Dr Michelle Waldman Sarna
Dr Michelle Waldman Sarna is a psychologist dedicated to promoting mental well-being across different Jewish communal landscapes, including SAR Academy, Camp Stone, OU Women's Initiative, and Drisha. She co-founded the Orthodox Leadership Project, empowering women to lead meaningful change, and earning recognition as one of The Jewish Week’s “36 Under 36.”
Michelle also founded and co-leads a weekly interdenominational and intergenerational solidarity walk for hostages in downtown Manhattan, and often teaches Torah at the Downtown Minyan. She holds a PhD. from Fordham University and completed a post-doc fellowship at NYU Law School.
In 2025, Dr Waldman Sarna joined the third cohort of Sacks Scholars.
Speaker Profile
Some of Dr Waldman Sarna’s most sought-after lectures topics are:
- Strengths- and Values-Driven Parenting: Integrating Psychology and Torah Wisdom
- The Power Years: Optimizing Emerging Adulthood in Jewish Life
- Leadership Reimagined: A Torah-Inspired Approach
- A Particular People, A Universal Calling: Rabbi Sacks’ Moral Vision
Location:
New York, United States
Languages:
- English
Availability:
- Online events
- Travel locally
- Travel internationally
Topics:
- Campus/Students
- Community Building
- Ethics and Morality
- Faith and Resilience
- Family Education
- Interfaith
- Jewish Values and Identity
- Leadership and Responsibility
- Social Justice and Tikkun Olam
- Women in Judaism
Audiences:
- Middle School
- High School
- Yeshiva/Seminary
- University
- Youth and Young Adults
- Cross Communal
- Interfaith and Multicultural
- Professional and Corporate
- Government and Policy Makers
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