Sivan Rahav Meir: The Rebbetzin Journalist
Amazingly, unlike other teens who have a tendency to focus on trivialities, Sivan turned her attention to Judaism.
Return to Dachau: A Unique Gathering (Part I)
Last March I received an invitation to the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. It was signed: KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau."
The Fascinating Life of Our First Matriarch
From the moment she is introduced as Avraham’s young bride (Bereshit 11: 29,30,31) till her death in this week’s Torah portion appropriately titled Chayei Sarah -- The Life of Sarah , the fascinating image of our first matriarch is the subject of many intriguing Midrashic commentaries.
Margaret Bergmann Lambert: Famous Jewish High Jumper
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.
Aviv Tsalik: My Champion
She was a voice on the telephone, a pleasant, friendly voice: “How can I help you?”
I had heard this question in the past five weeks more time than I care to remember. As soon as I explained what my quest was the questioner would switch me to another voice on the telephone, then onto another, and another, without any results. This went on daily ever since we moved to a new apartment and wished to have our landline telephone number reinstated, instead of the temporary one arbitrarily assigned by the company.
Lihi Lapid: Woman of Valor
Eishet Chayil is a hymn customarily recited on Friday evenings before sitting down to the Shabbat evening meal. It is a twenty-two verse poem at the conclusion of the book of Mishlei, describing the woman of valor as the ideal wife and mother.
Sarit Ben Yehuda Georgi: Love Of Land And People
This belief was coupled with the spirit of “Am Yisrael HaShalem” (One United People), in the Ben Yehuda household: to love and help all Jews without distinction.
Theresa Lato’s Legacy
"My mother will be buried at the Yarkon Cemetary, Geula Hall, on Wednesday, March 17, at 11:30."
The terse message from Eli Lato delivered a stunning, unexpected blow. Does "will be buried," mean that Theresa Lato is no more? Is Theresa Lato, the frail, soft-spoken lady who was like a one-woman armada fighting simultaneously on multiple fronts -silenced forever?
Miriam Friedman: Chassidic Matriarch
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.
Esther Pollard: A True Woman of Valor
Esther called their marriage "an oasis of unconditional love in a sea of lies and corruption.
Shulamit Halevi Stein: Saving The Flag
I could not believe my ears. What? The horrible historical event’s survivors are still alive? And here in Netanya?
Anne Bloch: The Passion For Living
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.
Ayelet Shaked: A True Jewish Minister of Justice
She’s seen as a poster child for The Jewish Home’s efforts to reach beyond its Orthodox base.
Sarah And Hagar
A historical drama unfolds before our eyes in this week’s Torah portion. It is a dramatic confrontation whose impact has shaped Jewish history for thousands of years.
Sarah and Hagar, two women – two worlds - faced each other.
Bruria Kaufman: Working With Albert Einstein
Who was this brilliant woman and how did she become Einstein’s assistant?
Laura Faiwiszevski: Passionate Pro-Israel Activist
It all started when she graduated from high school. Laura Faiwiszevski, born in West Orange, New Jersey like a number of her schoolmates, planned to spend a year of studying in Israel before entering university. Laura chose “Emuna V’Omanut” (Faith and Art), a program for American students set up by the Emunah Women Organization that focuses on a combination of Torah study and art training — a choice of music or visual arts.
The Prophetess Boushaif
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.
The Crown Of Creation: Motherhood
How many of us realize that, surprisingly, it was through this act that woman attains motherhood?
A Bundle Of Letters: The Women’s Secret Of Survival
The detained letters have become a historical treasure and reveal remarkable insights into the lives of the Jews in the ghettoes of early seventeenth century Prague and Vienna.
Yonat Daskal, Tal Shahar, Noam Dan and Tamar Bar-Ilan: Four Women Saving Jewish...
“On Sunday I was at the Kotel with the battalion and we said a prayer of thanks. In Gaza there were so many moments of death that I had to thank God that I'm alive. Only then did I realize how frightening it had been there.”
Professor Malka Schaps: Ultra-Orthodox Dean
Prof. Malka Schaps was born Mary Kramer, a Protestant, in Cleveland, Ohio. When she was sixteen, she started questioning the rationale of moral conduct: Why be good?
Barbara Goldstein: Israel – Her Life Purpose
“Israel is yours even when you live in the Diaspora.”
Hadassa Dubrofsky: A True Role Model
Hadassa Dubrofsky, a lovely twelve-year old girl from Toronto, Canada decided to forgo bat-mitzvah presents and replace them with something even more meaningful and exciting – an act of chesed (charitable kindness).
Agnes Keleti: The Foundation Stone Of Gymnastics In Israel
"I felt here that I was at home," remarks Agnes Keleti about her arrival in Israel in 1957. An Israeli emissary had invited this leading Hungarian Jewish female athlete to participate in the fifth Maccabiah Games that year, and that’s when she discovered that Israel was “home.”
Natalie Portman: Genesis Prize Recipient
I am proud of my Israeli roots and my Jewish heritage. They are crucial parts of who I am, she declared
Lucy Cohn Korech: Endurance with Dignity
What gives her the strength to carry on, to endure the barely endurable with dignity?
Rosalie Silberman Abella: Passionate Fighter for Justice
Justice Abella has achieved a number of "firsts" in her life.
Holocaust As A Lesson For Life
How did you view the Nazis during the Holocaust and how do you view them now?
Rachel Azaria: Yerushalmim – Jerusalemites
Who is Rachel Azaria? Would you have guessed that this dynamo is a religious, 35-year-old woman, mother of four children, ranging in ages from ten years to eight months?
Yael Eckstein: Fierce Fighter For Torah Values
Any physical act can be transformed into a spiritual experience with the proper thought and intention.