Rebbetzin Finkel’s Remarkable Rosh Hashana Sacrifice (2-Minute Inspirational Video)

Posted by JewishMom on Sep 6, 2018 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 7 comments

One fateful Rosh Hashana, a young mother named Sara Finkel chose to make a sacrifice that would alter the life of her son and leave a lasting impact on the Jewish world.

Busy with Kids this Rosh Hashana? Read This!

Posted by JewishMom on Sep 4, 2018 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 0 comments

Rosh Hashana 5779: My Highlights of the Year (2-Minute Mommy Peptalk)

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

Looking back at the blessings of 5778. Rosh Hashana is just a few days away. A brand new year. How was your year, JewishMOM? My teacher, Shira Lichtig, asked us this week to imagine all the yummy food that blessed our tables, and filled our hungry bellies so they weren’t hungry any more this year. […]

That Time I Was Mugged by a Monkey

Posted by JewishMom on Aug 30, 2018 in Inspiration, Israel, My life | 6 comments

I was 19 years old, on a junior-year study-abroad program in Bali, Indonesia. Ahh, what memories! Holding a chunk of wood between the soles of my feet, and carving it into a mask with an x-acto knife (I only nicked my foot once). “Bima” minibuses that carried me from one side of the island to […]

The Best Elul Video Ever (1-Minute Funny Video)

Posted by JewishMom on Aug 29, 2018 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Israel | 2 comments

I love this video, and realized I want to share it with everyone I know. So here goes…

The Cup of Sugar that Made Sivan Rahav Meir Religious

Posted by JewishMom on Aug 28, 2018 in Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 4 comments

Sivan Rahav Meir is a religious mother of 5 as well as an award-winning journalist and primetime news reporter here in Israel. But very few people know the surprising story behind Sivan’s decision to become a religious Jew at the age of 16. Last week, Sivan spoke at my neighborhood community center, and this is […]

My Son’s 2nd Day of School Miracle

Posted by JewishMom on Aug 27, 2018 in Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 6 comments

When my mom was 23, she experienced a tragedy that turned her world upside down: her parents and grandmother were killed in a car accident. I guess that would explain why one of my biggest mothering fears is traffic accidents… So, for the past year or so, instead of all the other things I could […]

5 Ways to Get Your Mother-in-Law to Like You (2-Minute Mommy Peptalk)

Posted by JewishMom on Aug 26, 2018 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 2 comments

Get the inside scoop on what our mothers-in-law most want from us. How is your relationship with your MIL? Nightmarish? OK? Pretty good, but could be better? Wondering how to upgrade your relationship? How to make your MIL really  happy? Last week CB Lieber of Family First magazine interviewed a bunch of mothers in law […]

What’s a Mother’s Greatest Weakness?

Posted by JewishMom on Aug 23, 2018 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 4 comments

My Unusual Fear of Public Speaking

Posted by JewishMom on Aug 22, 2018 in Uncategorized | 8 comments

I don’t exactly have a fear of public speaking. When I’m speaking in front of a crowd of people, I actually really enjoy myself. I’m also fine appearing in videos that many people watch. But my problem isn’t during the public speaking, it’s before. I am capable of feeling low-flame dread before a speaking event […]