Bridge-builder. Community-activist. Dreamer-and-doer. Born in a Midwestern town to Iranian immigrants, Yocheved Sidof was the only person of Middle Eastern descent in the insular, Hasidic Jewish school she attended. After graduating magna cum laude from Stern College, she followed her passions to a doctorate program in Clinical Psychology. Yocheved, wife and mother of five, is the founder and CEO of Lamplighters Yeshivah. She was selected as a Wexner Field Fellow in 2017 and one of The Jewish Week’s 36 Under 36 of 2014 for her pioneering work. Most recently, she was awarded the Preston Award for her exceptional body of work in Seth Godin’s altMBA.