Esther Vilenkin

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Esther and her husband are Chabad emissaries in Chautauqua, N.Y. where they work with the Jewish community. Esther also teaches young women at the Institute for Higher Jewish Learning and has been an educator for the past 14 years. She is the proud mother of four children.

The Wake-Up Call
By Esther Vilenkin
Analyzing the details of when, how, who and where the mitzvah was performed provides us with inspiring reflections that enable us to fulfill the mitzvah of Hakhel today.
Jewish Holidays » Special Years » Hakhel » The Wake-Up Call

Rebecca and the Camel Test
A Lesson in Giving
By Esther Vilenkin
Surrounded by a group of able-bodied men, Eliezer did not appear as a helpless, weary chap begging for a drink. And Rebecca was a young woman of nobility, not a poor servant girl accustomed to lugging water from wells...
Women » Spirituality & the Feminine » Biblical Women » Rebecca and the Camel Test

Knowing What Comes First
Lessons from Challah
By Esther Vilenkin
My mother showed us how even the seemingly mundane parts of life are part and parcel of our spiritual service...
Women » Acts of Transformation » Challah » Knowing What Comes First

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