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, an educator for more than a decade, also teaches young women at the Institute for Higher Jewish Learning. She is the proud mother of six children.

Everyone Counts A Lesson from Miriam Bat Bilgah

By Esther Vilenkin

We are looking back at our history through the story of a young woman who obviously went through unspeakable horrors. In desperation, she gave up, she felt she couldn’t fight; she was angry and then rebellious...

The Jewish Woman » Spirituality and the Feminine » Biblical Women

To Be a Sun or a Black Hole? The Message of the Shabbat Candles

By Esther Vilenkin

A Chabad emissary in the Ukraine touches the life of another through Shabbat candles, and light up their corner of the world with the awareness of G d—which is actually the very message of the Shabbat candle.

Jewish Practice » Mitzvahs & Traditions » Shabbat » Candle Lighting » Insights

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 Practice » Jewish Holidays » Special Years » Hakhel

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 . . .

The Jewish Woman » Spirituality and the Feminine » Biblical Women

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...

The Jewish Woman » Acts of Transformation » Challah

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