Speaker Biographies

Rabbi Menachem Penner

Rabbi Menachem Penner is the Max and Marion Grill Dean of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University, where he has the privilege of mentoring and inspiring the next generation of rabbinic leaders. He is the rabbi emeritus of the Young Israel of Holliswood in Queens, …

Neshama Carlebach

Neshama Carlebach is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and educator who has performed and taught in cities around the world. A six-time entrant in the Grammy Awards and winner and four-time Independent Music Awards nominee for her most current release, Believe, Neshama has sold over one …

Jeffrey Yoskowitz, Pickling at Home with CJP & The Gefilteria

Jeffrey Yoskowitz is Co-owner of The Gefilteria, a culinary venture that reimagines eastern European Jewish cooking, and co-author of The Gefilte Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods (Flatiron Books), named a National Jewish Book Awards finalist. A food entrepreneur and writer, …

Marla Glanzer Curtis, AIA, and Larry Curtis, WinnCompanies

Marla Glanzer Curtis has run a private architectural and consulting firm, Marla Glanzer Curtis, AIA, in Boxford for more than two decades.

Before she began her own practice, Marla worked for The Architectural Team in Chelsea. She continues to work with The Architectural Team as a consultant…

Lt. Governor Karyn Polito

Karyn Polito is the 72nd Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. She began her public service in local government, serving as a member of the Shrewsbury Board of Selectmen and then as a state representative for five terms.

Lt. Governor Polito chairs the Community Compact Cabinet, elevating…