With my Teenage Daughter at the Emergency Clinic

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 26, 2020 in Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 1 comment

My teenage daughter had been prickly with me for a few weeks, so last week, hoping it would help us to reconnect, I asked her if we could schedule an ice-cream date. She responded with a cold, noncommittal “Maybe, we’ll see.” And then this past Shabbat, that daughter got a deep cut on her foot […]

My Morning in the IVF Waiting Room

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 22, 2020 in Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 2 comments

I spent this morning at Hadassah Hospital with one of my kids who needed to undergo a minor medical procedure, and found myself surrounded in the shared Pediatrics-OBGYN waiting area by couples undergoing IVF. Two of the couples clearly were not having an easy time. One wife stormed around the waiting area with her husband […]

You’ll Never Guess What Yoni Made Today

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 20, 2020 in Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 3 comments

What WhatsApp Moms and Amish Men Have in Common

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 18, 2020 in Current Events, Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 2 comments

Israeli kids ages 6 and under were finally allowed to return to gan/daycare today after a month of lockdown. I felt so happy and relieved to see Yoni this morning sitting again among the circle of boys around his teacher, playing a game to relearn each others’ long-forgotten names. Which caused my mind to float […]

I’ve Lost Control Over My Kids’ Screen Time

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 15, 2020 in Current Events, Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 16 comments

Pre-corona, screen time wasn’t even an issue for us Weisbergs. My kids left for school in the early AM, came home mid-PM, leaving precious few hours to play, eat, and fight until their pre-bedtime video time followed by (yahoo!) bedtime. But now, under lockdown, screen time is THE issue for us Weisbergs. From the moment […]

Small Joys, Simple Family by Akiva

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 14, 2020 in Current Events, Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 3 comments

I find this exquisite tribute to family by popular Israeli singer, Akiva Turjeman, to be extremely moving. Especially now that lockdown has whittled down life to its simplest elements–family, kids, home–this song helps me reframe lockdown from Ugg! to Ahh! Before Rosh Hashana, this song was ranked the 24th most popular Israeli song of the […]