The Miracle-Working Washerwoman Miriam
My neighbor has been trying to have another baby for a few years, so when I saw her last week wearing a maternity blouse over her growing belly, I was thrilled for her. “Bshaah tova!” She smiled. And then she asked me, “Have you ever heard of HaKoveset? The washerwoman?” “No.” “Well, I prayed at […]
Read MoreWhy I Felt God Didn’t Love Me
(You can read this post or watch the video below of me reading it). For years I knew that G-d loves me, but I couldn’t feel it. I worked on feeling it. I really did. For years. Every day, I would try to imagine the Divine Presence showering love down on me. But I knew […]
Read MoreI Was Abused, But My Children Won’t Be by Anonymous
Everyone’s journey is different. Mine started with a difficult childhood, raised by physically abusive parents with a very rocky marriage. Then came aliya when I was a teenager, more emotional abuse at home, depression, and anorexia for good measure. After working with a great therapist for several years I got married and had children. I […]
Read MoreNatanel Haziza: What the 21-Year Wait Taught Us About How to Achieve Your Dreams (1-Minute Inspirational Video)
Advice on how to (and how not to) achieve the things we desire in life. (I added English captions to this video which have mysteriously disappeared! In the meantime, here is a translation…) We learned a great deal from the process we went through, I will share one thing with you. I think that what […]
Read MoreThe Mother Who Had a Baby after 21 Years Wants You to Know This (1-Minute Inspirational Video)
A huge mazal tov to my friend and neighbor (and long-time JewishMOM.com reader!), Leah Haziza, and her husband Natanel! Here’s what she shared with me at the party celebrating Tiferet’s birth last week. Please leave your mazal tovs and blessings for the Hazizas and baby Tiferet (along with your name and the city where you […]
Read MoreCouple Become Parents After 21 Years of Marriage (4-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Reflections on the party last Thursday for the long-awaited daughter born to Leah and Natanel Haziza.
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