Shabbat Is a Salve, and a Scene

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 3, 2022 in Inspiration | 0 comments

[My father told me about New York Times article highlighting the recent resurgence in Shabbat observance among Jews and even non-Jews. Nice news to start off the week! Shavua tov:)] Across the country, more young people — Jewish and not — seem to be celebrating Shabbat. Some see it as a natural way to unplug […]

How to Really Support Others

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 2, 2022 in Inspiration | 0 comments

Shabbat shalom  

Positive Thinking vs. Trust in Hashem

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 2, 2022 in Inspiration | 0 comments

This hit the spot today.

The Mensch of Malden Mills by Rabbi Yoel Gold

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 1, 2022 in Inspiration | 4 comments

I watched this on Tisha b’Av as part of “Illumination,” Rabbi Gold’s super inspiring movie about Jews who have made a positive impact on the world. When I saw the movie, I desperately wanted to share this specific story about a heroic Jewish factory owner who made an incredible Kiddush Hashem. B”H, today Rabbi Yoel […]

What My Friend Sent

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 1, 2022 in Inspiration, My life | 0 comments

I’m having a tough day today. And I vented to a friend who sent me this picture. And it made me feel loved and understood. So in case you’re having a tough day too, I’m passing it on to you.

Behind the Biggest Smile

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 28, 2022 in Inspiration | 0 comments

A Remarkable Story from the Mother of Aryeh Schopak HY”D

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 28, 2022 in Current Events, Inspiration, Israel | 0 comments

Today I sat with the mother of Aryeh Schopak HY”D at the shiva in Har Nof. And this was the story she shared with the 20 or so women present: “Sue Koltai, the mother of Azi Koltai z”l who died in the Meron tragedy, came to visit me on the 1st day of the shiva. […]

Iranian World-Cup Team Refuses to Sing National Anthem in Protest

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 27, 2022 in Current Events | 0 comments

In my lifetime I’ve merited to witness several geopolitical miracles, the fall of empires and rulers who were enemies of Israel and the Jewish people. The fall of the Soviet Union. Of Saddam Hussein. And now, please G-d, may the rulers of Iran who are in a race to develop a nuclear weapon to commit […]

Why it’s Called Black Friday😂

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 25, 2022 in Current Events | 0 comments

Shabbat shalom!

The Final Davar Torah of Aryeh Schopak HY”D

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 24, 2022 in Current Events, Israel | 1 comment

Yesterday, hundreds attended the Jerusalem funeral of 16-year-old Aryeh Schopak, a Canadian-Israeli yeshiva student who was brutally murdered by a Palestinian terrorist while on his way to yeshiva. Every week Aryeh’s yeshiva, the Harei Yehuda Yeshiva in Beit Meir, distributes a newsletter highlighting ideas that came up during the boys’ discussion of the weekly Torah […]