Yoel’s Lickety-Split Bar Mitzvah

Posted by JewishMom on May 20, 2020 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 20 comments

Last August we reserved this coming Shabbat at the shul next door for Yoel’s bar mitzvah aliya l’Torah. Our first bar mitzvah after 4 bat mitzvahs. I’ve been dreaming about this event for years. Yoel being called up for his first aliya, reading from the Torah, and the celebratory kiddush with family and friends afterward. […]

The 1st Things I Did After My Husband was Put on Unpaid Leave

Posted by JewishMom on May 19, 2020 in Current Events, Inspiration, My life | 9 comments

My husband has been receiving a salary from the same institution for 21 years. Until the outbreak of the coronavirus, when he joined tens of millions of other people on involuntary unpaid leave. Over the course of those 21 years, his salary was deposited every single month, without fail. And all of a sudden, it […]

Back to School

Posted by JewishMom on May 18, 2020 in Current Events, Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 3 comments

Yesterday morning, on the last day of the 2-month-old Weisberg homeschool, my 5-year-old Yoni plopped himself down onto a fluffy pillow lying outside my bedroom. And then he luxuriously closed his eyes and exclaimed, “Eema, this pillow is so comfortable. It’s as comfortable as…you!” I laughed SO hard that my pillowy post-quarantine belly jiggled with […]

The Girl from an Ethiopian Village is becoming Israel’s Minister of Absorption

Posted by JewishMom on May 17, 2020 in Current Events, Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms | 1 comment

I’m on the Franciska Show! (38-Minute Podcast)

Posted by JewishMom on May 14, 2020 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 2 comments

I think Franciska Kay is a truly gifted interviewer, I loved “meeting” her during the podcast to discuss JewishMOM.com and motherhood in general. Click here to subscribe to her podcast interviews with creative Jewish women.

A Mothers Day Hug for Grandma, Corona-Style (1-Minute Sweet Video)

Posted by JewishMom on May 14, 2020 in Motherhood | 0 comments

Join Me for the Upcoming With all Your Heart Interview Series

Posted by JewishMom on May 13, 2020 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

Now, more than ever, you need to know that you are not alone! In today’s uncertain times, with our lives busier and our time to take care of our to-do lists and make time for ourselves minimized, it is even more challenging to move forward in our personal growth and in building our relationships. Yet […]

Quarantine and the Ruined Israel Trip (6-Minute Reb. Faige Twerski Video)

Posted by JewishMom on May 13, 2020 in Current Events, Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Israel | 1 comment

Loved this! What a powerful message for now and always.

Lag baOmer 2020:)

Posted by JewishMom on May 12, 2020 in Uncategorized | 3 comments

Picking up Garbage, Giving out Blessings

Posted by JewishMom on May 11, 2020 in Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 13 comments

This past Friday, in honor of Pesach Sheini, my 20-year-old daughter, Hallel, and I took a 15-minute walk down to the grave of the Zviler Rebbe. This gravesite is one of my favorite places in a world and has played a leading role in getting me to the other side of every rough patch or […]