JewishMOM.com on Vacation until October 7th
I love working on JewishMOM.com and creating my posts for you JewishMOMs…but I am finishing up a huge personal project right now and will need to take a few weeks off from daily posting until after Succot. Curious about my “huge personal project”? Well, I assure you my project is something wonderful and very exciting […]
Read MoreWhat Blessing Do We Recite over the 1st Day Back at School?
Yesterday in the shuk the dried-fruit salesman gave me a blessing as sweet as the dried pineapples I bought from him. He blessed me with a “sweet year with no balagan!” Balagan in English? Mess. Noise. Chaos. What did he mean? In Israel, there are various types of balagan. International tension/threats balagan. Palestinian terrorism balagan. […]
Read MoreWhen I Nurse my Baby
This morning I was nursing my baby and thinking what a lesson for life nursing is. Sometimes, if I’m hungry and in a rush, I can stuff bigger spoonfuls into my mouth, or pack a bag of almonds and raisins as I run out the door to nosh on on the bus. But with nursing, […]
Read MoreThe Woman Who Lives on the Train
Last spring, 23-year-old German student Leonie Muller had a disagreement with her landlord and decided to move out…to the train. Leonie told the Washington Post that she realized she could save $70 a month if she lived on the train instead of in an apartment. So she bought a ticket which enables her unlimited train […]
Read MoreMatisyahu Defiantly Sings “Jerusalem” Despite BDS Protest
Reuters reported: “An American Jewish musician who was controversially barred from a reggae festival in Spain before being invited back to play performed to catcalls from some pro-Palestinian protesters on Sunday, though the concert passed off peacefully after a tense build-up. “Matisyahu, who fuses reggae, hip-hop and rock with Jewish influences in his songs, was […]
Read MoreNo Mommy Peptalk This Week
Sorry, I really try to make peptalks every week. But this week, the final full week of summer vacation, is turning out to be particularly hectic. And I see I’m not managing to find quiet computer time to sit uninterrupted and film myself. IY”H next week:)
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