The Fast of Esther: International Agunah Day
This year International Agunah Day was observed on March 7th, the Jewish calendar date of Taanit Esther, the Fast of Esther.
The date was determined by ICAR - The International Coalition for Agunah Rights. ICAR is a coalition of 27 organizations working together to abolish defiance in granting a “get” (Jewish divorce) and extortion in the divorce process within the framework of Jewish Law.
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
March Of Life: Dorothee Haas
She held me in her arms and said, “I’m so happy! You’re Jewish and you’re Israeli, and you are my friend!”
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?
Emilie Schindler: Righteous Among the Nations
Witness after witness told of how Emilie Schindler nursed them back to health.
Ruchama Hershkovitz: Mother Teacher
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.
Religious Girls In The: IDF Sari Michael
When asked how she handles religious questions, she noted that there is a battalion rabbi and she could ask her father.
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.
Esther Pollard: A True Woman of Valor
Esther called their marriage "an oasis of unconditional love in a sea of lies and corruption.
The Fascinating Tale of Princess El Nassari
The Nazi officers and their wives were flattered to have the beautiful, poised Arab aristocrat at their parties.
The Martyred Woman of Valor: Dulcea of Worms
The Middle Ages boasted a number of outstanding Jewish women. The most remarkable among them was Dulcea of Worms, wife of Rabi Eleazar Rokeach. We learn out about her remarkable character and capabilities from an elegy her loving husband composed in the form of an alphabetic acrostic fashioned after King Solomon’s “Woman of Valor" in Proverbs 31. Dulcea of Worms, however, rose above the stature of the Biblical “Eishet Chayil” both in capabilities and character.
Belinda Hickey: Promoting Israel
We love the food, the hotels, and even the wildlife. We love the Israelis.
Exodus: The Invisible Center Stage Of Redemption
Ask any child who the main heroes of the drama are and he will say, Moshe Rabbeinu and Aharon HaKohein. No need to elaborate, the Torah is clear and explicit in assigning these roles. Despite his reluctance, Moshe is singled out for his assignment and so is Aharon. The voice of the Almighty is distinct in reiterating their mission, and they, faithful servants, obey the Divine command and earn their place in the limelight.
Shifrah And Puah: The Courage Of Resistance
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.
Miriam Eshkol: Extraordinary First Lady
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.
Holocaust As A Lesson For Life
How did you view the Nazis during the Holocaust and how do you view them now?
Jewish Women Fight Islam
It was Mohammed's Jewish friends, who became the first victims of his Jihad.
Orna Porat: The First Lady Of The Theater
Orna Porat was a former Christian and a member of the Hitler Youth.
Nina Ormonde: The Ultimate Jewish Mother
The bar and bat mitzvah event was her “baby.” Despite its grand scale, there was an individual, loving focus on every girl and boy.
Joan Peters: The Myth “Of From Time Immemorial”
In 1939, Chuchill challenged the common notion that Jewish immigration to Palestine uprooted Arabs
Hallel Bareli: Exemplary Teen
I am representing not myself, but all youth of Sderot.
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.”
Brigitte Gabriel: Fierce Fighter For Israel
She also taught that a “cancer called Islamofacism” permeates the Muslim world and must be eradicated.
Ora Lavid: A Secular Believer
Her manner of speaking was that of a person from the charedi world.
Raya Jaglom: The Queen Of Multitasking
A pro at multitasking, she also held many other public offices.
Lucy Cohn Korech: Endurance with Dignity
What gives her the strength to carry on, to endure the barely endurable with dignity?
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.
Shira Leibowitz Schmidt: Multifaceted Scholar
Shira was a latecomer to Orthodoxy, having grown up in Lawrence, Long Island, where her family and most of the other members of the Orthodox Beth Sholem Congregation were not shomer Shabbos.
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).
Anat Berko: Brilliant Fighter For Israel
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?