Holy Letters: The 1st Day of Cheider (3-Minute Tissue-Alert Video)
So moving and beautiful…Translation below. Narrator: One after another, 25 3-year-old boys wrapped in tallitot were carried yesterday [by their fathers] for the ceremony welcoming them to the Cheider Ohalei Torah in Kfar Chabad. The day that a child enters cheider is considered holy and joyful. Traditionally, this ceremony is considered a way to ease […]
Read MoreNew Life-Transforming “Jewish Positive Thinking” Class starts September 8
Last year I participated in Chaya Hinda Allen’s amazing course “Jewish Positive Thinking.” It really changed my life, transforming me into a person who worries so much less and feels and thinks positive so much more. I still listen every single (weekday) morning to Chaya Hinda’s deep relaxation visualization CD– and every single time I […]
Read MoreA Bathroom Thank You
This week I was picking up my daughters at the airport, and noticed this screen by the door leading out of the bathroom. I clicked a big enthusiastic green smiley face, and was thankful for the opportunity to say “thank you!” for the clean and properly maintained bathrooms at the Ben Gurion airport. And I […]
Read MoreNewborn Baby Girl Named After Fallen IDF Soldier
Osher and Tsachi Vaknin of Yerucham were deeply touched by a photo they saw of Liel Gidoni HY”D who fell while defending the residents of southern and central Israel last month. As a result, they decided to name their newborn daughter after a person they called “a Jewish hero.” Liel’s father, Eli Gidoni, was very […]
Read MoreThe 15-Minute No-Nag Initiative
I saw this poster from Mishmeret HaShalom around the neighborhood, and thought this was an amazing idea! To participate, you have to agree not to criticize any family members or guests for the first fifteen minutes after they enter your home. No “Why aren’t your shoes tied?!” to your son. No “You left your towel […]
Read MoreSiren at 3-Year-Old’s Birthday Party (1-Minute Video)
A month ago, Noa of Moshav Kochav Michael in the south of Israel turned 3 years old. But the family delayed the party because so many of her friend’s families had been forced to flee the Moshav during the war. For little Noa, though, it was very hard to continue waiting for her big day. […]
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