Inspiration for the Nation with Yaakov Langer
Inspiration for the Nation with Yaakov Langer

Jackie Glaser: Single at 40, One Embryo Left, Then a Miracle at 50

August 15, 2026

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Jackie Glazer was 40, single, and working as a director of leadership development for a Jewish outreach organization when she walked into a funding meeting with a major donor. The CEO, an Israeli businessman, asked her about her project, her budget, her team. She answered fluently. Then he asked her something else: “Why are you single?” She didn’t have an answer. He pressed. Then he banged the table and told her to go home and tell God, “I accept.” She burst into tears. That meeting, she says, was the turning point. Six months later she was engaged. Five years after that, with one viable embryo left from eggs frozen 14 years earlier, she gave birth to a daughter on Hanukkah.

The Surrender That Preceded the Miracle

Glazer’s path to observance began in her late twenties. She was a psychologist in Sydney, Australia, with a spot on the Today Show and a private practice. She felt like a hypocrite—dispensing advice about embracing identity while ignoring her own Jewish roots. A nudging relative, then a younger brother who went to Israel and became observant, pushed her to visit. She went intending to stay a few weeks. She stayed eight years.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (00:03) **Opening: The Israeli CEO's Direct Question** - Jackie Glaser recounts a pivotal donor meeting where an Israeli CEO cuts through the small talk and asks why she is still single.
  • 2 (01:24) **Introduction of Jackie and Her Daughter Ariela** - The host welcomes Jackie Glaser and her infant daughter Ariela to the studio, setting up the conversation about Jackie's unconventional life journey.
  • 3 (01:42) **Childhood and Secular Upbringing in Australia** - Jackie describes her early life as the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, raised in a largely secular Jewish home in Sydney.
  • 4 (03:27) **The Turning Point: From Rescuer to Seeker** - Jackie's journey toward observance began when she feared her younger brother had joined a "cult" after a Birthright trip, prompting her to visit Israel.
  • 5 (07:53) **Navigating the Shidduch System as a Baalat Teshuva** - Jackie discusses the challenges of entering the Orthodox dating world after becoming observant in her 30s.
  • 6 (16:56) **The Crisis: Feeling Betrayed and Abandoned** - Jackie openly shares the resentment and feelings of betrayal she experienced as her single years stretched on, despite her devotion.
  • 7 (19:12) **The Pivotal Moment in the Donor's Office** - The CEO's question forces Jackie to confront her inability to surrender her will to God, leading to a raw and transformative breakdown.

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Show Notes

Jackie Glaser shares her incredible story of getting married in her 40s and becoming a mother around 50. After freezing her eggs in her mid-30s, she came back to them 14 years later with just one viable embryo. That embryo became her daughter, Ariela. A moving conversation about dating, fertility, faith, and trusting Hashem’s timing.

More from Mrs. Glaser: https://www.jackieglaser.com/


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✬ IN MEMORY OF ✬

This episode is in memory of:
• Shimon Dovid ben Yaakov Shloima
• Miriam Sarah bas Yaakov Moshe
• Shaindel bas Chaim Yehuda Leib


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