The month of Iyar is a time of increasing physical light as the days get longer. At the same time, this month is also known as Chodesh Ziv, a month of radiance. The name אייר is related to the Hebrew word אור. What happens in the physical world provides context for our spiritual development. Spiritual light increases during this month as we approach the receiving of the Torah, of which is says, כי נר מצוה ותורה אור, the commandment is like a candle, and Torah is light.
Please join the OU Women's Initiative at ou.org/women/rc on Sunday, May 1 at 12 noon EST for our virtual Rosh Chodesh Iyar shiur with Mrs. Racheli Luftglass.
Mrs. Racheli Luftglass is the Principal of Judaic Studies at YULA Girls High School in Los Angeles, CA. and a kallah teacher. Before moving to the West Coast, she taught at The Frisch School in Paramus, NJ, in the Nach Department and in the Learning Center. At the OU Women's Initiative, Mrs. Luftglass has served as a Counting Toward Sinai Scholar-in-Residence, presented shiurim and taught "Yirmiyahu's Canon for Calamity" - an interactive in-depth course at the ALIT Virtual Summer Learning Program. She also taught Sefer Nechemia to over 5,000 women worldwide for Torat Imecha Nach Yomi. Mrs. Luftglass began her career at The Moriah School in Englewood, NJ, where she taught both mainstream and enrichment Judaic Studies classes as well as secular studies in the school's Gesher Yehuda Program. Mrs. Luftglass graduated from Yeshiva University's Stern College for Women with a B.A. in music and psychology and holds an M.A. from Columbia University's Teachers College with a concentration in Education of the Gifted and of the Learning Disabled. She has also completed coursework at Columbia University towards a doctorate degree in neuropsychology. Mrs. Luftglass lives in Los Angeles, CA with her husband and five children.
All the best, 
Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman
Director, The Women's Initiative
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