The Girl from an Ethiopian Village is becoming Israel’s Minister of Absorption

Posted by JewishMom on May 17, 2020 in Current Events, Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms | 1 comment

I’m on the Franciska Show! (38-Minute Podcast)

Posted by JewishMom on May 14, 2020 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 2 comments

I think Franciska Kay is a truly gifted interviewer, I loved “meeting” her during the podcast to discuss JewishMOM.com and motherhood in general. Click here to subscribe to her podcast interviews with creative Jewish women.

Picking up Garbage, Giving out Blessings

Posted by JewishMom on May 11, 2020 in Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 13 comments

This past Friday, in honor of Pesach Sheini, my 20-year-old daughter, Hallel, and I took a 15-minute walk down to the grave of the Zviler Rebbe. This gravesite is one of my favorite places in a world and has played a leading role in getting me to the other side of every rough patch or […]

Meet our New Puppy, Emma Chofesh

Posted by JewishMom on May 10, 2020 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 3 comments

This seder night, out of the blue, all of my kids united together in a supremely-sneaky afikomen maneuver. No pet dog, no afikomen. But I was completely against it. I don’t like dogs. I don’t like how they smell, how they jump on you, how they need to be walked and fed, and taken care […]

What Smart Moms Can Understand from a Single Word (2-Minute Hilarious Video)

Posted by JewishMom on May 7, 2020 in Current Events, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 2 comments

Amazing, I didn’t notice this woman hanging out in my house, how does she know so much about my kids?? Laughed out loud, a must see!

Mazal Tov to My Bar Mitzvah Boy, Yoel!

Posted by JewishMom on May 5, 2020 in Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 20 comments

Today my oldest son, Yoel, became a bar mitzvah. Our families had been planning to come in from America and Canada for the bar mitzvah, but we celebrated with them today on zoom instead and then had a celebratory bar-mitzvah meal for just our immediate family. Every day of the Omer I read from my […]