A Mother’s Shavuot (9-Minute Mommy Peptalk)

Posted by JewishMom on May 17, 2015 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

Can you have a spiritual Shavuot while caring for young children?

Next Time You Give your Mother a Gift, Remember…

Posted by JewishMom on May 12, 2015 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Mother’s Day Tattoo

Posted by JewishMom on May 10, 2015 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

I’m not a big fan of tattoos, but when I noticed the tattoo of the person preparing my sabeech* this morning, I knew I had to share…May all children love their mothers as much as Aharon from Aricha Sabich loves his mama! HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY, JEWISHMOM! *Sabeech is sort of like an eggplant felafel– fried […]

Spoiling Yourself 101 (8-Minute Mommy Peptalk)

Posted by JewishMom on May 10, 2015 in Inspiration, Uncategorized | 2 comments

An easy way to make yourself feel nurtured.

I Want a Different Spoon!

Posted by JewishMom on May 3, 2015 in Uncategorized | 3 comments

On Thursday afternoon I gave my 2-year-old, Yaakov, a bowl of macaroni. I then reached into the silverware drawer and handed him a tablespoon. “I want a different spoon,” Yaakov requested. I noticed some tomato sauce on the bottom of the spoon I had given him, and thought maybe he wanted a clean one, so […]

My 8 Candles

Posted by JewishMom on Apr 21, 2015 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life, Uncategorized | 8 comments

Last week I placed 7 number birthday candles in front of the cashier at the supermarket. A 1 candle. A 5 candle. Another 1 candle. A 3 candle. Yet another 1 candle. A 0 candle. And an 8 candle. As the cashier scanned the candles’ barcode, I told her, “4 of my children were born […]