A Good Mother
My kids have been reminding me recently that I am NOT a perfect mother. When I heard this saying below, it was a balm for my aching eema soul.
Read MoreThe Ultimate Sleeping Pill, Jewish-Style
I heard this story from Rabbi Fischel Schachter (video below) and laughed out loud. I’m sharing it with you, JewishMOM, to make you smile at the end of this looong summer vacation… There was once a king who had insomnia. He tried all the standard sleep medications–Ambien, etc. But nothing worked. It had been weeks […]
Read MoreIt’s Summer Vacation, Do I Know Where my Children Are?
OK, this is going to be confusing, so I hope you are in a quiet place where you can fully focus. Here’s where all my children are at this moment: 1. 21-year-old Hadas is in India at a 10-day meditation retreat where she is not allowed to speak or use her phone. (How’s she enjoying […]
Read MoreThe Father of Dvir Sorek HY”D: To Honor Dvir’s Memory, Enjoy Your Vacation
Following the murder of his 18-year-old son by a terrorist, Dvir Sorek made the following remarkable statement to those who were touched by the tragedy and might have thought of cancelling their vacation plans on account of the murder… “It’s summer now and bain hazmanim and August. Even if Dvir HY”D touched your hearts, maybe […]
Read More1 Mom’s Hilarious Solution to the End-of-August Blues (2-Minute Video)
Camp ending soon? Don’t know how you’ll cope? No worries! Just follow this creative mom’s approach. Then again, maybe don’t;)
Read MoreThe Unfathomable Suffering and Strength of the Sassover Rebbetzin A”H
This Tisha b’Av I read one of the most incredible life stories I’ve ever encountered, the autobiography of the Sassover Rebbetzin “Forever in Faith” by Rebbetzin Bluma Teitelbaum a”H. For years, the Sassover Rebbetzin didn’t share the unthinkable horrors she endured and witnessed during the 6 years of the Shoah. But one Tisha b’Av towards […]
Read MoreBuilding Our Sanctuaries by Bracha Goetz
Some major construction was going on, That a passerby was viewing. Then he got up the nerve to ask one guy About what he was doing. “I’m just drillin’ some holes In this wood here,” the worker darkly grumbled. Then the onlooker walked a few more feet. He paused, and then he mumbled: “What you […]
Read MoreThe 1st Interview with the Mother of Ori Ansbacher HY”D (4-Minute Video)
6 months after the brutal murder of her daughter, Ori Ansbacher HY”D, bereaved mother Naea speaks publicly for the first time in this moving and inspiring first interview with Sivan Rahav Meir (with special thanks to Ari and David Schlacht). If you have 10 minutes, I highly recommend you scroll down to watch the entire, […]
Read MoreRevenge on Hitler: Mrs. Ovitz Celebrates 104th B-Day With 100s of Descendants at Kotel
The Ovitz family gathered for a special occasion at the Western Wall this week. The family matriarch, Mrs Shoshana Ovitz – an Auschwitz survivor – is about to turn 104, and she had a special birthday request. She asked that her hundreds of descendants: children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren etc. join her at the Wall to pray, […]
Read MoreThe Shul My Great-Grandfather Founded
Yesterday I was listening to a class on Tisha b’Av, when my heart jumped. The rabbi, Rabbi Fischel Schachter, mentioned that he was speaking at Brooklyn’s Ocean Parkway Jewish Center, and starting reminiscing about its founding in 1907 and its long history. My great-grandfather, John L. Bernstein, was one of the founding members of the […]
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