Back for our second year

a meeting of minds
- and hearts

The annual national networking event for medical advocacy professionals

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It's the
room built
for you

What if you could spend two days in a room created just
for people like you?

Not all nonprofits. Not all medical professionals.
But the intersection of the two.

welcome to

A two-day event that will bring together leading medical and community advocates and activists to connect, collaborate, and learn from each other with the goal of improving community resources and outcomes.

April 22-23, 2026

4.22 at 10am - 4.23 at 3pm

Doubletree Hotel
Arlington Heights, IL

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Speakers

We’re still adding to our speaker lineup - more announcements coming soon.

Rabbi Nosson Muller Shlit"a

Menahel Yeshivas Tiferes Tzvi

Rabbi Tzvi Bider

CEO, The Chicago Center

Rabbi Shalom Kamenetzky shlit"a

Rosh Yeshiva of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia

Rabbi Yehudah Kaszirer

Director of Bikur Cholim of Lakewood

Rabbi Elan Segelman

Rabbinic Director at PUAH

Rabbi Sruly Matzliach

Director Chicago Health/Refuah 311

Rabbi Uri Jaskiel

Business and Leadership Consultant. Certified EOS Implementer.

Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan

CEO of Center for Health and Innovative Learning. Certified alcohol and substance abuse counselor. CASAC

HoRav Pinchus Eichenstein shlit"a

Zidichov Chodorov Rebbe

HoRav Zalman Leib Eichenstein shlit”a

Zidichover Rebbe

Rabbi Binyamin Sloviter MS LMFT

Rabbi Irving Place Minyan- Woodmere NY Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Mrs. Chavie Drang MS, OTR/L

Patient Care Coordinator, Healing Hearts

Mrs. Tamara Blonder

Dina Friedman Certified Life Coach. IFS Informed.

Mrs. Chaya Lasson, RN

Director-Jewish Hospice & Palliative Care Programs, BridgingLife

Featured topics

Strength, Perspective, and Chizuk for those carrying the needs of Klal Yisroel

Navigating high-stakes decisions between families, physicians, and hospitals

Understanding genetics through a Halachic lens

Cancer care and complex treatments in Halacha

A practical framework for problem-solving, leadership, and fundraising

Holding space for others without losing yourself

Making critical discharge and rehabilitation decisions with confidence

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Chavi Glustein, BINA

We know it better than anyone:
When we connect, we can do anything.

Because ultimately, that’s why we chose it:
This mission. This calling. This life.

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“This will make your virtual connections real.”

"This event is unique in that it brings people from in-town and out-of-town to a central location with a common goal: cementing connections so we can help more people, better. This will make our virtual connections real and stronger, and we all know that is the most valuable asset in the Chesed world. I look forward to meeting many like-minded people from around the country!”

Menachem Friedman, Renewal