Revenge on Hitler: Mrs. Ovitz Celebrates 104th B-Day With 100s of Descendants at Kotel
The Ovitz family gathered for a special occasion at the Western Wall this week. The family matriarch, Mrs Shoshana Ovitz – an Auschwitz survivor – is about to turn 104, and she had a special birthday request. She asked that her hundreds of descendants: children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren etc. join her at the Wall to pray, […]
Read MoreA Selfless Mom’s Awakening
Yesterday, JewishMOM Tamar Stone left the following wow of a comment:”This past Shabbos i was sitting and feeling very sorry for myself. My internal dialogue kept telling me that i was losing my sense of ‘self’ after all these years of being a wife and mother. I heard that little voice keep whispering that i […]
Read MoreWhen Her DH Was On a Psychiatric Ward (3-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
When a young mother’s husband spends 2 months on a psychiatric ward, she brings to life the avoda of the 9 days. Right now, we are in the 9 days of mourning leading up to Tisha B’Av. This is how my teacher, Rabbi Nivin, explains why many people, including me, find feeling sad this time […]
Read MoreThe Highlight of My Shabbat Candlelighting
6 months ago, at the Geula Gathering, I saw this video below about Ner Echad, and thought it sounded cool. Thousands of Jewish women across the world praying for each other when they light Friday night candles, simultaneously donating $1 of charity to Rebbetzin Kanyevsky’s charity fund for widows and orphans. So the next day, […]
Read MoreAfter I Kept the Speech Therapist Waiting for Half an Hour
Yesterday, at 4:29 I got a text message from my kids’ speech therapist asking why we hadn’t shown up for our 4 and 4:30 appointments. What 4 and 4:30 appointments?! Yes, I did remember setting up appointments. But for some reason, they weren’t on my calendar. The speech therapist was rightfully upset. Her schedule was […]
Read MoreThe Mother who Refused to Give her Baby a Pacifier
My current stage of life, as a mother of children ranging from 4-21, is complicated. As I’m sure you can imagine. But over the last few days, I’ve spent some time with young moms with little kids and toddlers and babies. And I’ve been reminded just how hard THAT was. Being a mother, like me, […]
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