I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in an environment where synagogue life, community involvement, and caring for every Jew were daily values. My parents’ home, led by Sarah and Sidney Winter, was a center of activity, inspiration, and generosity. In the early years, my mother would collect pennies from neighbors to help open and support a local Jewish school. My father, the late Sidney Winter, spearheaded the building of a new synagogue and led many Jewish initiatives on both local and national levels. Our home was always open — a warm haven where young people and community members could experience the richness and joy of Jewish life.

Although I studied and worked as a computer programmer, I dreamed of marrying a rabbinical student with whom I could build a home and family grounded in Torah, and share the richness of our heritage with fellow Jews.
That dream became reality when I met Israel Becker. After supporting him through six years of Torah study in Queens and in Israel, we moved to Tucson in 1979 to found Congregation Chofetz Chayim.

In the decades since, while raising my nine children, I've had the profound privilege of teaching and learning alongside the women of our community. Through my classes at the Women's Academy of Jewish Studies (WAJS) and throughout Tucson, I've watched students grow, ask brave questions, and return week after week — not because of me, but because of the Torah’s power to transform and illuminate.

Our home has always been open, a place of warmth and inspiration; where everyone feels part of the family, and anyone seeking connection can find it. The bonds we've formed with our congregants have become the very fabric of our lives.
Now, from Israel, I continue teaching daily on Zoom. Though the geography has changed, my commitment remains the same: to create spaces where Jewish women can explore, question, and grow. Through Torah Momentum, I look forward to deepening these connections and reaching new students — in Tucson, in Israel, and wherever Jews are hungry for learning that speaks to the soul.