May 27, 2023
Rivka Ravitz: Why The Pope & President Biden Bowed to This Frum Mother
Inspiration for the Nation with Yaakov LangerAbout this episode
Rivka is an Israeli Haredi political administrator. Since 1999, she has worked for Israeli politician Reuven Rivlin, first as his bureau chief and campaign adviser, and, since his election as President of Israel in 2014, as his chief of staff. She has received extensive media coverage for being a frum mother of 12 in a high-profile political position. Ravitz considers her high-profile position an opportunity to display her religious commitment and make a Kiddush Hashem (sanctification of God's name). She wears modest clothing, and covers her hair with a wig. She does not fraternize with male colleagues or participate in "staff-consolidation days", and refrains from shaking hands when greeting men, in keeping with halacha. During Rivlin's 2015 visit to the Vatican, a photograph showing Pope Francis bowing to Ravitz. Despite it being a high profile visit, the Pope had bowed to her in respect of her religious resilience. During Rivlin's visit to the United States towards the end of his term, President Biden kneeled before Ravitz upon hearing that she is a mother of 12 children. She has incredible stories with Putin, Wonder Woman and other high profile kings, queens and leaders of the world. Special Thank You To - Rabbi Yoel Gold of @hashkifa go watch his epic vid about Rivka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOyGuavJxks&t=24s&ab_channel=YoelGold Also thank you to The Orthodox Union's Woman's Initiative for connecting me with Rivka. ____________________________________ ✬ SPONSORS OF THIS EPISODE ✬ ____________________________________ ▶ The OU Women’s Initiative is EPIC The OU Women’s Initiative implements national programming for women of all ages and stages of life to help each woman find her personal and communal leadership voice. It's brilliant and you can get involved! See all that they're doing here: https://www.ou.org/women/ ____________________________________ ▶ Your Next Podcast: UNRESTRICTED! ....LIVE Join Steve Savitsky the president of Bnai Zion on his new podcast: Unrestricted. On June 1st, at 8 PM you can hear Steve interview Yaakov Katz, Former Editor in Chief of the Jerusalem Post, in the Five Towns at The Young Israel of Lawrence - Cedarhurst (Spruce ST, Cedarhurst, NY) Steve's interviews noted public figures that have returned to a more private life, sharing stories, lessons learned, and the values and ideas that kept them loyal to their missions. Listen here: https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/unrestricted/ or here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5TSSQffc73Z25LOKBOVnh0 ____________________________________ This episode is in memory of: • Shimon Dovid ben Yaakov Shloima • Miriam Sarah bas Yaakov Moshe Our free call-in-to-listen feature is here: • USA: (712) 432-3489 • UK: 0333-366-0154 • ISRAEL: 079-579-5088 Follow us on social media for more content: • TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@livinglchaim • IG - https://www.instagram.com/livinglchaim/ • FB - https://www.facebook.com/livinglchaim • LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/living-lchaim • Website - https://www.livinglchaim.com/ Have a specific question? email us hi@livinglchaim.com WhatsApp us feedback and get first access to episodes: 914-222-5513 If you are interested in sponsoring an episode in memory or refuah shilama of a loved one, please send an email to hi@livinglchaim.com Lchaim.