Am I a God-Like Giver or a Self-Absorbed Taker?

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 30, 2020 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 2 comments

Rabbi Dessler wrote that God created us in order to give constantly, like He does. And that every single thing we do in life is either giving or taking. But it’s not always clear which is which. And since I read this a few days ago, I’ve been keeping track. And I’ve been struck by […]

My Underdressed Daughter

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 29, 2020 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 10 comments

Yesterday my daughter left the house dressed in a manner that, if her teacher had seen her, would have gotten her sent to the principal’s office straight home.. I didn’t say anything, cause, well, she wouldn’t have listened anyway. And then this morning, as I was walking Yoni to kindergarten, I actually did see that […]

Despite My Trouble Du Jour

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 28, 2020 in Inspiration, My life | 3 comments

The Lubavitcher Rebbe and the Mother’s Letter he Treasured

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 25, 2020 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 1 comment

Feivel Shapiro, a member of the Antwerp Jewish community, lost his mother early on when she sadly passed away after an illnes when he was still a young child, only a tender 12 years old, shortly before his Bar Mitzvah. She orphaned a home full of children and he was the youngest of the family. […]

A Mother’s Mission from the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 24, 2020 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 0 comments

In honor of Gimmel Tammuz

Pre-Corona, Comedian Visits Fortune Teller to Hear What Will be in 2020:) (4-Minute Funny Video)

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 23, 2020 in Current Events | 2 comments

When a Man with Corona Finally Came Home from the Hospital (1-Minute Rabbi Fischel Schachter Video)

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 22, 2020 in Current Events, Inspiration, Inspirational Videos | 2 comments

Viral Jewish Rapper Y. Shofario: From New Orleans’ Stages to Frum Fatherhood

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 21, 2020 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Israel, My life | 1 comment

I met Yosef Packer (AKA Y. Shofario) a few years back because he’s my neighbor and the father of my son’s best friend. When we first met I discovered that Yosef and I have a lot in common. We both grew up in Baltimore. We’re both baalei teshuva. And (this was a real shocker for […]

What Enabled the Belzer Rebbetzin to Endure 11 Years of Infertility

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 19, 2020 in Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 1 comment

This Story about my Great-Grandfather Changed my Life as told by the Hornosteipler Rebbetzin

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 17, 2020 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 4 comments

Today is the yahrzeit of my great-grandfather, Rav Shalom Leizer, the Ratzferter Rebbe. I never met my great-grandfather, but many years ago I heard a story about him that changed my life. After we had a few little kids, one day my husband met a man named Rosenblum. After engaging in a bit of Jewish […]