“Little Benaya”: Nephew Born 2 Weeks After Soldier’s Death Carries his Name

“Little Benaya”: Nephew Born 2 Weeks After Soldier’s Death Carries his Name

IDF Commander Benaya Sarel was killed this past August during the war with Gaza. Exactly 2 weeks after his death, his sister, Chaya Gelman, gave birth to a baby boy. Chaya remembers: “Giving birth two weeks after my brother was killed was a very difficult emotional experience. “I felt all the pain which had accompanied […]

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And the Name of Sara Chana bas Yehudis’ Baby Is…

And the Name of Sara Chana bas Yehudis’ Baby Is…

Just received this from Sara Chana bas Yehudis, the author of last October’s post “My 3 Kids and 6 Miscarriages,” who just had a baby this past Friday, a few hours after Rosh Hashana… We named our baby Penina. Why Penina? Penina means a pearl. Life is a precious gift, a jewel. A pearl is […]

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Mazal Tov to Author of “My 3 Kids and 6 Miscarriages”

Mazal Tov to Author of “My 3 Kids and 6 Miscarriages”

Hey JewishMOM, possibly you remember that last October I posted the article below written by Sara Chana bas Yehudis called “My 3 Kids and 6 Miscarriages.” At the time, Sara Chana’s chances of having another healthy baby looked pretty bleak. And then, b”H, I received an Email this morning that this past Friday night, just […]

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The Secret Chesed Chabura (8-Minute Mommy Peptalk)

The Secret Chesed Chabura (8-Minute Mommy Peptalk)

An exciting new world-wide initiative in memory of Gershon Burd z”l.

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A Mother’s Rosh Hashana Prayer by Bracha Goetz

A Mother’s Rosh Hashana Prayer by Bracha Goetz

Udel was the daughter of a very great rabbi called the Baal Shem Tov. When this story happened, she was the young mother of a delightful baby boy. It was Rosh HaShanah, one of the very holiest days of the year, and Udel very much wanted to pray. Udel gave her baby his breakfast. Then […]

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The Number 1 Baby Name for 5774 Is…

The Number 1 Baby Name for 5774 Is…

MAZAL TOV!!! Israel’s Interior Ministry reported yesterday that almost 200,000 babies have been born in Israel since last Rosh Hashana, making this the first year in Israel’s history that there are over 6 million Jews living in the Jewish State. Prime Minister Binyaymin Netanyahu pointed out: “this number has double significance in light of the […]

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