The Jewish Woman’s Solution: Question and Answer Column

The Jewish Woman’s Solution: Question and Answer Column

Rachel Trilokekar

Rachel Trilokekar is a life coach and freelance author who specializes in helping women and girls live with clarity, passion, and purpose. After completing her studies at university, Rachel became a Registered Dietitian. She later received certification as a life coach from Refuah Institute, as well as advanced certification as a child and youth coach. Rachel is passionate about empowering Jewish women and girls to reach their full potential.


Personal Question and Answer Column

The Power of Pain: Infertility and Pregnancy Loss

Dear Rachel, I am 34 years old and have been married for 12 years. Although I am not a religious person, I do believe in God. Lately, however, even this has been hard for me as I have been struggling w...

The War on Discipline: The Torah Perspective

Dear Rachel, I was at a playgroup with my children. My friends and I were discussing our kids and disciplinary strategies for misbehavior. They went as far as saying we should never give any punishments...

Responding to a Child with a Demanding Nature

Dear Rachel,  I have a four-year-old daughter who is feisty, and has a very demanding nature. Neither of my other 2 kids was ever like this! She knows exactly what she wants and sounds like a queen givi...

The marriage of Jacob, Rachel and Leah; Insights on the Parsha (weekly Torah portion)

Dear Rachel,I have been single for years, waiting to get married and have children. I just read Vayetzei, this week’s Torah portion, and went on to read next week’s as well. I was moved to sadness when reading ...

When a Husband's Nature is Opposite his Wife's Nature; The Empowered Response

Dear Rachel, I am married to a highly capable man. And though I admire him, I often feel tremendous tension. He is a caring husband and father, this is true. But outside the home he takes on a lot, because...

Effectively Taking on a Resolution

Dear Rachel,I've been a traditional Jew my whole life. My best friend has been recently becoming more religious. She took me to a talk a Rabbi gave about the holiday of Yom kippur. I usually fast on this day an...

Facing Bullying: How to Empower our Children

Dear Rachel,I have a 9 year old son who is being bullied at school. He’s being pushed around verbally. The boy in his class is bigger and my son is timid. The bigger boy says things to my son like calling him a...

Longing for Reconnection with G-d

Dear Rachel,I immigrated from Bukhara to the US with my parents, siblings and extended family many years ago. I was raised with strong Jewish values and traditions. My grandmother lived with us until her old ag...

Spending Money on Children Vs Elderly Parents

Dear Rachel,  I have 4 children ages 16, 13, 7 and 4 and I want to know in matters of money, how do I know how much to spend on my children vs how much to spend on my elderly parents? Is there a Jewis...

Sending Kids to School Without Fear

Dear Rachel, After hearing what happened in Texas to the 19 innocent children who were killed at school, I am very fearful of sending my kids to school. In fact, I had them stay home the rest of the week a...