About the Author

Sara Yoheved Rigler

Sara Yoheved Rigler is the author of six best-sellers: Holy Woman; Lights from Jerusalem; Battle Plans: How to Fight the Yetzer Hara (with Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller); G-d Winked: Tales and Lessons from My Spiritual Adventures; Heavenprints; and Emunah with Love and Chicken Soup. She gives a weekly Marriage Webinar for Jewish Workshops on a spiritual approach to marriage, with hundreds of members throughout the world. She lives in the Old City of Jerusalem. Her website is: sararigler.com.

Family First or Last?

Family First or Last?

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Who was right – my parents or me?

Kirk Douglas’s Jewish Mountain

Kirk Douglas’s Jewish Mountain

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The Hollywood icon's never-ending search for meaning.

My Encounter with al-Baghdadi’s Victims

My Encounter with al-Baghdadi’s Victims

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Shabbat dinner with three Yazidi women from Iraq.

5 Steps to Letting Go of Resentment

5 Steps to Letting Go of Resentment

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How to best respond to someone who has hurt us.

Neuroplasticity, Yom Kippur and Real Change

Neuroplasticity, Yom Kippur and Real Change

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Jewish principles for change have been corroborated by recent discoveries in brain science.

If the Jewish People Never Received the Torah

If the Jewish People Never Received the Torah

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What would a world without Torah look like?

Shining Light in All the Dark Corners

Shining Light in All the Dark Corners

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A trailblazing educator is turning around lives of boys at risk throughout Israel.

Israel Tennis Star Stops Game Before Yom Kippur

Israel Tennis Star Stops Game Before Yom Kippur

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David Sela made a clear statement that nothing is more important than his Jewish identity.

The Shabbat Massacre

The Shabbat Massacre

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Yosef, Chaya, and Elad Salomon lived for their spiritual heritage. Shabbat night they died for it.

Yearning in Jerusalem

Yearning in Jerusalem

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Jerusalem without the Old City was a body without a heart.

Battling the Drug Epidemic

Battling the Drug Epidemic

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Startling scientific evidence on how to protect young people from substance abuse.

The Henny Machlis Guide to Character Improvement

The Henny Machlis Guide to Character Improvement

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Henny’s loving-kindness, generosity, and exemplary character were the product of a lifetime of striving and working on herself.

Stephen Sondheim and the Great Yom Kippur Morality Play

Stephen Sondheim and the Great Yom Kippur Morality Play

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The perils of the unexamined life.

Henny Machlis’ Secret to Spirituality

Henny Machlis’ Secret to Spirituality

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Henny personified the real meaning of “love your neighbor as yourself.”

Henny Machlis: A Truly Great Jewish Woman

Henny Machlis: A Truly Great Jewish Woman

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How did an ordinary Jew from Brooklyn become one of the greatest lights of our times?

The Solution to Israel’s Wave of Terror

The Solution to Israel’s Wave of Terror

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The Jewish people’s alternative to despair.

The Murder of a Hero

The Murder of a Hero

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In trying to save a life, Rabbi Nehemia Lavi paid with his life.

4 Hurdles to Getting Married

4 Hurdles to Getting Married

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And how to leap over them.

Antumalal

Antumalal

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In a legendary hotel in the wilds of Chile, I discovered an amazing story.

Who Got the Better Deal?: An Incredible True Story of Two Siblings

Who Got the Better Deal?: An Incredible True Story of Two Siblings

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A handicapped girl given up for adoption discovers her idol is her biological sister.

The Dragon Slayer

The Dragon Slayer

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Almost totally paralyzed, Marcie Alter vanquishes dragons with her sword of courage and determination.

The Hidden Jews of Montana?

The Hidden Jews of Montana?

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Sarah McConnell and the indestructible power of the Jewish spark.

A Tale of Two Heroes

A Tale of Two Heroes

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Personal glimpses of young men who gave their all for Israel.

The Purpose of Leaving Egypt

The Purpose of Leaving Egypt

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Three central lessons from the Passover story.

Taking Control (of What You Can)

Taking Control (of What You Can)

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How to stop being a victim and attain happiness.

An Open Letter to My Sisters and Brothers in France

An Open Letter to My Sisters and Brothers in France

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There is no future for you in France. I appeal to you, come home to Israel.

My Parents vs. My Own Life

My Parents vs. My Own Life

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When does, “I have to live my own life” become selfishness?

Killing a Dreamer

Killing a Dreamer

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An Arab terrorist killed Karen Yemima Mosquera, a convert from Ecuador, but he could not kill all her dreams.

Midnight in the Old City

Midnight in the Old City

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What draws tens of thousands of Jews, night after night, to the midnight Selichot service?

An Open Letter to Wolf Blitzer Re: Blood Libels

An Open Letter to Wolf Blitzer Re: Blood Libels

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Jews are in denial about anti-Semitism.

Jew Hatred: Understanding the World’s Insanity

Jew Hatred: Understanding the World’s Insanity

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Anti-Semitism renders irrelevant the justice of Israel’s war in Gaza.

Max’s Mission

Max’s Mission

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The short life and heroic death of Max Steinberg.

The Jewish Army

The Jewish Army

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The Israeli army fights not out of hate for the enemy, but out of love for the Jewish nation.

Israel Under Attack

Israel Under Attack

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What you can do when your brothers and sisters are at war.

Were Our Prayers in Vain?

Were Our Prayers in Vain?

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The entire Jewish world is plunged into mourning.

The Kidnapping of Three Israeli Teens

The Kidnapping of Three Israeli Teens

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How should Jews respond to crisis?

Why Celebrate Jerusalem Day?

Why Celebrate Jerusalem Day?

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The two-millennia love affair of the Jewish People.

Jewish Identity: Are You In or Out?

Jewish Identity: Are You In or Out?

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Passover and the redemptive value of Jewish identity.

Iranian TV and Me

Iranian TV and Me

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Iran’s graphic portrayal of the destruction of Israel.

Whose Life is More Valuable?

Whose Life is More Valuable?

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Society considers some lives more valuable than others. Judaism disagrees.

Reincarnation and the Holocaust

Reincarnation and the Holocaust

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Why some Jews suspect they've returned.

The Odd Odyssey of a Country Club Jew

The Odd Odyssey of a Country Club Jew

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One woman’s personal crusade against assimilation and intermarriage.

The Secret Life of Gershon Burd

The Secret Life of Gershon Burd

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The hidden deeds of the man we thought we knew.

Letting Go of Resentment in 5 Hard Steps

Letting Go of Resentment in 5 Hard Steps

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Since carrying it around is even harder.

Paradise Lost and Found

Paradise Lost and Found

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The secret formula for real happiness.

Life After Death

Life After Death

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Jewish perspectives on the bestseller Proof of Heaven.

The Danger in Your Head

The Danger in Your Head

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Why negativity is dangerous for your health.

Love, Inside Out

Love, Inside Out

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Should Jews come first?

Are You Ready for Rosh Hashanah?

Are You Ready for Rosh Hashanah?

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A dialogue with your higher self.

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