The Problem with Me (Me, Me)
I was up late last night dealing with lots of important yet boring and irritating stuff. And I went to sleep in a really crummy mood. But G-d bless mornings! When evening’s grumbling is replaced by “Modah Ani” and the miraculous potential of a brand new day! But this morning wasn’t actually a morning like […]
Read MoreChai Lifeline Wish at the Wall Trip: Rivka Bracha’s Highlight (1-Minute Video)
When I was at the Kotel last week, I met Sorah Yaffa and Rivka Bracha Ross of North Miami Beach, Florida who are in Israel with the Chai Lifeline Wish at the Wall Trip for teens living with serious chronic illnesses and disabilities.
Read MoreThe Incredible Story of the Former Refusenik behind Bereishit by Sivan Rahav Meir
At 4 AM this past Friday the Israeli spacecraft “Bereishit” was launched to the moon. Only the United States, Russia, and China have managed this same accomplishment. Not only is this spacecraft making history, but also an engineer who is following it from the ground, Alex Friedman, one of the project’s leaders. Friedman was born […]
Read More10,000 Facebook Fans, My 2 Huge Thank Yous!
Yesterday, JewishMOM.com reached a milestone: 10,000 facebook fans. 10 years ago, when I started JewishMOM.com, my daily posts and videos reached only a few dozen moms. So I came today to the Western Wall to thank Hashem, Who has enabled me to fulfill my dream–to make JewishMOMs around the world smile every day and to […]
Read MoreWhat Women Who Live Past 100 Have in Common
First of all, if you are a woman and you would like to live a long life, you are in luck! In 103 out of the 104 countries* that report their citizens’ life spans to the UN, women live longer than men (the only exception was Bangladesh). And what about the elite crowd who reach […]
Read MoreIf My Husband Was Still Alive, He Would Have Been on That Stage Last Night by Yael Shevach
Hello, this is Yael Shevach, the widow of Rabbi Raziel Shevach HY”D who was murdered by a terrorist while driving home a year ago last month. An important event took place yesterday, a great celebration at the International Conference Center in Jerusalem. Rabbinic certification was granted to 789 new rabbis in Israel. It was a […]
Read MoreWhen an American Sem Girl Took a Wrong Turn in the Old City
My husband, Joshua, is the director of a post-high school Torah-study program for girls. Here’s the incredible story he heard this week from his student, Avigail Besser. Last Thursday, I was walking to the Kotel, but I’m not so good at directions, and it was at night. And before I knew it, I’d walked down […]
Read MoreGood News! Good News Choir CDs Now Available for FREE
After last week’s post about Mevaser Tov, the Good News Choir, women from around the world were asking how they can buy these incredible, uplifting CDs. The group’s founders, Ruti Sofer and Chana Yael Abramson, have generously decided to make their “Singing Gemach” international by allowing free downloads of their CDs at the links below. […]
Read MoreHere’s Why I Don’t Take My Kids Shopping (3-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Elevating the daily grind of motherhood. I don’t usually take my 3 youngest kids shopping anywhere further than the corner store, because they want this and that and also this, and “Eema, you never bought us an afikomen present last Passover!” And I end up getting all worn out and snappy and headachey. And no-no-no […]
Read MoreAfter Hodaya’s Accident, a Unique Report Card
The following was written by a teacher from Noam Tzvia high school in Afula. Report cards are supposed to give a summary of academic achievements, but the following report card is, in my opinion, a lesson in itself, a lesson about what is truly important in life. Hodaya bat Ilana, an 11th grader at our […]
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