Mrs. Esther Piekarski was born in Brazil, raised in New York, and now lives in Tel-Aviv, Israel.  Mother of twelve, Mrs. Piekarski is a shluchah, principal of Pnimiyut Seminary, and pre-marital counselor for the Ministry of Religious Affairs, preparing brides and grooms to marry "according to the law of Moses and Israel."  Mrs. Piekarski was cited by the Israeli daily, Ma'ariv, as one of the "Top Ten Speakers in Israel" and lectures around the world on issues of marriage and Taharat HaMishpachah - Family Purity.  She remarks that many of the couples she counsels "are surprised by how much she, a religious woman, knows about love."