2025.03.27 - Genetic Material for Down Syndrome and supporting children and Parents with Down Syndrome - Tamren De Jager : Mom with a child with Down syndrome. Sarah Louise, healthcare practitioner, specialising as a Genetic Counsellor
2025.03.03 - Do our children still have role models they can look up to and exactly how does a role model enable a child to reach their full potential in their field of interests - Ashley jay, Educational Therapist
2025.03.03 - How does king David’s new programme (Change Makers Academy) encourage child to reach their full potential in their field of interests - Rabbi Ricky Seeff, General Director at SABJE (South African Board of Jewish Education)
2025.02.04 - To what extent are we self-aware of our mental heath and how does Yoga and trauma release assist in that - Melissa Luboff (Segal), Consciousness Coach, Spiritual Coach, Mentor, Medium, Yoga Teacher, Laughter Coach, Intuitive Healer
2025.01.13 - How they performed and message to 2025 matric class - Ronan Meltzer and Morgan Noach: Students at Redhill. Jayden Behr (top achiever) and Daniel Kapelyshnik (head boy): King David Victory park. Benjamin Ginsburg: Outgoing Headboy and Savana Brook: Students at King David Links field. Mya Osei and Mia Loizides Students at Roedene high school
2025.01.13 - Unpacking the support and resilience of the matric results - Mandy Gruzd: Principal at Kingdavid victory park , Ms Annabel Roberts Head of Senior School at Roedean , Principal Lorraine Shraga: Principal at King David Linksfield high, Joseph Geressi: Executive Head at Redhill School
2025.01.06 - Does the youth have enough role models to look up to and the importance of a mentor and a role model, further looking at ORT’s mentoring projects for matric leaving students - Helene Itzkin, HOD at ORT Jet
2024.10.28 - Managing exam anxiety and stress- Parents contribution and support during the final exams - Tova Goldstein, Parenting Educator and Social Worker
2024.10.14 - Significance Sukkot this year and How do we keep the hostage families in mind during the period of celebration and family unity - Rabbi Alex Carlebach, Rabbi of the Chabad of Lyndhurst-Kew
2024.10.07 - Remember October 7th : How do we commemorate and remember the hostages in Gaza and the fallen soldiers - Craig Pantanowitz, Vice Chairman of the South African Zion Federation. Rabbi Yossy Goldman, founding director of the South African’s first Chabad House. Ben Danzig, Son of Alex Danzig kidnapped by Hamas
2024.09.30 - How do we achieve ultimate happiness and life balance in a South African society - Daniel abelson, Author of "The Active pursuit of Happiness
2024.09.09 - World Suicide Prevention Month-How do we build awareness around mental health and Suicide Prevention - Gerald Rubin, Father of Jared Rubin who killed himself through suicide. Janine Shamos, Trauma Therapist Senior Consultant, Trainer and Media Liaison. SADAG. Sheila Furman, Social worker at Chevra Kadisha social Services
2024.08.28 - Unpacking the impact of a greener environment and community on residents mental health - Sean Jammy, Deputy Chief Executive Officer from CAP security. Ingrid Pollak, practical psychotherapist and social worker in private practice
2024.08.05 - To what extent have the gates in the community worked to prevent crime in the community and what does crime in South Africa look like - Mike Sear, Head of security at cap. Karen Singh, Head of Legal and Investigations - Corruption Watch. Julie Shill, Trauma Counsellor and EMDR Therapist
2024.07.30 - Unpacking the water situation in the surrounding areas and what does the law say about public facilities such as schools not having water for example children staying at home due to lack of water- how do we mitigate that - Daniel Schay, Counsellor for ward 72. Daniel Hollander, Psychologist. Prof Anthony Turton, Professor at the Center for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State
2024.07.23 - How do we create safe spaces for children within our communities to walk and exercise - Lloyd Bemelman, Sport & Exercise Psychologist, Jenny Moodley, Spokesperson Johannesburg City Parks
2024.07.15 - Unpacking the psychological need for school holidays and how parents can make these holidays a learning opportunity- further discussion the extent at which school holiday could be a disruption of routine for those children in the spectrum - Caryn Bachrach, Educational psychologist
2024.07.08 - In celebration of cultural communities week - we will unpack the different Jewish communities in Africa and look at the importance of interacting and learning from different communities and the extent of antisemitism in Diaspora Jewish communities - Angel Wilberforce, leader of the Jewish community in Ghana. Yehuda Firmin, Leader of the Jewish community in the Ivory Coast
2024.05.27 - King David’s cool to be kind initiative - Rabbi Ricky Seeff, General Director at South African Board of Jewish Education. Ashley Jay, Educational Psychologist
2024.05.20 - Social and community responsibility: Are we doing enough within our societies? - Gaby Farber, Project manager at SAJBD. Clive Mashishi, Founder of Mashishi foundation and Christian friends of Israel
2024.04.15 - The impact of the war content on Children and adults - Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox, Forensic and clinical psychologist, and director of crisis intervention, trauma and bereavement support services for Chai Lifeline
2024.04.08 - Looking at the Torah readings during this upcoming pesach in smaller Jewish communitie in the mist of the war: how do you teach a Jewish child to be proud and embrace their religion in small Jewish Communities, without exposing them to any antisemitism acts - Rabbi Yaakov Baruch, Rabbi of the Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue in Indonesia. Rabbi Moshe Shnerb, presenter for the Hilchos Shabbos on ChaiFM
2024.03.25 - Unpacking the significance of Purim, the message and the teachings of the Torah during this period of war - Rabbi Eliezer Simcha Weisz, Member of the Chief Rabbinate Council of Israel
2024.03.18 - They will be looking at the integration of play therapy and educational psychology, when dealing with developmental delays and learning disabilities. How do these disciplines assist children into becoming the best vision of themselves - Anna Griffin, registered Play Therapist and Filial Play Coach from ThinkMe Play Therapy, and Tamar Levin, Educational psychologist
2024.03.11 - How parents can identify their children’s special needs and unpack how parents can be helped to understand how teaching and learning might be different for their children with learning and neurodiverse abilities - Dr Cole Goldberg, Occupational Therapist, co founder of the Lighthouse Learning hub and Lead OT at Cole Goldberg Occupational Therapy. Melanie Ger, Mom to a neurodiverse boy and owner of gift boss and has bought the LightHouse Learning hub to Jhb in order to create awareness. Daniela Allan, Occupational Therapist and Deputy principal at at Bellavista
2024.03.04 - Carli Myers, Industrial Organisational Psychologist and Integral Coach, and Adrienne Bogatie, Presenter for Essen fressen show and owner of Kosher in the Bush - Unpacking the extent at which working from home affected people’s mental health and family relationships
Jakub Nowakowski, Director of the Cape Town Holocaust and Genocide Center, Daniel den Hollander, Clinical Psychologist & Empowerment Agent for Change - The extent at which prejudice against a specific group of people may lead to a change in behaviour by those people. How the increased antisemitism has changed the behaviour of Jewish individuals
2024.02.20 - Rabbi Ricky Seeff, General Director at SABJE (South African Board of jewish Education), Dino Angelou Academic Head at King David High School Linksfield and, Confidence Dikgole CEO at IEB - Unpacking the road to tertiary education
2024.01.29 - Dr Ken Resnick, Educational Psychologist and Founder of the SmartChoiceParenting Programme - Challenges of parenting and how parents can assure themselves that they are doing good parenting
2024.01.22 - Principal Lorraine Srage, Joseph Geressi, Andrew Baker, Rob Long, Deanne King, Rebecca Sarchi - How different schools performed and the work that teachers and principals put into their students