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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.

A Taste of Heaven

A Taste of Heaven

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

An incredible Jerusalem family brings the beauty of Shabbat to the world.


An Ordinary Woman

An Ordinary Woman

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

My friend Rivka was an ordinary woman. How did she become so great?


Jewish Nobelity

Jewish Nobelity

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The life and loves of a Nobel Prize winner.


Universalism: Can Loving More Mean Loving Less?

Universalism: Can Loving More Mean Loving Less?

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The opposite of Universalism is community, not sectarianism.


Of Angels And Poinsettias

Of Angels And Poinsettias

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Angels can be created by human beings. My father taught me how.


Real and Enduring Freedom

Real and Enduring Freedom

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

We can all become heroes.


The God Factor: Part 1

The God Factor: Part 1

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Chanukah comes to teach us how history can take the most unlikely turns and produce the most improbable victors.


The Spy Who's Locked Into the Cold

The Spy Who's Locked Into the Cold

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

It's time to release Jonathan Pollard.


The Dead End of Jewish Culture

The Dead End of Jewish Culture

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

One-quarter of American Jews have rejected watered-down Judaism in favor of full-strength Christianity. Why?


Laughter in a Time of War

Laughter in a Time of War

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The women of Gush Etzion launch a Purim counter-offensive.


Growing Joys

Growing Joys

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

One amazing couple proves that it's never too late to change.


Non-conventional Warfare and Me

Non-conventional Warfare and Me

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Israel's state-of-the-art defense.


To Baby or Not To Baby

To Baby or Not To Baby

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

One woman's struggle with the fateful decision whether to have children.


Hypocrite!

Hypocrite!

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

If the quality of integrity is absent in the person, how can it be present in his or her ideas?


Teddy Bears for the Wounded

Teddy Bears for the Wounded

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The terrorists want to make us feel powerless. Performing an important mitzvah like visiting the sick empowers.


Miracle of Fire

Miracle of Fire

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The Human Potential Movement celebrates the power of man. Chanukah celebrates the power of the Divine.


After the Inferno: Survivors Speak

After the Inferno: Survivors Speak

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Survivors of one of Israel's most grisly terrorist attacks speak to Jews of the world -- with words and actions.


The Terrorist and the Builder

The Terrorist and the Builder

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

How to feel good amidst catastrophe.


Big Families: Desired or Undesirable?

Big Families: Desired or Undesirable?

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

A frank discussion with a mother of 11 on the pros and cons of large families.


Forgiving

Forgiving

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The struggle and freedom of asking and giving forgiveness.


"Lightly Injured"

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Terrorism's toll is far greater than we think.


Buddhism, Judaism, and The Great Cheerio Fiasco

Buddhism, Judaism, and The Great Cheerio Fiasco

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Many Jews turn to Buddhism to rise to spiritual heights. Judaism says, "Take the whole world up with you."


India to Israel

India to Israel

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

An accomplished woman's journey to Jewish tradition takes a 15-year tour through India and its ashrams.


Something to Live -- and Die - For

Something to Live -- and Die - For

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Reclaiming the source of inspiration for our Israeli soldiers and ourselves.


A Tale of Two Families

A Tale of Two Families

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The destinies of two families converge in the wave of terror.


Holy Fire

Holy Fire

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

When Esh Kodesh was a boy, he wished his kindergarten teacher: "May they not kill you. May you not die young." Last month, he died at age 25, gunned down by an Arab terrorist.


Voices from the Valley of Death

Voices from the Valley of Death

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

A message to the Jews of the world from bereaved families during shiva.


Alice's Cake

Alice's Cake

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Israel is traumatized when a terrorist bomb maims three children, but one woman is catapulted to a new level of gratitude.


Mataji vs. Mother Teresa

Mataji vs. Mother Teresa

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Cocooned in the blissful spirituality of an ashram, a Jewish soul still yearns to help others in need. But what to do when the guru forbids it?


Holywoman

Holywoman

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

An encounter with a hidden Jewish holy woman turns the world of a devotee to Eastern religions upside down.


My Tea with Rivka's Answering Machine

My Tea with Rivka's Answering Machine

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Learning what loving others is all about.


After Disaster

After Disaster

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Cheryl Jacobson, a diminutive Pentagon warrior, has much to teach us about coping with catastrophe.


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?


Terror First Hand

Terror First Hand

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

On a bus targeted by a terrorist, a 16-year-old girl faces death.


The Day Rechavam Ze'evi Was Assassinated

The Day Rechavam Ze'evi Was Assassinated

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

For me, Wednesday, October 17, was a day that started in tragedy and ended in celebration.


When Humanism Becomes Fundamentalism

When Humanism Becomes Fundamentalism

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Lessons from the murder of Daniel Pearl.


Night of the Sirens

Night of the Sirens

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

How does one respond to Israel's recent tragedies?


The Jigsaw Puzzle

The Jigsaw Puzzle

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Living with a new sense of palpable fear, a resident of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem's Old City describes how she soothes her over-wrought nerves.


The True Face of Israeli Youth

The True Face of Israeli Youth

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

A new poll reveals surprises that undermine the stereotype.


Can The Whole World Be Wrong?

Can The Whole World Be Wrong?

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

The whole world condemns Israel. What else is new?


A Zionist Manifesto

A Zionist Manifesto

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Is Israel fighting a losing battle?


Children of Death, Children of Life

Children of Death, Children of Life

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Terrorist bombs kill innocent people. They also leave wounds for life.


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