What I Said to the Mom Getting Divorced (3-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Reminding myself, in the age of social media, how important it can be to help a single person. This morning I saw a mother I see several mornings a week at gan drop-off and pick-up. She looked unusually lovely this morning, in a long flowing floral dress. So I told this mother, whose name I […]
Read MoreDos and Don’ts from the Mother of an OTD Son by Moishe’s Mother
I read this letter on Shabbat in Family First, and have been thinking about the hard-won and brilliant advice it contains ever since. I think this letter should be required reading for ALL mothers of teenagers (and older) whether they are OTD* [have left the Torah path] or not. Because our growing and grown kids […]
Read MoreJewish Women Sing “Ori, Arise”: In Memory of Ori Ansbacher HY”D
Last night I attended my daughters’ end of year dance performance, which included a song I’d never heard before that brought tears to my eyes. This song, based on a poem written by Ori Ansbacher HY”D (translation below) was performed in Ori’s memory by the gifted musician Ruchama ben Yosef along with hundreds of other […]
Read MoreMy Mom’s Response to My 1st Car Accident
My first and only car accident took place the day after I got my license. I was 16 and my sister, Miriam, was 10. I was driving us to school for the first time, and I had to merge into the fast-moving traffic approaching the Smith Ave. bridge. I remember being side-swiped. I remember parking […]
Read MoreBig Kids, Big Problems
My oldest child is 21, my youngest is 4. That means I’m a pro at little kid problems. This one’s got lice, that one’s having trouble with her multiplication tables. This one’s handwriting is illegible, that one’s got a friend I wish he didn’t. After two decades of little kid JewishMOMmying, I could write a […]
Read MoreSegula Alert: Tefilat HaShlah (Including the Missing Paragraphs)
Last week I went, for the first time in maybe a year, to Henny Machlis’ grave to pray for some guidance for some heavy issues one of my kids is facing. By the time I was heading out of the cemetery, it was getting dark and the cemetery was pretty deserted. And then, as I […]
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