From a life-altering accident to the world’s biggest tournaments, Sasson has become one of Israel’s most compelling sports figures – powered by resilience, faith, and fierce national pride.
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The average American spends more than $600 a month on food. Take a bite out of your budget with these tips from Beth Moncel, author of the Budget Bytes cookbooks and the popular blog of the same name.
Ayeka was a call to action – where are you going in life and what would you like to change?
I asked the team behind The Address what inspired them to open this specialty department store. They said that they saw the demographic of shoppers at the mall and wanted to try to cater to their needs.
The children’s wear brand Pastel perfectly caters to the parent or loved one looking to encapsulate the energy, vitality, and creativity that exists within each child.
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Esther called their marriage "an oasis of unconditional love in a sea of lies and corruption.
When you have no frum representation of Jewish women, you don’t see them as part of the community, you start treating them as ‘other.’
We spend a lot of time researching the best fabrics, the best designs, and the best factories to produce in. We create our own embroideries and appliqués from scratch. Every dress is as unique as the woman who is wearing it.
Our mantra has always been “Get creative, get exciting, and don’t be afraid.”
We want the women who wear our clothes to feel that they are still adhering to the rules of modesty while still being fashionable.
I tried to design a style that felt like you weren’t wearing a skirt. This style allows you to do almost every activity without feeling restricted.
I love them all and they are all winners, but if you ask me for my favorite, I will have to go with our simple elastic headbands. They are so simple, yet different, and are flying off the shelves.
We are the biggest yarn dealers in New York; we carry 3,000 square feet of yarn and crochet.
I was with my daughter visiting the Natural History Museum in Boston, and we saw all these beautifully cut, crystalized stones. I was so drawn to them, the gradient of colors, and the workings of the stones on the inside
While working with several brand names in the past, I got to learn different techniques. I was able to see the wig industry from inside out.
When it comes to the order of application, I always tell everyone it is basically the opposite of weekday.
Up Your Antioxidants. Vitamins E and B12 will work wonders on your skin. Add more fatty fish and poultry to your diet to get these naturally.
We absolutely love the oversized initials which are made up of individually set stones. We both wear them with a few initials stacked together.
I design the same way songwriters write songs about their current mood. Around the world, people view the butterfly as representing endurance, change, hope, and life.
When I first started I had no idea how hard it would be. I have been working in the mortgage industry for 30 years, helping others get their dream homes while simultaneously starting up this business.
I remember having to wear tops under dresses and layer. I think it’s amazing that we are now able to throw on a dress and not have to worry about wearing multiple pieces to stay modest.
The message I want to give over is that people should love themselves for who they are. One should not define her happiness by what other people define as a “perfect size.”
It has to be a piece that makes my jaw drop and my breath stop short. I’m literally a sight to behold when I shop for the store – very entertaining to watch!
I’ll be very honest and vulnerable: When we started, we were young and we felt very threatened when there was a trend in accessories and everyone and their mothers were involved in a headband company.
I don’t see women as sizes and I just want to make women feel beautiful.
As they say, necessity is the mother of invention and innovation. As a mom of a large family, my needs turned into innovation.
I am glad to be part of a fashion event that will empower Jewish women and feature models of various ages and body types.
When working with a client, I always ask them what their budget is, and give them the best value for their budget.
Our initial jewelry is personal and fun to wear. Customers can represent their loved ones through initial and name jewelry.
The whole idea is that the connection between fashion and modesty is seamless.
I’d love it if more companies would stop using the harsh chemicals in their makeup.
I wanted to speak to the everyday woman and provide her with casual contemporary clothing and basics. I
Pauline, a happy, content housewife and mother, without pretensions or ambitions, was devoted to her home and their simple bourgeois lifestyle.
How many of us realize that it was through this act that woman attained motherhood? Her punishment of pain and anguish turned into the blessing of bearing children.
In 1968, she earned a Ph.D. in X-Ray crystallography at the Weizmann Institute of Science, a discipline in which her assiduous research has earned this Israeli woman of science the Nobel Prize.
You signed up for a cause, and you can figure it out. Keep the image of that beautiful boy in your head and remember why you signed up. Remember the cause.
The minister is a religious Jewish woman. Despite her position as Israel’s Minister of Sports, in July 2016 she refused to participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies because they took place on Shabbat.
Being a military spouse is one of the most difficult things people can experience, Nikki confessed...
The bar and bat mitzvah event was her “baby.” Despite its grand scale, there was an individual, loving focus on every girl and boy.
Born in Jerusalem, one of Yisrael and Yaffa Weingarten’s seven children, she is the seventh generation of a family living in Jerusalem’s Jewish Quarter.
Unfortunately, even after Rabbi Pines passed away in 1913, the rebbetzin and her daughter occasionally had to dodge stones thrown at them by misguided fanatics.
The young pioneers of the First Aliyah did not opt for "peace now." They opted to settle and cultivate the Land of Israel, to build Jewish institutions, to revive the ancient Hebrew tongue and bring about a renaissance of the Jewish nation. And this they accomplished.
Through a series of expulsions, forced conversions and general violence, European Jewry looked eastward, particularly towards Poland and Lithuania for respite.
When the leader of the community asked for her hand in marriage, Boushaif consented with the condition that he build a synagogue, using as its cornerstone the brick intended for the Holy Temple.
She reached Palestine in 1924 when the magazine’s editorial management appointed her as their foreign correspondent in the Holy Land.
Over the years I've been asked how I handle dressing modestly throughout the summer...
Turkish Jews and Muslims would flock to her door with bribes or requests for her to exert her influence with the royals.
