The Felafel Seller’s Surprise for My Daughter
Today my 16-year-old daughter was buying felafel in Tel Aviv’s Carmel Market when the seller said, “Oh, you finally came back!” And then he reached behind him and handed her a bag. “You were here in July, and forgot this!” Inside the bag were a beach volleyball, 2 pairs of goggles, 2 sun hats and […]
Read MoreWhen Your Child is Struggling: Changing Your Paradigm by Rabbi YY Jacobson
This is a short yet incredibly powerful excerpt from a class given at a shabbaton for parents of kids on their own derech. The entire class was 2 hours long and despite it’s length, I listened to it non-stop, completely mesmerized. 2 hours of heart-felt chizuk for parents like me, of kids marching to the […]
Read MoreWhy I’m Not Shutting Up About Chaim Walder
I hate controversy, and some very upset people are demanding I take down my Chaim Walder posts. But I WILL NOT because of something I experienced Purim a decade ago. [For those who can’t access the video, scroll down to see a written summary] The story I tell in the video is that 10 years […]
Read More7:10 AM, Morning Rush, The Happiest Moment of My Life
It is 7:10 in the morning. I grab kippas from the kippah drawer, remove toast from the toaster, stuff water bottles into the side pockets of backpacks. I’m automatic pilot-ing my way through the morning rush, until that sweetest of moments arrives when I’ve dispatched all my kids, gone back upstairs with a cup of […]
Read MoreThe Happiest Moment of My Life
The story of a special father and family and message. A must-see. Shabbat shalom!!
Read MoreMy Son’s Teacher Got Stabbed in the Back, Literally
Last week my son’s teacher, Moriah Cohen, was stabbed by her 15-year-old Palestinian neighbor while taking her kids to gan. Thoughts on the mesirut nefesh of Moriah Cohen (who b”H is doing well) as well as the mesirut nefesh of regular Jewish Moms like you and me.
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