Why Did This New Knesset Member Kiss His Mother’s Feet?
Yesterday, after the swearing-in ceremonies for the new Knesset session, new Knesset member, Ethiopian-born Gadi Yevarkan, bent down and kissed his mother’s feet. “All of this is thanks to my mother,” he explained.
Read MoreRabbi’s Powerful Eulogy for Poway Shooting Victim: “God Took the Rose”
Yesterday, hundreds of people gave a standing ovation for Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein after he stood up, his hand still bandaged, to eulogize the woman murdered in Saturday’s shooting attack, Lori Gilbert Kaye, whom he had known for 25 years: “This is our response, a fully-packed synagogue. The outpouring of love we have received from all […]
Read MoreThe Kaliver Rebbe zt”l: What He Promised Hashem in the Warsaw Ghetto
Yesterday, the 96-year-old Kaliver Rebbe, a survivor of Auschwitz and the Warsaw Ghetto, passed away. The Kaliver Rebbe dedicated his life to commemorating the Holocaust’s victims, and to fulfilling the promise he made to G-d when he was nearly murdered in the Warsaw Ghetto, to recite Shema Yisrael for other Jews. B”H, he lived to […]
Read MoreMy Mikveh Night and the Poway Shooting by Anonymous (4-Minute Video)
One California JewishMOM’s unforgettable Mikveh experience and reflections on Poway. This morning I received the following letter from a JewishMOM who lives in California: Shalom Chana Jenny, This past Thursday night was my mikveh night. When I got to the mikveh, I saw a couple of women I know from shul in the waiting room. […]
Read MoreMy Husband’s Incredible Life Story Featured in the Wall Street Journal
I sometimes get invited places to share the story of how I became religious. But I always tell them that, actually, my husband’s story is a thousand times more interesting than mine…This past Friday, my husband shared his incredible life story in the Wall Street Journal. BORN HALF JEWISH, I CHOSE TO BE WHOLLY SO: […]
Read MoreYou Can’t Touch This! (Cute 30-Second Pesach Video)
This made me smile! Chag kasher v’sameach!
Read MoreBravo, JewishMOM!
You’ve cleaned, even though you didn’t always want to. You’ve organized corners of your home you never even noticed needed organizing. You’ve shopped until you’ve dropped. You’ve cooked (and are probably cooking still…) You made Passover HAPPEN this year. This standing ovation is for YOU! Chag Kasher v’Sameach!
Read MoreThe Unusual Seder that Rocked the Heavens this Year
This past Shabbat afternoon I stopped by to visit my friend, who looked beyond exhausted. “What’s up? You OK?” I asked her. And then my friend proceeded to tell me how her youngest child, her 1st grader, hadn’t been feeling well on Seder night, and he’d slept through the entire thing. He hadn’t even been […]
Read MoreWhat the Heavenly Court Sees When They See Your Seder
As told by Rebbetzin Esther Baila Schwartz The Zohar teaches that on Seder night the Heavens are wide open, like they are on Yom Kippur. And the Holy One Blessed be He calls together His entire Heavenly entourage and says, “Come, everybody! Come and look at my children! Come and share my nachas! Look at […]
Read MoreThe Overwhelmed Mom’s Guide to Seder Night by Rabbi Da’vid Sperling
Mazel Tov! You did it! You got through the cleaning, bedikat chametz, the cooking, teaching the kids MaNishtana (they are sooo cute….) and now it’s here – Seder Night. So what do you need to focus on to make sure you get the most out of this special night and fulfill all its special mitzvot? […]
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