Our Team
Sasson V'Simcha was established by two experienced professionals who believe that an effective way to help thousands of Jewish singles achieve their goals of happy, stable marriages is through a network of educational programs, trained matchmakers, therapists, mentors and well-informed and proactive Jewish communities.
Founders Rosie Einhorn, L.C.S.W., a licensed psychotherapist, and Sherry Zimmerman, J.D., M. Sc. ,
a psychotherapist and former family lawyer, have worked extensively with singles in their private practices. They have presented scores of programs throughout North America, Europe, and Israel for single Jewish men and women and their families, friends, and communities.
Rosie and Sherry are the authors of the popular books, Talking Tachlis – A Singles’ Strategy for Marriage and
In The Beginning - How to Survive Your Engagement and Build a Great Marriage, and contributors to
A Practical Guide to Rabbinic Counseling. They are featured presenters on the video-cassette series Get The Ring – How to find & keep the right one for life. Rosie and Sherry write a weekly column, A Dating Primer, for the Jewish Press, and their bi-weekly advice column, Navigating the Dating Maze, for Aish Hatorah’s on-line magazine, www.aish.com also appears in French and Hebrew. Rosie and Sherry continually network with community leaders, rabbinic advisors, singles’ organizations, matchmakers, and mental health professionals throughout the Jewish world to develop program, materials, and resources that can better serve the single Jewish population.
Sasson V'Simcha’s growing success is aided by the efforts of a network of trained, experienced volunteers who work with Jewish singles throughout North America, Israel and Europe, and who are continually striving to develop additional, innovative and effective projects to enable more Jewish men and women to achieve their goals of marriage.
Our Board of Directors
Sasson V'Simcha’s Board of Directors includes a cross-section of outstanding personalities from the Jewish community who are committed to helping foster Jewish continuity.
Rabbi Beryl Wein is a maagid shiur at Yeshivat Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem, past Rosh Yeshiva of Shaarei Torah of Rockland County, New York, and a notedhistorian, lecturer and author. Rabbi Wein, who practiced law for many years before responding to a higher calling, and serves as rabbinic advisor to a singles organization.
Rabbi Hanoch Teller is a noted Jewish educator, master storyteller and the author of more than 20 popular books. He and his wife, Eidel, have personally mentored dozens of singles and have introduced many of them to their current spouses.
Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller is an outstanding educator, author and public speaker who has, through her role as a Judaic studies teacher at Jerusalem’s Neve Yerushalyaim College, counseled hundreds of students in personal growth and relationships.
Dr. Yisrael Levitz is a prominent psychologist who heads the Family Institute at Neve Yerushalayim institutions in Jerusalem. Before moving to Israel, Dr. Levitz was a department chair at Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work. He has authored a host of articles about marriage and relationships and is the co-editor of Rabbinic Counseling.
Mrs. Joanne Dove is the dynamic director of women’s programming for a Jewish outreach organization, as well as a matchmaker and co-founder of Made in Heaven, an association of volunteers who provide matchmaking services, dating mentors, and programs on effective dating for London’s Jewish singles.
Mrs. Devorah Rose Kigel is a dedicated Jewish outreach professional who has helped many Jewish singles reach the chuppah through her work as a volunteer dating mentor in the New York metropolitan area.
Mrs. Estee Stimler is a professional photographer who has channeled her creative energy toward helping London’s Jewish singles achieve their goals of marriage. She is one of the founders of and driving forces behind London’s Made in Heaven organization.