Laura Emert is from East Setauket, New York and is a life-long horse lover, a new horse owner and rider. She has worked in commercial insurance for over thirty years and specialises in coverage for the performing arts. She has a supportive husband who encourages her horse related endeavours in all possible ways and two adult children who don’t really understand her horse enthusiasm.
Born in Israel and now living in New York City, Ruth Zelig started writing creatively as president of her Conservative synagogue being required to publish a monthly letter and deliver speeches to the congregation. She has taken creative non-fiction writing courses and is now putting the finishing touches on her epistolary memoir “Letters from Brazil”.
With a Master’s in Linguistics from the University of Rochester, English is her fifth language.
Daphne Lazar Price is the Executive Director of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance (JOFA) and an adjunct professor of Jewish Law at Georgetown University Law Center. She is active in the Orthodox community in her hometown of Silver Spring, MD, where she lives with her husband and two children.
Karolyn Benger is a student at Yeshivah Maharat (2026). She was the Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council in Phoenix and served as the Executive Director of the Jewish Interest Free Loan in Atlanta. She is a graduate of Emory University with a degree in Political Science and a specialization in the Middle East where she studied Arab and Islamist opposition groups in Egypt. Karolyn has taught Islamic Thought, Middle Eastern Studies, and Comparative Politics at Emory University, Georgia Tech, and Emerson College. You can find her writings in the Arizona Republic, eJewish Philanthropy, Blue Avocado, The Times of Israel, and Bina. Karolyn is a board member of the Arizona Interfaith Movement and a mentor in the Women’s Leadership Institute.
Brigitte Benary is an artist, therapist, creative counsellor, pre and postnatal doula, facilitator and mentor. She helps clients overcome trauma, identify and shift obstacles blocking their pathway and deal with overwhelming emotions and challenges they may face in their lives. She offers 1-1 sessions, group programs, workshops and ritual experiences such as women's, baby blessing circles and closing the bones. To contact her directly call 0417383177 or via email brigittebenary@gmail.com
Kami Rosenblatt is a junior in high school in the San Francisco Bay Area. During the fall semester of my junior year, I participated in a high school semester abroad to Israel through the URJ Heller High. Throughout my four months, I strengthened my Jewish identity, submerged myself in Israeli culture, learned the history of the Jewish homeland, traveled to Poland for Holocaust education, and participated in over 40 hours of tzedakah, volunteering, projects, including four days at an Israeli Defense Forces military base. This was a life-changing experience, and I hope I can share the knowledge I’ve learned to inspire and impact others for their future journeys.
Dr. Robert J. Walker is a retired Mississippi Educator. He is the author of several books including, Jesus Was A Liberal—How Evangelicals Made Conservatism A Religion He lives in Walls, Mississippi.
Chrissy Smith is a married mother of three who recently retired as a medical secretary, having previously worked in many different areas; publishing, government, NHS, construction, sales, marketing. She worked in publishing as secretary to the Sales Director (Paperback Division) at Granada Publishing, which gave her a good grasp of how the industry works. She also worked for a short while at Psychic News adjacent to the Arthur Findlay College in Stansted (College of Spiritualism and Psychic Science), which had a significant impact.
Kresha Richman Warnock retired to the Pacific Northwest corner of the U.S., with her husband, Jim, in January, 2020. They were happy to have their furniture set up before the pandemic struck, and she has spent the time since writing her memoir, reuniting with nearby family, and taking the piano lessons she wishes she had had as a child. Kresha formerly taught Child Development and worked in the field of Early Childhood Education. She is the proud mother of two adult children, their spouses, and two grand-dogs. She has had essays published in Eat, Darling, Eat and acceptances in Instant Noodles and San Fidele Press.