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Career Forum

Career Forum

Hosted by Gary Waleik and Faigy Barth

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Episodes

38

Latest episode

Jul 2025

Language

EN

About the show

Welcome to the Career Forum, the place to learn about frum careers and higher education. Here you'll meet guests you won't find anywhere else and get an "insiders" view of the most popular fields in the frum world today. This podcast is brought to you by Sara Schenirer Institute of Higher Education.

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July 14, 2025Episode 3541 min

Where Numbers Meet Nerve with Julie Schorr

Julie Schorr quickly rose through the ranks of public accounting. She now thrives in private accounting, where she works closely with business owners and CPAs. With her sharp financial insight, practical approach and a therapist’s eye, Schorr helps businesses stay smart, strategic and financially sound.

July 1, 2025Episode 3437 min

#34) Good Ideas Deserve Great Language

Mendel Nestlebaum is Adjunct Professor of English in Sara Schenirer’s Men’s Division. Nestlebaum supports all Sara Schenirer’s other programs, because English is basic to good communication and the effective selling of ideas.

June 9, 2025Episode 3346 min

#33) Rethinking Your Relationship with Food

Gila Glassberg is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor with a private practice. She is passionate about helping women reclaim the joy in eating while learning to respect and appreciate their bodies.

May 26, 2025Episode 3234 min

#32) What Accountants Today Are Missing (and How to Fix It)

Elisha Schwab is Principal at Master Accounting Now, an educational resource for aspiring accountants. He’s also Cash Management Director at Centers Business Office,  a nursing home management consultancy. His diverse roles include educator, bank liaison and fraud prevention specialist. His passion is helping aspiring accountants avoid cookie cutter jobs.

May 12, 2025Episode 3140 min

#31) Cybersecurity, as a sacred Responsibility with Batya Aliza Etzion

Batya Aliza Etzion is a Cybersecurity expert with a strong technical background. She began with software development and startups, but was drawn to Cybersecurity because she says it fits with her religious values.

April 28, 2025Episode 3049 min

#30) Building Experiences, Not Just Products

Shmuel Bollen is Senior Product Manager for athenahealth. A quick glance at his resume reveals an eclectic and interesting work history, which morphed from a liberal arts background to User Experience, or “UX,” in what appears to be a very organic way. Bollen says that differentiating your product through user experience is done through understanding and empathy, which results in great benefit for the company as well.

March 24, 2025Episode 2946 min

#29) Financial Therapy: The Money Makeover You Didn’t Know You Needed

Simi Mandelbaum is a Financial Therapist who founded PROSPR Financial Wellness, a center dedicated to reducing the stress and anxiety people feel around money. Simi’s helped hundreds of clients reduce debt, increase income, and most importantly live their lives true to their goals and values.

March 10, 2025Episode 2843 min

#28) Forensic Accounting: Painting Pictures With Numbers

Ephraim Stulberg is Senior Vice President of Matson, Driscoll & Damico, Limited, a Toronto-based Forensic Accounting Firm. Stulberg says objective, numbers-based fact finding and the presentation of provable financial narratives in court makes for an exciting and rewarding career.

February 24, 2025Episode 2754 min

#27) Building Better ABA: The Impact of Quality Assurance

Raizy Izrailev is not your typical Board-Certified Behavior Analyst. Her expertise lies in quality assurance, a lesser-known area within the field of Applied Behavior Analysis. Raizy is the founder of Gryd Consulting, a premier consulting agency providing comprehensive and tailored guidance and support to ABA providers.

February 11, 2025Episode 2651 min

#26) Understanding ABA: One Laffy Taffy at a Time

Duvy Rubinfeld, MEd, BCBA, LBA, is Clinical Director at Real Change ABA Therapy in Lakewood, New Jersey. He has over a decade of experience in the field of Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis and is a professor at Manhattanville College, teaching for the Sara Schenirer Institute. Rubinfeld specializes in autism, ADHD and anxiety, and stresses the importance of understanding the communities he serves.

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