Our Baby’s Name: Yonatan Tsur Weisberg
B”H, the baby and I have been doing well…Thanks so much for all the mazal tovs you sent me! Here’s some thoughts about why we chose the name we chose: Yonatan was one of the Maccabees. He was a great hero in the years following the Chanukah story, eventually recapturing Jerusalem from the Greeks. He […]
Read MoreMazal tov! It’s a Boy!
B”H, I gave birth to a healthy baby boy last Wednesday morning! That means JewishMOM.com will be on maternity leave for the next few weeks, until January 11th… Happy Chanukah, JewishMOMs! May we always share good news:)
Read MoreJacob’s Ladder
My 2-year-old Yaakov came home on Friday with a folder packed with pictures from nursery school. I understood from the pictures that the kids are learning about personal hygiene– since the pictures included a mouth with an actual toothbrush attached, as well as a hand with paper scissors attached to keep the nails clean and […]
Read MoreRaising Proud Jews (6-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Getting nachas from the difference between my children’s Jewish education and my own education at a Christian prep school.
Read MoreA Mother’s Badge of Honor
This morning at the supermarket, as I headed over to take a shopping cart, I noticed another woman heading ahead of me into the supermarket. She was taller than me, but at least ten years younger in a long flowing skirt and headscarf. My wild guess? She lives on a yishuv outside of Jerusalem and […]
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