Upcoming Events

• “Staying Connected When the Ground Shifts Beneath Us” - Armchair Conversation with Shimmy Feintuch and Dr. Tara Liberman, moderated by R’ Bracha Jaffe. Part of the Wellness and Mental Health Shabbat at The Bayit, the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale. Riverdale, NY. January 17th, 2025.

• Passover 2026 Lecture Residency. Information coming soon!

• All-day and half-day webinars on Addiction, Mindfulness, Relationships, and LGBTQ & Traditional Religious Values. 2026 Dates TBA.

Past Events

Presenter at Limmud New York Conference - Sunday, November 16th, 2025. New York City.

Co-Scholar-in-Residence for Shavuos/t at the Hebrew Institute of White Plains. June 1-3, 2025.

Generalist Social Work Practice I and II - graduate courses at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University. Fall 2024-Spring 2025.

Pesach Speaking Engagement with Passover Oasis. Riviera Maya, Mexico. April 12-20, 2025.

“Addiction Assessment: A Primer” - Conference presentation at the 27th Annual Nefesh International Conference, December 18th-22nd, 2024.

“Addiction Assessment: A Primer” - private training for SIMHA Health, December 17th, 2024.

All-day webinars on Addiction and Mindfulness. October 30th, 2024, and December 12th, 2024.

Co-Scholar-in-Residence, Hebrew Institute of Riverdale - The Bayit, Shavuot 5784 / June 2024. Program here.

Experiential Jewish Mindfulness as Shabbos/Shabbat Practice - Nefesh International Annual Conference, Hauppauge NY - December 29th, 2023

Generalist Social Work Practice I and II - graduate courses at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University. Fall 2023-Spring 2024.

Generalist Social Work Practice I and II - graduate courses at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work at Yeshiva University. Spring-Summer 2023.

International Presenter, Limmud NZ. Auckland, New Zealand. August 26th and 27th, 2023.

Pain-killers: Opioid Addiction, Chronic Pain, and the Science of Mindfulness (a full-day webinar). Thursday, July 20th, 2023; Thursday, October 26th, 2023; Thursday, December 7th, 2023.

Cultural Competence: LGBTQ and Conflicting Religious Values, a webinar. Wednesday, July 26th, 2023; Wednesday, October 18th, 2023; Wednesday, December 13th, 2023.

Retreat Faculty - Shavuot at Isabella Freedman Retreat Center, Falls Village, CT. May 25th-May 28th, 2023.

Scholar-in-Residence Weekend - Rochester, NY. April 28th-30th, 2023.

Making Space for G!d: Experiential Jewish Mindfulness - Nefesh International 25th Annual Conference, Hilton Parsippany, New Jersey. January 7th, 2023.

Addiction, The Golden Calf, and Us - Limmud Festival, Birmingham, England. December 25th, 2022.

Listen to Your Heart: A Psychotherapist and a Rabbi Walk into a Session: a joint presentation with Rabba Yaffa Epstein - Limmud Festival, Birmingham, England. December 24th, 2022.

Mindfulness? That’s Meshuga! - Limmud Festival, Birmingham, England. December 24th, 2022.

What Does G!d Want Us to Do With Our Feelings? - Soulful Shavuot, A Night of Learning. Riverdale, NY. June 5th, 2022.

“Cultural Competence: LGBTQ and Conflicting Religious Values”, a webinar - April 5th, 2021

“Calm in a Crisis: COVID-related Stress Reduction and Self-Care” - Morningside Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Bronx, NY - March 24th, 2022

“Treating Chronic Pain with the Science of Mindfulness” - a webinar - March 21st, 2022

“Opioid Addiction: What, Why, and What Now?” - a webinar - March 21st, 2022

“Cultural Competence: LGBTQ and Conflicting Religious Values”, a webinar - December 12th, 2021

“Caring for Clients with Addiction during COVID”, a webinar - November 18th, 2021

“Addiction and COVID-19, Part II” - A webinar event for Social Workers and Case Managers - April 28th, 2021

“Addiction and COVID-19, Part I” - A webinar event for Social Workers and Case Managers - April 21st, 2021

“Anxiety Theory and Treatment” - A webinar event for Social Workers and Case Managers - December 9th, 2020

Connection, Childhood, and China - featured storyteller at Global Variety Hour, a JDC Entwine storytelling festival - August 3rd, 2020

“Tips and Tools for Mental Resilience During COVID-19” - A grief-focused webinar with My WellBeing - May 15th, 2020

“Managing Crisis Situations” - A Webinar for Hospital and Nursing Home Social Workers and Case Managers - May 5th, 2020

“Tips and Tools for Mental Resilience During COVID-19” - A coping-focused webinar with My WellBeing - May 5th, 2020

Speaking Residency for Passover with Passover Getaways - Callaway Resort & Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA - April 7th-19th, 2020 - Cancelled due to COVID-19

“The Opioid Crisis: How did we get here, and what do we do now?” - Professional event, Brooklyn NY - February 27th, 2020

“Individuality, Community, and Football” - Community event, Washington Heights, NY - February 2020

“Finding Support and Resilience in Tough Times” - Community event, Washington Heights, NY - January 2020

“Practical Mindfulness Tools You Will Actually Use In Session” - Professional Conference (Nefesh), Hauppauge NY - December 2019

“Stress Reduction for College Students” - Hillel @Kansas University, Lawrence, KS - November 2019

“Why do we have feelings?” - Community event, Washington Heights, NYC - August 2019

“Caring for others, caring for ourselves”- Community event, Washington Heights, NYC - August 2019

“Mindfulness under the Stars” - Professional event, New City, NY - July 2019

“Jewish Mindfulness” - Limmud Conference, Shanghai, China - May 2019

“Introduction to Mindfulness” - Private event, Tobyhanna, PA - April 2019

“Using Mindfulness to Treat Addiction”  - Webinar for Professionals, October 2018

“The Twelve Step Approach to Addiction” - Webinar for Professionals, October 2018

“The Self of the Therapist” - Professional event, Lawrence, NY - July 2018

“Mindfulness: An Experiential Practice” - Professional event, Lakewood, NJ - November 2017