Belaynesh Zevadia: Ambassador To Ethiopia
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.
Emilie Schindler: Righteous Among the Nations
Witness after witness told of how Emilie Schindler nursed them back to health.
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).
Juta Hartman: The Truth About The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Her grandsons were eager to reveal their grandmother’s earlier frustration with the unfair, inaccurate narrative of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Yom Yerushalayim
Lift up your eyes about you and see,
All shall gather and come to you,
As I live, says the Lord.
Miriam Ben-Porat: The Lady For President?
Israeli feminists have lobbied for permanent places to be reserved for women on the Supreme Court and other positions of power, believing that without such affirmative action parity between the sexes will continue to sadly lag behind, and that women's special quality of compassion would make a vital contribution in settling social issues
Devora Omer: ‘Our Fountainhead Of Culture’
An enormous crowd of admirers turned up at her recent funeral. From members of government to those in the arts and sciences, all came to pay their last respects to the beloved author. Minister of Culture Limor Livnat expressed her deep sorrow, and called her "the greatest writer for children and youth in the history of Hebrew literature,” elaborating: “Devora Omer gave unusual expression to values of Zionism and made them an important part of our lives."
Grace Aguilar: The Spirit of Judaism
Was it the impact of her family history that made this young woman dedicate her life to defending Judaism and extolling the values of its teachings?
Rahel Bluwstein: Rahel the Poetess
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.
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.”
Miriam, The Sister of Aharon
I have always been overwhelmed by the sense of responsibility the message of Har Sinai has placed upon women. The Midrash teaches that the Almighty asked Israel: “What can you give as an assurance that you will keep my covenant?”
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?
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.
Ambassador Nikki Haley: Standing Up For Israel
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.
Dinah’s Daughter: A Vital Link
This week’s parsha, Vayislach, relates a shocking episode that causes genuine outrage in the Israelite camp -- the Canaanite Prince Shechem’s brutal assault of Yaakov’s daughter Dinah.
Chava: The Mother Sets The Tone
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.
Sylvia Rafael: A Fearless Fighter For Israel
Three years after she first arrived in Israel, she met a Mossad recruiter who thought she might be right for the organization.
Shulamit Halevi Stein: Saving The Flag (Part II)
Having a young child did not prevent the devoted Zionist couple from involvement in underground activities.
Yitzchaka Jackson: Marathon For Avi Mekonen
“In all the years that I have been involved with helping Avi Mekonen, I could never look at his face directly because of how badly disfigured he was. I always found a way to avoid looking at him straight in the face.
Chavka Folman-Raban: A True Jewish Heroine
The environment of the “Gymnasia” inspired Chavka to join the Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa, (ZOB), the Jewish Fighting Organization, and volunteer for a most precarious, critical task.
Michal Fried: From Peduel To Montevideo
Michal had never been away from home. And now, she was going so far away, for so long – an entire year!
The Heroines Of The Pesach Story
It’s fascinating to realize that the People of Israel growing into a mighty nation in Egypt was a reward for the heroism of the Hebrew midwives.
Chaya Mushka: The Rebbetzin
When asked about the extent of the Rebbetzin's greatness, the Rebbe’s thoughtful, genuine response was: Only Hashem knows.
Shoshana Bluth: A Supermom Hotline Of Emunah
Shoshana Bluth’s telephone number is a help hotline for mothers and wives of Israeli soldiers – a hotline of faith, emunah in Hebrew.
Kolech: Promoting Women’s Rights In Orthodox Judaism
These developments brought about cooperation between Torah-educated women and a small number of rabbis who favor an egalitarian approach.
Yehudith: The Heroine Of Channukah
“Women are obligated to participate in kindling the Chanukah lights,” instructs the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, a nineteenth century commentary on the Shulchan Aruch, the basic Jewish legal text. And, surprisingly, even more: “A woman can light the candles for all the members of her family.”
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.
Woman: The Image of Redemption
Awake, awake!
Dress up in your vigor, Zion!
Dress up in your garments of glory, Jerusalem,
City of holiness... (Isaiah 52:1)
Major Oshrat Bachar: First Female Combat Battalion Commander
The relatively young Eitam battalion has become instrumental in IDF Southern Command’s Division 80’s efforts to keep up with the ever-changing security situation in Sinai after the fall of the Mubarak regime – and the entry of terrorist elements to the region.
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.
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