What has four years of service to the community by the NILI Taharat Hamishpacha meant to the hundreds of women who have reached out for Halachic guidance and support? The Kallah teachers who staff the hotline won’t know since the questions that come in by phone, email and web form are anonymous. However, through their interactions with the women who call, they feel a tremendous sense of gratitude and appreciation; the hotline is having a quiet and profound impact on family life in Chicago. Beginning in 2014 under the direction of Harav Gedalia Dov Schwartz, shlit”a, NILI launched the Shirley Rothner a”h Taharat Hamishpacha resource with a hotline to provide Chicago women to access Halachic guidance from Chicago Rabbis. Local trained and experienced Kallah teachers began taking turns staffing the hotline, fielding questions in all areas of Mikvah and Taharat Hamishpacha by reaching out with questions that arrive to local Rabbis- either specific ones based on the request of the questioner- or available Rabbanim with experience in this field of Halacha. The hotline has catered to a variety of questions, providing a service that makes questioners feel comfortable, combining the Psak of a local Rav with the warmth and care of a supportive Kallah teacher. Thank you to the dedicated Kallah teachers who serve the women of our community with modest devotion and outstanding dedication.
