Dancing Auschwitz Controversy
I received this video in an Email a few weeks ago, with the assurance that it would make me laugh and make me cry. And it certainly did. Seeing this 89-year-old Holocaust survivor dancing his victory dance over Hitler with his daughter and grandchildren at Auschwitz moved me profoundly. But when I saw that this […]
Read MoreRecommended Mommy Reading
Some though-provoking parenting articles I read this week that I wanted to share with you moms: What if Mommy Didn’t Love You? by Dr. Miriam Adahan About mothers who don’t love their children and how adults who were neglected as children can become healed. The Idealized Birth by Lisa Belkin When the pursuit of the […]
Read MoreThe Truth about Birth
If you are pregnant, it’s probably better to wait until after your birth to read this post…Sorry. Imagine that you are on a rollercoaster. The one with the 6-story high loop-de-loops, and your brother in the seat beside you saying: “Yanno, I heard someone had a heart attack on this thing last month.” The rollercoaster […]
Read MoreOrthodox Home Birth on "A Baby Story"
RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS What a fantastic episode of “A Baby Story,” featuring the home birth of an Orthodox mom in New York City. WOW! I certainly enjoyed watching this infinitely more than I enjoyed going through it myself 3 weeks ago! What a wonderful family, definite candidates for world’s nicest […]
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