A Story of Meaning & Hope
- WireNews
- 4 hours ago
- 3 min read
by Elisheva
When our faith and beautiful way of Torah life becomes a path full of struggle, questions, and answers that raise even more questions. Coming from a home and not being given the space to learn or to grow can be overwhelming.
Kayla Haber-Goldstein grew up in a Charedi community in Israel as a daughter of a rabbi. When she married Shmuel Goldstein, she realised that she didn’t want to have the same family life she experienced and began to question her way of life.
Kayla was surprised by what she found out:
“Our heritage has so much nuance and spectrum, and you can find really your own place.”
She always believed that she was the only one, but after talking to friends and other women, she realised that many women were feeling the same way she did. Kayla believes that Charedi women should get the opportunity to learn more than only the basics taught at school.
Kayla is an entrepreneurial designer and has her own business. She lives with her husband and three children in Brooklyn, NY. She was born in Australia, raised in Israel, and moved to New York. She wrote a book, Questioning the Answers — an honest search to discover truth and answers about the ways of Judaism.
Kayla now identifies as FFB/BT, as a Baalas Teshuvah. Some of the questions she raises are questions we may also struggle with:
How do we align with Judaism in our lives so that religious practice doesn’t become or feel like a burden?
How can Orthodox education be improved to encourage spiritual growth?
How can we make changes to our own lives within the boundaries of halacha?
When Kayla had her near-death experience — on “the other side” — she returned to a life of trauma, doubt, and even anger toward HaShem at times. The conflict, her fears, but also the love within her marriage to Shmuel shaped her journey.
When a wife chooses a completely different path from that of her husband, it was Shmuel’s “red line system” that saved their marriage, as divorce was not an option. How they raise their children, and how most couples would have given up too soon — all raise the question: how do they reconnect when certain values have changed?
Their story, their pain, yet also their hope in rebuilding trust and reshaping that trust — their story is an emotional rollercoaster.
From navigating Shabbos to opening their home to struggling young people, they made it all possible, meaningfully rebuilding a life of hope and trust.
If you ever question your faith, your path, or even your relationship with your husband or wife, then their story will resonate with you.
Meaning and hope are what their story will give you.
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