Painting her Path
It’s always a thrill to discover that you can earn a living doing something you love. Dena Ackerman drew and painted throughout childhood but never considered it as a potential job. She worked in event planning, outreach, and administration. Then, a friend referred a children’s book author to her. Dena sent samples and got her […]
Doctorate in Shabbos Prep
“It took ten years of study, testing, and tweaking, but I got myself a PhD in Shabbos prep.” Tamar Cohen’s voice is calm and vibrant, and her enthusiasm is tangible. Tamar, owner of “Shabbat B’Rogah,” is a baalas teshuva, so preparing for Shabbos didn’t come naturally to her. “Coming from an academic family who employed […]
Seven-Up, Up, Up
“I hated my job; I came home miserable each day.” Chani Marenstein learned graphics but couldn’t find a job in the field. She started telemarketing for a leading HMO in Israel. “All day, I’d call strangers and try to convince them to switch their insurance. It was draining and boring – but it taught me […]
The Business of Belief
“Everyone in our networking group presented their business. I didn’t sleep for a month before mine. “‘I have nothing to say,’ I kept thinking.” Chaya Landau is soft-spoken and thoughtful. She trained as a bookkeeper but struggled to find work. She went back to school and eight years ago, she became a tax consultant. “I […]
Motherhood Made Joyful
“There’s an organization for every type of distress — for older singles, childless women, those whose child has special needs. “And here’s the woman who has the ‘perfect life’: she married quickly, had a baby a year later. And then another, and another, and another. And she’s drowning. “She feels horrible because she dreamed of […]
Properties with Purpose
“Temech is an anchor and a life jacket for religious female entrepreneurs.” Chasi Yudelevitch has been involved with Temech since she entered the business world. She’s an educator at heart; she opened “Shira’s Devorah,” a popular school catering to the Anglo population in Jerusalem. “I ran the school for 14 years. Then I worked in […]
Rebranding Her Passion
“Once, I loved my business. It was exciting and energizing. But I was slowly burning out.” Libby Rubin gives talent classes—dance, drama, exercise, and more. For ten years, she poured her heart and soul into the business. But the hours were long, and she struggled to make ends meet. Last year, she joined the “Earn […]
Stitching a New Future
“My journey with Temech is a love story,” Dana Normatov. “They gave me everything I needed for my business success – both technical knowledge and emotional support.” Dana is soft-spoken, yet there’s steel in her silk glove; strength, conviction and passion pour forth. She grew up in Tel Aviv. Her family became more religious and […]
Competitors to Collaborators
They were all her competitors – but they were the ones who helped her build up her business. Tamar Schreiber studied architecture and interior decorating. After school, she landed a job working for a contractor. She’d plan and draw the changes each buyer wanted, and accompany them until the apartment was completed. After three […]
Cracking the Code
She had the knowledge — but she couldn’t land a job. Simcha Yedid studied computer programming after high school and graduated in 2013. But every job lead petered out. Eventually, she took a job as a bookkeeper. “I stayed there for seven years,” she says, “but the salary was low, and the work boring. I […]
Dusting Off Doubts
“The problem with my husband’s work was that, if you do a good job, you don’t see the customer again for a while.” Ami Hizkiya and her husband Denny made aliya in 2007. In the States, he’d been an auto mechanic, while she worked as a computer programmer. In Israel, she was a homemaker, and […]
The Dream Catcher
At 16, Esther Avital Gottesman was passionate about bands, aspiring to work in the music industry. By 18, she was interning at a top record label, and by 21, she was a news assistant at a prominent newspaper in the entertainment section. There was another dream she harbored from her mid-teens: She wanted to become […]
