Journey from Loss to Light

Nechama Dina Laber (@nechamalaber), a passionate educator, is the founder and global director of Jewish Girls Unite and The GROW Connection Network, her virtual communities for girls and women. Her journey to carry on her father’s legacy led her to write a book called Finding Song in Sorrow and become a certified life and trauma coach in 2019. She is the author of multiple books and educational resources.
Nechama and her husband, Rabbi Avraham Laber, are the proud parents of 11 children. They are the co-directors of JGR: Jewish Girls Retreat and Chabad of Southern Rensselaer at their Jewish Greenbush Retreat Campus in Upstate NY, where they continue the legacy of their daughter Raizel through Raizel’s Kitchen.

Chana Weisberg is host of the Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories podcast and curator of advanced learning experiences on Chabad.org. She lectures internationally on issues relating to women, relationships, meaning, self-esteem and the Jewish soul. She is the author of six books. Her latest book, Shabbat Delights, is a two-volume series on the weekly Torah portion.