The lesson Nitsana derived from the case as a human-rights activist and a litigator inspired her to eventually establish the Israel Law Center called, Shurat Hadin to help victims of terrorism.
Lift up your eyes about you and see, All shall gather and come to you, As I live, says the Lord.
Power and influence do not come without consequence.
Ever since those first pioneers expressed their yearning for the Land, many other remarkable women have pioneered pathways to Zion and helped ensure our future inheritance in it.
Rather than being paralyzed by bereavement, she has devoted her life to lifting the spirit of others.
At the time of her first appearance, Rachel was already enveloped in a premonition of tragedy. Chazal interpret the seemingly joyous first meeting between Yaakov and Rachel as a pre-enactment of Rachel’s tragic end.
Polish history and popular legend credits a beautiful Jewish girl named Esther, or Esterka, with the turn of Jewish fortunes in Poland.
The evening in Rachail Morowitz’s home was deeply moving and left a lasting impression of hope.
Operating under the umbrella of Esra for administrative help, Hadassa’s group delivers 120 food baskets every month.
Her parents provided private tutors for her general education in addition to her Hebrew learning. As a result, she began writing both Russian and Hebrew poetry at a young age.
Tehillim 118:17 – I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of God.
Amazingly, unlike other teens who have a tendency to focus on trivialities, Sivan turned her attention to Judaism.
The image of the pious, simple and domestically maternal Jewish woman no longer appealed to these secularly educated girls.
I am proud of my Israeli roots and my Jewish heritage. They are crucial parts of who I am, she declared
She also taught that a “cancer called Islamofacism” permeates the Muslim world and must be eradicated.
Because of the development of printing, female literacy gained some momentum, and a whole genre of women's Yiddish books was created.
In a shocking move, UNESCO's Executive Board voted 30 to 28 in favor of the Jew Azoulay against the Arab Abdulaziz al-Kawari!
These developments brought about cooperation between Torah-educated women and a small number of rabbis who favor an egalitarian approach.
A pro at multitasking, she also held many other public offices.
There is evidence that learned women were educated by tutors as well, as long as standards of modesty were upheld.
Besides her gifts of beauty, prophecy, wisdom and leadership, Sarah also possessed, according to Chazal, great spiritual and material blessings.
What an amazing message is this birth on the doorstep of the Biblical matriarch!
A sports complex in Berlin had been named for her in 1995, and in 2010 the athletic field at Francis Lewis High School in Queens was also renamed for her.
Justice Abella has achieved a number of "firsts" in her life.
I think most people in society are able to look at modest pictures of women without it eliciting impure thoughts, said Rabbi Steven Pruzansky of Congregation Bnai Yeshurun in Teaneck, New Jersey.
I never left the entrance to my house or went outside; I was like a princess of Israel ...
Matriarch Miriam’s lifespan included the Russian Revolution, the oppression of Soviet Russia, the chaos of post-World War II Europe, and the birth of Chabad Chassidism around the world.
Five weeks later, an agent of the Haganah’s secret service contacted her, attempting to enlist her in its espionage unit.
They are known to form close-knit, cohesive communities that don’t allow anyone in, while fully integrating in their adopted homelands.
At times, the Gestapo became suspicious of the royal princess and brought her in for questioning.
Who was this brilliant woman and how did she become Einstein’s assistant?
Her walk and appearance exuded so much confidence that hardly anyone suspected she was anything other than what she pretended.
When asked about the extent of the Rebbetzin's greatness, the Rebbe’s thoughtful, genuine response was: Only Hashem knows.
Shifrah and Puah were on a very high spiritual level – obviously the type of women who would not hesitate to follow the way of the Torah, and to sacrifice their own lives for the sake of other Jews.
I am here to say the United States will not turn a blind eye to this anymore. I am here to underscore to the ironclad support of the United States for Israel.
Embracing her grandmother, she led her to a nearby table and began gently to coax some information from the silent ninety-year-old.
As this column focuses on the impact women have made on Jewish life and history, we will be discussing the three female cadets who were murdred.
And yet, despite her lifelong interest and amazing contributions to Yiddish language and literature, her prime forte is matchmaking!
This amazing woman was able to do this when there were five students, as well as quite recently when there have been as many as 270 students in the program.
During Eshkol’s tenure as prime minister, Miriam maintained her daily work as the Knesset librarian while taking an active role in assisting him in all affairs, political and foreign, and serving as his personal secretary.
Witness after witness told of how Emilie Schindler nursed them back to health.
One of the 13 being honored as an outstanding soldier was Batya Aviya Jackson, an NCO in the human resources unit of the IDF, in care of soldiers’ personal wellbeing.
The question we need to ask is: How sensitive is the former First Lady to anti-Semitism?
Listening to her presentation on the TV Knesset Channel, I was amazed at her approach. Where did she come from? What part of Israel produced this extraordinary woman?
Rachel began her Sherut Leumi in a development town elementary school, and, with officer training, advanced to become commander of the officer-training base.
Most of all, she is a role model for her descendants who endeavor to follow her example. And a woman with a Jewish heart.
He related how they had to create a single chain of men, women and children in order to help them board the plane that had no seats. They had to be removed in order to accommodate as many immigrants as possible, among them Belaynesh Zevadia.
Whenever new Russian immigrants arrived in Worcester, Goldie Michelson helped welcome them.
The women met young Israeli designers and visited diverse fashion venues and workshops.
Any physical act can be transformed into a spiritual experience with the proper thought and intention.
The passionate artist was bursting with joy as they stepped ashore in Ashkelon to build their family’s future in her own birthplace, now the brand new Jewish State.