Rabbi YY Jacobson: Quarantine as an Opportunity to Uplift Home and Family (6-Minute Corona Video)

Posted by JewishMom on Mar 24, 2020 in Current Events, Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 0 comments

Belzer Dayan: Keep Pesach Cleaning to the Absolute Minimum this Year

Posted by JewishMom on Mar 23, 2020 in Current Events, Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 2 comments

This week, on the official phoneline of the Belzer Chassidus, Belzer Dayan Rabbi Shlomo Binet instructed families to keep Pesach cleaning to an absolute minimum this year. Here are his exact words (the original Hebrew included below): During a year like this, one should add no stringencies and clean only one cabinet for kosher-for-Pesach foods. […]

Ido, Can Mommy Kiss You? (30-Second Adorable Video)

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

The Chinese Tourists Keeping Me Calm Right Now (1-Minute COVID-19 Peptalk)

Posted by JewishMom on Mar 17, 2020 in Current Events, Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 7 comments

This past Thursday night, after I heard Prime Minister Netanyahu address the nation about the catastrophic threat COVID-19 poses to Israel and the world, I felt frantic for a few hours. And I thought that for the next while I would not be able to sleep at night. But then I reminded myself, “Think good, […]

My 24th Anniversary Sea Glass

Posted by JewishMom on Mar 4, 2020 in Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 4 comments

Josh and I just got back from an overnight trip to Tel Aviv to celebrate our 24th anniversary. Early this morning, I went on my own to the beach to daven, and I noticed these pieces of sea glass. At the entrance to the beach, I’d seen signs announcing that it’s strictly prohibited to bring […]

My Fallen Letters

Posted by JewishMom on Mar 2, 2020 in Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 0 comments

This morning, for the first time, I attended the weekly meditation group of renowned Old City author and teacher, Sarah Yehudit Schneider. Sarah Yehudit started off with a selection from her book PurimBursts. The following teaching, in particular, was met with audible “wows” from the women present: “Heichal HaBrocha adds a beautiful twist to his […]