LONG READS Issue 1088 · November 26, 2025

See for Yourself   

It started as a gadget for a low-vision relative. Now the elderly can finally read again

See for Yourself   
Photos: Avi Gass
Yisroel Wahl was a successful chinuch advisor and business coach when a relative with low-vision could no longer read. And so, Yisroel took a deep dive into the world of high tech and startups in order to help, developing an idea much more complicated than he’d naively imagined. He could have shut the lights, but instead he saw it through — and brought many out of the dark

Lots of people have great ideas for how to make life easier, but most of those brainstorms never see the light of day. That’s why Yisroel Wahl’s breakthrough creation for those with declining eyesight stands out: A flicker of inspiration for a loved one became a focused pursuit, and his innovation is already brightening the everyday for countless others trapped in their own dim corner.

You might be familiar with Yisroel Wahl — a Lakewood business coach, behavioral health specialist, and chinuch advisor — from his popular podcasts and interviews about such motivational topics as overcoming anxiety, dealing with paralyzing overwhelm, becoming more decisive, relating to oversensitive children, and many other educational and business tools.

Yisroel might have continued exclusively on that trajectory if not for some serious optical challenges faced by a close relative who’d practically been born with a sefer in his hand, but who had now found himself struggling to read.

Yisroel is the kind of guy who seems to be in perpetual motion, a real doer and macher who’s not afraid to solutionize when a challenge falls into his lap.

Continue reading with Mishpacha.

Create a free account to keep reading.

Everything you need to stay close to Mishpacha.
← Previous installment Think Ahead Next installment → Say It in English