when she died. This is our story and the hardest lesson I learned.

Come learn about who, what, when, why? This is the where, according to my kids, I discourage you from listening, in my humble and modest way. Just a little taste to peak your interest. Contact me at jewishadulting@gmail.com