Sara Krengel, at The Blogs

Aug 22, 2024, 11:40 AM

Yakir Hexter (the author's nephew) and David Schwartz, study partners at Yeshivat Har Etzion, both killed on January 8, 2024, in Gaza, fighting Hamas. (Facebook, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

No matter their lifestyle or belief, every single fallen soldier was special, and I need to scream: 'Enough, God! We've already suffered too much'

Aug 9, 2024, 6:54 PM

Iris Chaim: A Beacon of Love, Light and Hope

I had the immense privilege to meet, and even hug, the one and only Iris Chaim at a lecture she gave near my home last week. For those who don’t know her, her son Yotam was taken hostage on...

Jan 11, 2024, 4:14 PM

My Beloved Nephew Yakir, ztk”l, Hy”d

Yakir Hexter, ztk”l, Hy”d, was many things to many people, but for me - although I am his aunt and he was my nephew, I loved him like a son. We were truly blessed that he was born down...

Sep 20, 2023, 7:03 PM

God’s Lawyer

We live in a world where God, faith and spirituality are taboo; where religious books are being burned and desecrated; where religious people are often mocked as naïve, outdated, brainwashed or incapable of thinking for themselves; where believing in...

Jun 11, 2023, 3:56 PM

Look, but don’t touch?

The beauty and wisdom of Judaism is that it is super practical. Judaism does not believe in relying on miracles, tempting fate, nor in testing human nature and limits. It understands our humanity with all its foibles, temptations and...

Apr 30, 2023, 6:46 PM

Israel at 75: We All Want the Same Thing

No matter what the political, security/military, financial, religious and social climate seem to be like in Israel, one thing is for certain: As Jews, we all want the same thing. Don’t believe me, read on. We all want to...

Jul 5, 2022, 9:49 PM

The Family Purity ‘Scandal’ in Israel: An Open Letter to Guy Pines

Shalom Guy, allow me to introduce myself. I am a qualified Rabbanit/Rebbetzin who has been teaching Hilchot Niddah, the laws of Taharat HaMishpacha/Family Purity, for the past three decades. I have taught countless brides before their weddings, and accompanied...

Mar 21, 2022, 5:19 AM

Jew“ish”

I have been involved in Jewish education for nearly four decades in many different forms and formats. I have taught Jews of all ages, nationalities and streams of Judaism. I have heard and seen a lot of “types” of...

Dec 29, 2021, 4:44 PM

The truth hurts

I will admit that I am as shocked, horrified, dismayed, repulsed and saddened by the Chaim Walder tragedy, as everyone else. And I am definitely feeling a sense of TMI for myself and my family. I didn’t know Chaim...

Sep 15, 2021, 8:41 AM

Abuse Part II: To Forgive or Not To Forgive? That is the Question!

After my last blog, in which I shared a letter (anonymously, of course) from a student who had been abused, many people have asked me to share and expound upon my response to this wonderful young woman. Seeing as...

About Me

Teacher of Jewish Philosophy, Family Purity, and the Jewish take on dating and marriage; Mikveh Tour Guide; proud mother of 6 AMAZING kids; Rebbetzin; American Israeli who is in love with the Jewish People, Torah and Eretz Yisrael!