Reinventing Herself to Share Mental Health Awareness

Chaya Rochel Zimmerman is a graduate of Brooklyn College, the University of Maryland, Machon Chana and Bais Rivka Seminary. She lives in Chicago, raised a large family, and devoted her life to Jewish educational projects. Ever mindful of sensitive issues in the community, her recently published novels, Lemons in the Fog and The Next Pair of Shoes, focus on mental illness and the immigrant journey.

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.