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Ep. 33 – Finding Their Path: Religious Growth at SAR High School Featuring Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz and Ms. Shira Schiowitz

In this episode, Dr. Schwartz speaks with Ms. Shira Schiowitz, Mashgicha Ruchanit at SAR High School. Ms. Schiowitz explains SAR High School’s approach to religious guidance, and how the school’s program affords students the space and support to think, reflect, and set direction as they travel along their own religious paths.

Posted November 5, 2026 & Featuring Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz and Ms. Shira Schiowitz

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Machon Siach is named in loving memory of Belda Kaufman Lindenbaum z”l, an advocate for serious women’s learning, addressing the plight for agunot, and women’s leadership in the Jewish community.

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