Chanukah: The Real Story by Yoni of Yonina

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 2, 2021 in Current Events, Inspiration, Jewish Moms | 0 comments

Watching this video I realized I know next to nothing about the historical Chanukah story! In addition to learning a lot I found out something that made me (and my 7-year-old Yonatan) really happy! When Yonatan’s bris fell out on the 1st day of Chanukah, we decided to name him Yonatan because we loved the […]

Turning 50 and My Chanukah Candles

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 30, 2021 in Current Events, Inspiration | 8 comments

I’m turning 50 next month ,and I haven’t been feeling so chipper about that, but since I heard the following quotation from Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning I’ve undergone a signficant switch in the way I’ve been thinking about growing older in general and this coming milestone birthday in particular. Dr. Frankl wrote: “The […]

What to Pray for Each Night of Chanukah from Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 29, 2021 in Inspiration | 7 comments

Being mindfully grateful during Chanukah

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 28, 2021 in Current Events, Inspiration | 1 comment

The Jew-By-Choice Who Inspired me Today Being mindfully grateful during Chanukah

Shavua Tov and Chanukah Sameach! 🎉🕎💙

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 28, 2021 in Current Events, Inspiration | 0 comments