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Dr. Shana Strauch Schick is a lecturer in Talmud and Rabbinic Literature at Bar-Ilan University and teaches Talmud and Jewish Law at Drisha Institute in New York. Her publications range widely on subjects in rabbinic literature and include two books: Intention in Talmudic Law: Between Thought and Deed (Brill, 2021), and an upcoming monograph, Women

Jane J. Felton is a partner at the law firm Skoloff & Wolfe, P.C. Her practice includes matrimonial and custody disputes. She represented the woman in L.B.B. v. S.B.B., a recently unsealed New Jersey case that ruled that the First Amendment protects a woman’s right to publicize her husband’s refusal to provide her a get.

Sharon Brick-Deshen is the CEO of Kolech Religious Women’s Forum and Deputy CEO of Ne’emanei Torah Va’Avodah—Kolech, a religious Zionist movement committed to restoring religious Zionism to its foundational values. It fosters a thoughtful, open, and self-reflective religious culture and promotes a courageous halakhic discourse that addresses contemporary challenges. The movement advocates for tolerance, equality,

Susan Weiss, Ph.D. is the founder and former director of Yad L’Isha (1997-2004) and the Center for Women’s Justice (2004-2024). She is an attorney with a Ph.D. in sociology and anthropology who has written extensively about the challenges to women when religious laws are applied to personal status matters such as marriage and divorce. She

Esther Macner is the founding director of Get Jewish Divorce Justice. She is a former senior assistant district attorney in the Domestic Violence Bureau in Kings County, New York, and a family law attorney. She has practiced in various batei din and serves as West Coast Coordinator and Legal Advisor to the International Beit Din.

Cynthia G. Katz is the managing attorney at HIAS. She is a graduate of Duke University School of Law and Barnard College of Columbia University and a member of the bars of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and federal bars including the U.S. Supreme Court.

Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll is the co-founder and director of Chochmat Nashim, an Israeli organization that creates change in the global Jewish society by challenging dangerous trends in Jewish communities around the world. She is a leading voice on issues dealing with Orthodox women and a fierce advocate for the State of Israel.

Rabbanit Ramie Smith co-founded GETToutUK where she served as executive director and case worker. She now consults on high risk international cases and high risk cases involving domestic abuse or children. She received semikha from Yeshivat Maharat.

Dahlia Topolosky, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist who works with adolescents and adults in Rockville, Maryland, and provides virtual support groups for college students. She is also a musician and rebbetzin of Kehilat Pardes, where she provides spiritual programming and learning opportunities for women.