The Dreaded Blood Test (2-Minute Mommy Peptalk)

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 11, 2018 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 3 comments

The potential superpower in every JewishMOM’s arsenal: a positive attitude. I have a daughter who faints when gets blood taken. But she had a routine blood test she had to do. And for weeks, she was dreading it. But this morning was the big morning. But she did it! And after she ate and drank […]

Whole Woman

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 8, 2018 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms | 5 comments

This painting, titled “Shabbat Peace” courtesy of Devorah Weinberg (dweinberg40@gmail.com)

The Chesed Secret

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 7, 2018 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 9 comments

I know a woman who runs a free lending library. This sounds like it would be a lot of work, right? Actually, not at all. This woman has a little notebook with a pen and a key hanging outside her front door. People who want to borrow books just take the key, open the cabinet […]

Every Day, Every JewishMOM Must…

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 6, 2018 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 9 comments

A Remarkable JewishMOM-by-Choice

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 5, 2018 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 0 comments

I have met many people who’ve converted to Judaism, and I’ve been privileged to hear quite a few goosebump-raising stories over the years. But the personal journey of Geraldine, a guest at our home for this past Friday-night dinner, is hands down one of the most moving I’ve ever heard. Here is what Geraldine shared […]

A Happy Mother

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 5, 2018 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 3 comments

The other day I attended a class, and at the beginning we went around the room and introduced ourselves. One woman introduced herself as a teacher. Another as a stay-at-home mother. Another as a retired accountant with 9 grandchildren, KA”H. But one young mother said something that surprised me. And it surprised me that it […]

Taking the Sting out of Criticism (2-Minute Mommy Peptalk)

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 4, 2018 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, My life | 5 comments

Rabbi Nivin explains why criticism stings, and what we can do about it. Criticism stings. Right? Actually, not necessarily. My teacher, life coach Rabbi Aryeh Nivin, doesn’t seem to mind criticism. In fact, he welcomes it. So I asked Rabbi Nivin if he could please teach us students how to remove the stinger from criticism. […]

My Sneaky Kittens (1-Minute Inspirational Video)

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 1, 2018 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 2 comments

The important mothering lesson taught me by the 3 kittens living in our front yard.

Erzika’s Impossible Dream

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 31, 2018 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 5 comments

Most Jews in Prague are completely assimilated. It’s so rare, in fact, to meet a member of the Jewish community with 2 Jewish parents that until a few years ago, the application to join the Jewish community offered only 2 possible choices under “Jewish background” –“Jewish mother” OR “Jewish father.” 2 Jewish parents wasn’t even […]

A Tragedy in Prague

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 30, 2018 in Current Events, Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 42 comments

The Jewish world is reeling this week from tragedies: the inhuman terror attack in Pittsburgh as well as the devastating traffic accident that killed a family of 8 in Israel earlier today. And the Jewish community of Prague is also mourning its own, lesser-known tragedy which took place this past Friday involving the family of […]