Small Joys, Simple Family by Akiva

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 14, 2020 in Current Events, Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 3 comments

I find this exquisite tribute to family by popular Israeli singer, Akiva Turjeman, to be extremely moving. Especially now that lockdown has whittled down life to its simplest elements–family, kids, home–this song helps me reframe lockdown from Ugg! to Ahh! Before Rosh Hashana, this song was ranked the 24th most popular Israeli song of the […]

A Surprising Treat for Yoni (and Me)

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 13, 2020 in Current Events, Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 4 comments

Are Jewish Women 2nd Class Citizens? (8-Minute Rabbi YY Jacobson Video)

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 12, 2020 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 3 comments

In this deeply-inspiring clip, Rabbi YY Jacobson reflects on the funeral of his 94-year-old grandmother and the central and leading role Jewish women have played from Torah times until today.

Succot 2020 Memes

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 7, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Who Was the Child at that Legendary Simchat Torah after the Shoah? (2-Minute Moving Video)

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 7, 2020 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 2 comments

In this extremely powerful video, Anti-Defamation League director Abe Foxman remembers how a Russian Jewish officer was so excited to see him, the first living Jewish child he had seen after 1000s of miles of travel, that he lifted him up on that first Simchat Torah after the Shoah like a sefer Torah. In this […]

The Taxi Driver’s Remarkable Kindness to My Daughter

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 7, 2020 in Current Events, Inspiration, Israel, My life | 4 comments

Yesterday my daughter went to Tel Aviv for an appointment. But when she got to the train station at 8:05 PM to come back to Jerusalem, she discovered that because of the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, all public transportation had already stopped at 8. My daughter didn’t have any cash with her, only her public-transportation card […]

The Surprise Party that Wasn’t

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 1, 2020 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 6 comments

Yaakov had told me at least 100 times that he wants us to make him a surprise party for his 8th birthday–which is today. So, feeling like a good mom, yesterday afternoon I gave out roles and made it happen. One brother took Yaakov food shopping for Shabbat to get him out of the house. […]

Rules for a Happy Marriage?

Posted by JewishMom on Sep 30, 2020 in Current Events, Inspiration, My life | 8 comments

We Weisbergs have been under lockdown since Rosh Hashana. Part intense family bonding, part way too close for comfort. . So when I heard about Jewish Workshops’ “Recharge Your Marriage” seminar featuring leading rabbis, rebbetzins and marriage counselors, I signed up. And it’s just what the pandemic ordered. I’ve been loving every class and learning […]

2020 Succah Decoration

Posted by JewishMom on Sep 29, 2020 in Current Events, Motherhood, My life | 3 comments

The paper-chain my kids made to decorate this year’s succah looks a little different than usual.  

My Daughter’s Surprising Blood Test

Posted by JewishMom on Sep 24, 2020 in Inspiration, My life | 7 comments

This morning my oldest daughter, 22-year-old Hadas, had to do a blood test. Hadas is a courageous young woman. Unusually so. That is, usually she is. But her courage dashes for cover when needles and blood enter the picture. Hadas had been dreading this blood test for weeks. And early this morning, on her way […]