Be Impactful by Impact Fashion Rivky Itzkowitz: Founder at Impact Fashion

Rivky continues the conversation with Yaf Newman, Tali Wohlgelernte, and Anonymous, 3 women whose husbands are currently serving in the IDF. We discuss the financial side of living in a country at war, what they want those of us outside of Israel to understand, navigating mothering with a father on the front lines and what their own quiet moments after everyone’s asleep look like.
Tali grew up in Chicago and made aliyah in 2010. She lives in Givat Shmuel with her husband and 4 daughters. 
Tali and her husband serve as the directors of Mizrachi OU-JLIC in Givat Shmuel and Bar Ilan.
Tali is also a professional makeup artist and kallah teacher and loves empowering women in both these areas!
Yaffy Newman is a current and past army wife who hails from Hollywood, FL. She has been living in Israel for the last almost decade with her Israeli husband and sabra baby. When they arent separated due to Miluim she works with her husband for Mizrachi-OU JLIC Givat Shmuel & Bar Ilan.
Click here to see the Impact Fashion collection of dresses.
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Click here to get the Am Yisrael Chai crewneck.
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Click here to take a short survey about this podcast and get a 10% off coupon code as my thanks 💛

Rivky sits down with Yaf Newman, Tali Wohlgelernte, and Anonymous, 3 women whose husbands are currently serving in the IDF. They share what the first days of the war were like, the mental health aspect of having a husband at war, what it’s like to reintegrate a husband temporarily into a family into that functions totally differently and some misconceptions about how to help out the IDF wives.
Tali grew up in Chicago and made aliyah in 2010. She lives in Givat Shmuel with her husband and 4 daughters. 
Tali and her husband serve as the directors of Mizrachi OU-JLIC in Givat Shmuel and Bar Ilan.
Tali is also a professional makeup artist and kallah teacher and loves empowering women in both these areas!
Yaffy Newman is a current and past army wife who hails from Hollywood, FL. She has been living in Israel for the last almost decade with her Israeli husband and sabra baby. When they arent separated due to Miluim she works with her husband for Mizrachi-OU JLIC Givat Shmuel & Bar Ilan.
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Click here to see the Impact Fashion collection of dresses.
Click here to get an Impact Fashion Gift Card
Click here to get the Am Yisrael Chai crewneck.
Click here to join the Impact Fashion Whatsapp Status
Click here to take a short survey about this podcast and get a 10% off coupon code as my thanks 💛

My brother in law is in urgent need of a kidney donor. To learn more about kidney donation or to see if you are a match, email R25992@renewal.org or call 718-431-9831 Ext. 209
Rivky talks with kidney donor Aviva Breda about the journey she took towards donating a part of her body to a stranger, she shares the common misconceptions around the backup kidney and what was going through her head the morning of her surgery.
Aviva Breda is a 38 year old mother of three. She lives in Teaneck NJ where she runs her own business, Aviva Breda Consulting, specializing in personal shopping  and style consulting. When not working or busy with her family, Aviva spends her time  reading, taking barre classes, and speaking about the importance of kidney donation awareness. To learn more about Aviva and her story check her out on Instagram @avivabreda or email her at avivabreda@gmail.com
 
Click here to see the Impact Fashion collection of dresses.
Click here to get an Impact Fashion Gift Card
Click here to get the Am Yisrael Chai crewneck.
Click here to join the Impact Fashion Whatsapp Status
Click here to take a short survey about this podcast and get a 10% off coupon code as my thanks 💛

For this International Agunah Day, Rivky revisits her conversation with Nechama Wasserman, a woman who has been trying to get a Jewish divorce for over 9 years. She shares her first impressions of her husband David when they were dating, what happened when she told him she was leaving, the support he’s been receiving from his family for the past 9 years and why she believes David needs mental health support and is not acting out of malice.
Nechama Wasserman is a mom to 3 beautiful children and is currently an agunah, a woman chained to a dead marriage, because her husband refuses to give her a get.
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Click here to see the Impact Fashion collection of dresses.
Click here to get an Impact Fashion Gift Card
Click here to get the Am Yisrael Chai crewneck.
Click here to join the Impact Fashion Whatsapp Status
Click here to take a short survey about this podcast and get a 10% off coupon code as my thanks 💛

Rivky sits down with prolific cookbook author Miriam Pascal to talk about her newest book for Pesach. Miriam shares why she felt the need to make a Pesach cookbook, how her own restrictive Pesach customs growing up shaped her view on Pesach cooking, the changes she’s seen in the kosher food blogging industry over the last 12 years, and why she wanted to get the cover of her cookbook approved.
Miriam (Pascal) Cohen is the founder of overtimecook.com, one of the world's leading destinations for kosher recipes, with hundreds of thousands of monthly visitors. A self taught cook and baker, Miram shares her passion for recipes, food and photography on her website, as well as in her popular food column in Mishpacha Magazine's Family Table. Her work has been featured by numerous national magazines and other media.
@overtimecook
Click here to listen to Toras Chaim, a parsha podcast with Miriam and her husband R' Elchonon Cohen.
Click here to see the Impact Fashion collection of dresses.
Click here to get an Impact Fashion Gift Card
Click here to get the Am Yisrael Chai crewneck.
Click here to join the Impact Fashion Whatsapp Status
Click here to take a short survey about this podcast and get a 10% off coupon code as my thanks 💛

Rivky sits down with Rachie Shnay, a proudly Jewish jewelry designer, to talk about her brand and mission. Rachie shares why it was important to her to have Jewish theme jewelry in her collection from the outset, her special connection to holocaust survivors and how her pieces got in the hands of celebrities.
Rachie Shnay was born and raised in NYC. After making a few shifts in her career path, she started her fine jewelry business ‘Rachie Shnay’ in 2019 and has quickly built a massive following around her world renowned, “Mazel Collection.” Thousands of women internationally form her “Mazel Club,” wearing her pieces with Jewish pride including Gal Gadot, Rachel Zoe, Amy Schumer, Julianna Margolies, Debra Messing, Lizzy Savetsky, Noa Tishby, Emmy Rossum, Selma Blair, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Miss Universe and so many more!
As a grandchild of four Holocaust survivors, Rachie has always been extremely passionate about spreading Holocaust education and awareness and inspiring others about the beauty of Judaism. She is a co-founder of, ‘The Healer’s Collection,’ a fashion accessory and wellness brand and continues to grow in new entrepreneurial ventures. She is all about spreading positivity and light and feels very lucky that through her business platform she has been able to create a network of women who are excited to embrace their Jewish identities in the most sparkly of ways and be their proudest and most fulfilled selves.
Rachieshnay.com
@rachieshnay
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Click here to see the Impact Fashion collection of dresses.
Click here to get an Impact Fashion Gift Card
Click here to get the Am Yisrael Chai crewneck.
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