The Tiny, Unnoticed Things We Moms Do Over Summer Vacation
Award-winning journalist and JewishMOM of 5, Sivan Rahav Meir, is also one of Israel’s most popular Torah teachers, with tens of thousands of students (myself included). Sivan and her family have just arrived for a year of shlichut in New York. And that means that yesterday she gave her famous Wednesday Parsha class for the […]
Read MoreHow I’m Surviving Summer Vacation with My 6 Kids by Sara Gallor
We just moved, again (!) and camp is long over. The start of school got delayed due to construction and I now have 11 more days til regular routine begins. After a trip to the library with all my children ranging in ages from 13 to 1, I felt like I hit rock bottom. My […]
Read MoreMourning my Daughter’s Classmate, Rina HY”D (2-Minute Video)
This past Friday, my 17-year-old daughter, Maayan, came up to me looking pale and shaken. “Eema, you heard about the terror attack this morning? The girl who was murdered was Rina Shnerb from my class at Ulpanat Baharan.” And then Maayan rushed off to attend the funeral of her 16-year-old friend, whose father and brother […]
Read MoreWould Your Kids Really Want a Perfect Mother? by Rebbetzin Mina Gordon
Earlier this week, I posted that my kids have been reminding me recently that I’m not a perfect mom. I adored this insightful comment from Rebbetzin Mina Gordon of Melbourne, Australia, and wanted to share with all! Would your children really want a perfect mother? It can be a real handicap! Here are some of […]
Read MoreMy Crazymaking Child
Imagine an oreo cookie. Now imagine that somebody takes that oreo cookie. Places it inside a ziploc bag, and bangs it over and over with a heavy wooden rolling pin. “It’s already crushed!” you want to say. “Stop banging already!” Now imagine, just imagine, that my home is that oreo’s delicate white filling, and the […]
Read MoreA Good Mother
My kids have been reminding me recently that I am NOT a perfect mother. When I heard this saying below, it was a balm for my aching eema soul.
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