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About the Author

Sara Yoheved Rigler

Sara Yoheved Rigler is the author of three best-sellers: Holy Woman, Lights from Jerusalem, and Battle Plans: How to Fight the Yetzer Hara (with Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller). She is a popular international lecturer on subjects of Jewish spirituality. She has given lectures and workshops in Israel, England, South Africa, Mexico, Canada, and over thirty American cities. A graduate of Brandeis University, after fifteen years of practicing and teaching meditation and Eastern philosophy, she discovered "the world''s most hidden religion: Torah Judaism." Since 1985, she has been living as a Torah-observant Jew in the Old City of Jerusalem with her husband and two children. She presents a highly-acclaimed Marriage Workshop for women [see www.kesherwife.com] as well as a Gratitude Workshop. To invite her to your community, please write to slewsi@aol.com.

Sara Yoheved Rigler's new book, God Winked: Tales and Lessons from my Spiritual Adventures is now available. The tales collected in this book span the breadth of her colorful, adventure-filled life. The lessons derive from a dizzying variety of sources: A Hassidic Rebbe in Jerusalem; A guru in Varanasi; A Kabbalist in rural Israel; Girls at a Calcutta orphanage; A clown; A cat on a dangerous military mission, and more. The tales in this book will make you laugh - and cry. The lessons will transform your life. Click here to order.

Sara Yoheved Rigler’s free introductory webinar for married women is available at http://www.jewish-e-books.com/syrfreeworkshop.html.

Loving and Losing Jerusalem

Loving and Losing Jerusalem

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Jerusalem's Old City and Temple Mount – the focal point of Jewish destiny – is in danger of being relinquished.


Who Will Save the Baby?

Who Will Save the Baby?

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

A yeshiva student's heroic choice.


God vs. Prozac

God vs. Prozac

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Prominent scientists show the efficacy of trust in God to treat anxiety.


The Beauty Wars

The Beauty Wars

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The Chanukah battle isn't over yet.


Other People's Tears

Other People's Tears

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Breaking the empathy barrier this Yom Kippur.


Spirituality Without God

Spirituality Without God

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

We are finally recognizing that reality includes a spiritual dimension. But somehow God has gotten lost in the shuffle.


The Revolutionary Revelation

The Revolutionary Revelation

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

What would a world without Torah look like?


Through the Gate of Tears

Through the Gate of Tears

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Actualizing your potential on the Days of Awe.


Jerusalem and Her Lovers

Jerusalem and Her Lovers

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

January 2001: a cross-section of hundreds of thousands of Jews gather to express their love for Jerusalem.


Passover's Promise

Passover's Promise

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The current turmoil and the memory of miraculous redemption.


God's Greatest Gift

God's Greatest Gift

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

A meditation for Shavuot.


My Father, The Alchemist

My Father, The Alchemist

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

How did my father transform himself into gold?


The Hero Within

The Hero Within

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Twelve years after contracting Lou Gehrig's Disease, Dr. Rahamim Melamed-Cohen, now totally paralyzed, enjoys a life of productivity -- and love.


The First of the Fallen

The First of the Fallen

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

I was introduced to Dvir at his funeral.


Lost Amid the Pyramids

Lost Amid the Pyramids

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Passover is about redeeming our core identity.


I Wanted that Fire

I Wanted that Fire

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Rav Noach himself was the living embodiment of the fire of Torah.


Fighting the War with Our Mouths

Fighting the War with Our Mouths

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

A day on the home front.


Loving Those Jews

Loving Those Jews

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The urgent imperative of Jewish unity.


Whom We Hurt: A Yom Kippur Preparation

Whom We Hurt: A Yom Kippur Preparation

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Most interactions are with people whose private pain is hidden from us. How can we make sure that we do not add to their distress with a harsh word?


Born Free?

Born Free?

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Quite the contrary. Learn how to choose freedom this Passover.


Survival

Survival

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Countering the economic meltdown with a spiritual climb up.


Dr. Laura, God Loves You

Dr. Laura, God Loves You

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Judaism is not a fast-food religion.


Selling Your Soul

Selling Your Soul

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Do we each have our price?


Out of the Mouth of Roni

Out of the Mouth of Roni

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

How an 8-year-old is holding down the borders of Israel.


Leave the Driving to God

Leave the Driving to God

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

This Passover stop the backseat driving.


The Capture of Saddam: A Chanukah Meditation

The Capture of Saddam: A Chanukah Meditation

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Some surprising lessons are unearthed with Saddam Hussein.


Born Free?

Born Free?

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Quite the contrary. Learn how to choose freedom this Passover.


Why TIME is Right... and Wrong

Why TIME is Right... and Wrong

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

How the Jews can win when we can't win.


Only in Israel

Only in Israel

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The joys of living with the family.


Invincible

Invincible

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Sukkot and Judaism's bailout plan.


My Neighbors, My Heroes, Part 2

My Neighbors, My Heroes, Part 2

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

People who do great things become great people.


Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

If Jews believe in a blissful afterlife, why does death cause us such inconsolable grief?


Moments of Choice, Lives of Greatness Part I

Moments of Choice, Lives of Greatness Part I

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

My neighbor, my superhero.


A Different Olympic Torch

A Different Olympic Torch

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

What no Jew can ignore.


Nowhere To Run

Nowhere To Run

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

One woman's experience of Israel's national nightmare.


The Secret Diary

The Secret Diary

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

A diary written in German unravels a mystery that changes a woman's life.


A Holy Woman's Power

A Holy Woman's Power

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

How can someone so great be so humble?


Bar Mitzvah Highlights

Bar Mitzvah Highlights

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Extracting the significance behind the party.


The Life and Death of a Clown

The Life and Death of a Clown

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The eternal value of cheering up sad people.


The Catapult

The Catapult

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Passover: Why redemptive things happen to good people.


Sherry!

Sherry!

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

What was the secret of her greatness?


Tisha B'Av: Waking Up to a World without God's Presence

Tisha B'Av: Waking Up to a World without God's...

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

How to bring God's palpable presence back into our world.


Friend or F.O.E.?

Friend or F.O.E.?

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Beware. Forces of Estrangement are lurking everywhere.


Our Soldiers

Our Soldiers

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The idealism and faith of Israel's Army.


My Guru, Dr. Jacobs

My Guru, Dr. Jacobs

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

A funny thing happened on my way to saving the world.


The Prosecutor

The Prosecutor

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

They're wrong, but are you right?


Beyond Just Desserts: A Recipe of Thanksgiving

Beyond Just Desserts: A Recipe of Thanksgiving

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Seventy-five orphan girls in Calcutta taught me the real meaning of thanksgiving.


The Chanukah Question

The Chanukah Question

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Is it a Jewish value to yield or to resist?


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