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Women naturally understand and accept the will of Hashem much more easily than men.

Gleizer, “a geographer, tour guide and all around nature enthusiast,” was a perfect match for the passionate lover of Israel.

Have you ever asked yourself-or anyone else: If you could live your life all over again, what different choices would you make?

Escorting the refugees by ship from Naples, Italy, Ruth Gruber recorded their stories of survival.

In 1939, with life getting harder for Jews, she and several friends decided it was time to make aliyah, and applied at the Palestina Amt for permits.

Once upon a time, there was a little flame that glowed brightly. Wherever this little flame went, it brought light and luminosity.

How many of us realize that, surprisingly, it was through this act that woman attains motherhood?

I am driving along in my small silver sports car. The pace of the cars around me has suddenly become frenzied; the flow of traffic has thickened considerably; I have hit morning rush hour on Toronto's busy thoroughfares. I need to merge into traffic on a very busy main road. But I am stopped, stuck, as the cars whiz past me.

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.

If you were to stare evil in the eye, what would you see? What would be its character traits? What would form its origins?

Here are some wonderful dishes to share with your family and friends this coming Purim

What an amazing message is this birth on the doorstep of the Biblical matriarch!

Once upon a time, there was a little flame that glowed brightly. Wherever this little flame went, it brought light and luminosity.

Besides her gifts of beauty, prophecy, wisdom and leadership, Sarah also possessed, according to Chazal, great spiritual and material blessings.

When working with a client, I always ask them what their budget is, and give them the best value for their budget.

Her family descended from Portuguese Marranos who had sought asylum in England in the eighteenth century. Grace Aguilar was born there at the onset of the nineteenth century (1816), and her remarkable work would exercise an impact on the historiography of Jewish life in the ensuing three decades of that century.

A few weeks ago, my family and I arrived in Cleveland on a Sunday afternoon.

Two couples from different parts of the country decided to name their newborn daughters in honor of Hadar Cohen.

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.”

Behind every successful man, stands his wife - or so goes the proverbial saying. But what about behind every successful woman?

Religious Jews have been getting more than their usual share of negative press lately. The papers have been full of allegations of sexual abuse...

“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.”

She’s seen as a poster child for The Jewish Home’s efforts to reach beyond its Orthodox base.

When I was invited a few months ago to lecture at a European retreat in Davos, Switzerland, that was hosted in the same luxury venue where the world economic leaders (including former president Bill Clinton) had met for their own economic summit a few years ago, I knew there was no way I'd refuse. The resort weekend was organized by Rabbi Sholom Liberow, director of the European Jewish Study Network (EJSN) and his wonderful wife, Leah.

About a year ago, my husband and I joined a new synagogue in Netanya. In the women’s section a strikingly elegant lady caught my attention. Only later, did I come to know that Irene Burg’s looks were only the tip of the iceberg.

I am not one of those people who start cleaning for Pesach the minute the menorah gets put away and, in fact, I typically indulge in denial until the last possible moment. However, after making Pesach in my so-called Pesach kitchen for the first time, I realized just how useful a Pesach kitchen could be.

It's all over. The orchestra is still, the lights are dimmed. Your simcha outfits hang in your closet, silent witnesses to a time you will treasure in your mind and heart forever.

A few years ago, we were headed back home from a family vacation in the Laurentian Mountains.

A pro at multitasking, she also held many other public offices.

“She devoted all her time and love to the children, but also knew how to be strong and set limits when necessary.”