My 1st Taste of Torah

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 20, 2020 in Inspiration, Israel, My life | 3 comments

Dancing Before Dr. Mengele (5-Minute Rabbi YY Jacobson Chanukah Video)

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 15, 2020 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 1 comment

Tonight as I sat watching my candles, I listened to Rabbi YY Jacobson’s short daily Chanukah videos for this year, including this powerful story of a mother whose advice before she was murdered at Auschwitz changed her daughter’s life forever.

Why My Chanukah Candles Remind Me of Mom’s Burial

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 15, 2020 in Uncategorized | 4 comments

Every night of Chanukah, after I light my candles, I sit down and watch them for half an hour. Rabbanit Yemima, quoting the Chavat Yair, instructed us to do this many years ago…To stop the treadmill we’re on 305 days a year (365 minus 52 Shabbats and 8 days of Chanukah) and just sit. And […]

Chanukah To-Do List

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 13, 2020 in Inspiration | 4 comments

The Vegetable Seller’s Surprising T-shirt

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 10, 2020 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

Saw this man at the market today. Looks like he doesnt know what his shirt says, but i still think it’s awesome!

The Best Chanukah Segula for Moms (2-Minute Elana Mizrahi Video)

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 10, 2020 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 4 comments

I loved this–so simple and perfect. Looking forward to using this segula every night of Chanukah:)

Mom’s Unusual Chanukah Tradition

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 9, 2020 in Inspiration | 1 comment

In her later years, Mom would go to sleep not long after sunset. This presented a problem during Chanukah, since by the time it was getting dark enough to light Chanukah candles, it was already late enough that Mom would be asleep by the time the candles had burnt out. So since she was worried […]

Mom’s 10 Commandments

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 9, 2020 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 3 comments

Last night, at the Zoom memorial service marking the 30th day since Mom’s burial, Mom’s family members and best friends shared what we thought Mom’s top life advice would have been. I’ve mushed together what everybody said into Mom’s 10 commandments (or at least Mom’s 10 heartfelt suggestions:) 1. You never get anywhere without hard […]

When I Told Shiva Callers I have 8 Kids

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 7, 2020 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 4 comments

I waste so much mental energy kicking myself for the fact that being a mother and homemaker takes up so many hours of my day, comparing myself (unfavorably!) with imaginary mothers who are so much more efficient and productive than I am. Far superior mothers and homemakers to me, and in a fraction of the […]

The Things Mom Didn’t Care About

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 6, 2020 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 6 comments

Mom’s MS would come in waves, sometimes she was doing better, sometimes worse. When she was doing worse, Mom would fall a lot. But unlike when healthy people fall, Mom wasn’t able to stick out her hands out in time to protect her head. So about a decade ago, for around a year, Mom would […]