Events
For nearly a decade our community lectures have brought leading speakers from across the country and around the world to talk honestly about marriage, parenting, and the home. Below is the full list of past lectures, alongside photographs from the evenings themselves.
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A full house in the study hall at Beth Jacob Congregation.
Past lectures
Most recent first.
April 2026
What your spouse REALLY wants
Rabbi Joey Haber — international speaker
December 2025
Avoiding dumb mistakes in your marriage
Rabbi Benzion Shafier — author of the popular book “10 Really Dumb Mistakes that Really Smart Couples Make”
May 2025
Making a relationship work
Rabbi Mordechai Teller — founder of JHub LA
March 2025
In pursuit of the perfect relationship
Rabbi Mordechai Teller — founder of JHub LA
July 2024
It’s all in the Torah
Rabbi Elchonon Shoff — congregational rabbi and high school principal
February 2024
Intimacy for women
Diane Melnick PhD, Karen Toubi MD and Sara Klein PT
Intimacy for men
Mark Brenner PhD, Justin Houman MD
June 2023
Strength for our marriages
Rabbi David Ashear — podcast personality
November 2022
Navigating challenges
Rabbi Eytan Feiner — congregational rabbi
August 2022
Getting your priorities straight
Rabbi Maimon Elbaz — school principal and motivational speaker
Online
March 2022
Charity begins in the home
Rabbi Avraham Markovsky — author of the popular book “A Daily Dose of Chesed”
Online
December 2021
Words from a wise marriage counselor
Dr. Meir Wikler — psychotherapist
Online
May 2021
Problems with our kids, and what to do about them
Ernest Katz PhD, Annie Statman (school counselor), Rabbi Chaim Tureff PhD
Online
January 2021
Pandemic and partnership: Unlocking the power of marriage in turbulent times
Rabbi Shmuel Silber — congregational rabbi
Online
September 2020
New Year’s resolutions for our marriages
Yael Kaisman — school principal
Online
May 2020
Parenting under quarantine
Yocheved Gohari LCSW
Online
February 2020
Faith, marriage and you
Rabbi Lazer Brody — author of the popular book “Garden of Peace”
November 2019
Tools and tips from the wisdom of Torah
Rabbi Dov Heller, LCSW
July 2019
Intimacy: re-ignite the spark within for women
Sarah Karmely — international speaker
Intimacy: re-ignite the spark within for men
Rabbi Cary Friedman — author of “Marital Intimacy”
May 2019
Great ways to have a great marriage
Rivka Perlman — motivational speaker
Talking the right way to your spouse
Rabbi Efraim Stauber — marriage counselor
November 2018
Three ways to keep your love alive
Jackie Bitton — school principal and motivational speaker
Love stories
Rabbi Nachman Seltzer — author of 30 books
July 2018
Intimacy: What every wife needs to know
Rachel Goldbaum — dating coach
Intimacy: What every husband needs to know
Rabbi Moshe Kesselman — congregational rabbi
April 2018
Communication with your spouse for women
Jackie Bitton — school principal and motivational speaker
Communication with your spouse for men
Reuven Epstein — podcast host