Everything I Need Right Now
Today I got some disappointing news about something I was hoping would work out but didn’t. And I was feeling upset, and the upset feeling wasn’t lifting for a long time. So I thought of things I could do to cheer myself up. I could buy myself a new skirt. No, I already bought something […]
Read MoreSurprising Eema after a Month in Gaza
I never get tired of these😍 Hashem please protect all our soldiers and bring then home safe! ✡👩🍼Join the JewishMom.com WhatsApp group, where we strive to make every Jewish Mom smile every day 👨👩👦👦 💌 https://chat.whatsapp.com/BkHRYpqamymCOY7RQ3ly6C Today’s JewishMOM.com post has been sponsored: 👰Shidduch for Hadas Ateret bat Miri Miriam 👶An easy, healthy birth for Leah […]
Read MoreAnswers for the Soldiers’ Wives’
At my son’s end-of-year party, his teacher shared a story about his wife, the principal of a girls’ school who took her teachers on a trip a few months ago to raise their spirits. Most of the teachers’ husbands had already been away for many months in Gaza or the North while the teachers were […]
Read MoreHow NOT to Give Chizuk
One day this week, at the end of a long day, I went to the gym to exercise and listen to some inspirational videos and a favorite audiobook and generally enjoy myself. And I was, until I ran into Leah*. An acquaintance I see sometimes around the gym.“Hi, how are you?” she asked, “please remind […]
Read MoreMy Blessing for My Son, the Child of a Convert and a Baalat Teshuva
[Our 11-year-old Yaakov is going into junior-high school next year, and his rabbi asked for us parents to write blessings for our sons in preparation for this momentous transition. Here’s the blessing I wrote for Yaakov):To our dearest Yaakov,In the “Al HaTsadikim” prayer, all kinds of people are mentioned who are an inspiration, who are […]
Read MoreMy New Book is (Almost) Born: Final Call for Dedications
Hi all, Don’t miss this last chance to send in donations for dedications for our new book Blessings: A Shabbat Dinner Companion by Friday, May 24th. Please contact me at crjorders@gmail.com or +972523257827 for more info about a limited number of dedication opportunities. If you missed it, here’s my original post about why this book […]
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