Vote for the $50 Anti-Superwoman Winner!
I thought all of the Anti-Superwoman fill-in-the-blank answers were so inspiring and validating. Truth is, I believe, they all deserved to be semifinalists, and was not able to choose between them. So in the end I asked a few other JewishMOMs to chose out these semifinalists. I will be posting the winners at 5 PM […]
Read MoreHere’s What I Don’t Do
Lots of moms have already shared what they don’t do for the Anti-Superwoman Contest (deadline for submissions is Tuesday midnight EST). And what about me? What do I not do? Looking at the answers submitted, I could relate to most of them. There are so many things that I don’t do that it’s hard for […]
Read MoreFill in the Blank and win $50!
Tishrei’s holiday marathon=majorly busy JewishMOMs. But we cannot do everything! And I wanted to ask you, JewishMOM, what do you NOT do? Just fill in the blank in this next sentence (and in addition to providing validation for other moms around the globe, you just might be one of our two $50 winners–contest details below). […]
Read MoreThe Widow of Ari Fuld HY”D: Ari was Killed While Doing me a Favor
Yom Kippur is 4 hours away. I have food to make and kids to get bathed and dressed, and a vidui to recite. But I cannot stop thinking about Ari Fuld HY”D, and I just had to sit down at my computer this busy Yom Kippur Eve and share my thoughts with you. Ari Fuld […]
Read MoreThe Final Blessing Ari Fuld HY”D Gave to His Daughter (40-Second Video)
The Jewish people mourns a tireless advocate for Israel, Ari Fuld HY”D, who was brutally murdered in a terror attack yesterday. During his final weekly parsha class two days before he was killed, he gave his daughter her final blessing.
Read MoreLulav Love
My son brought home a flyer for his school’s annual lulav sale today. And a wave of deja vu washed over me… I remembered myself at 11 years old, like my son, presenting my parents with a flyer for my school’s annual pre-Christmas poinsettia sale. This unexpected memory sharpened the sweetness… Of sitting here, in […]
Read More2 Tips to Achieve Your Rosh Hashana New Year’s Resolutions (2-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Here’s 2 easy ways (which have worked for me) to make sure you’ll keep your Rosh Hashana resolutions this year. We just entered a new Jewish year, and each one of us hopes to change this year–to be better people with better lives. But I have some scary news. Statistically, only 8% of people will […]
Read MoreA Busy Mom’s Yom Kippur Mitzvah Checklist by Rabbi Da’vid Sperling
Fasting on Yom Kippur can be hard enough, but when you’re taking care of the kids, or pregnant, or nursing, it’s just that much harder. It might help to know the minimum requirements, so you can get through the mitzvot of the day more easily. 1. SORRY – Yom Kippur atones for sins, but until […]
Read MoreSong about Teshuva: Ranked a Top Israeli Song of 5778
Every Rosh Hashana Eve, Israeli radio stations announce their 20 most popular songs of the year. How wonderful to see so many songs on this year’s list sung by religious singers or by “secular” Israelis singing about their connection with Hashem, including this one that I LOVE, “Somebody’s Here with Me” by Bnaya Barabi, ranked […]
Read MoreTaste-of-Moshiach Wedding (1-Minute Inspirational Video)
A few weeks ago, over a hundred JewishMOMs sent Mazal Tovs from all over the globe for my neighbor, Talia, who got married last night! I remember Talia crying just this past July after telling us the details of a particularly humiliating date. And now to see her in a wedding dress! Unbelievable! Seeing her, […]
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