The Moon Outside my Hotel Window
For a week every June, hundreds of Jewish mothers take over a hotel by the Dead Sea to rest up and enjoy themselves before we start the hard work of summer “vacation.” So I’m here, doing that, with a friend until Thursday…. Today, sometime between sunset and nighttime, I noticed the Moon rising over the […]
Read More“Mommy, Are We There Yet?” (2-Minute Comedy Video)
ABSOLUTe Improv is an Israel-based comedy trio featuring Avital Macales and JewishMOMs Debbie Hirsch and Julie Levi. I saw them in a performance, and thought they were hilarious! So I asked them to make a funny video to make JewishMOMs smile this summer vacation. And they didn’t disappoint…
Read MoreMy Life as a Stay-at-Home CEO by Rachel Isaacs
I wasn’t always a stay-at-home mom. Once upon a time I was a modern Jewish professional who believed strongly in the model of balancing work and family. I was successful in the professional world, building a professional persona and identity. I received positive feedback and good compensation. I had a clear path in front of […]
Read MoreWhat I Told My Daughter After Her Principal Sent Her Home (6-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
The discussion I had with my daughter regarding her misbehavior in class wasn’t exactly what her principal had in mind…
Read More4 Kittens Nursing in Our Front Yard (15-Second Cute Video)
Every time I leave my house I am awed by the cuteness of the 4 kittens that moved into our front yard a few weeks ago:)
Read MoreNatanel Haziza: What the 21-Year Wait Taught Us About How to Achieve Your Dreams (1-Minute Inspirational Video)
Advice on how to (and how not to) achieve the things we desire in life. (I added English captions to this video which have mysteriously disappeared! In the meantime, here is a translation…) We learned a great deal from the process we went through, I will share one thing with you. I think that what […]
Read MoreNatanel Haziza: We Are Grateful for the 21-Year Wait (1-Minute Inspirational Video)
Last week, Natanel Haziza and his wife, Leah, celebrated the birth of their baby, Tiferet, with family and friends. In his beautiful speech, Natanel explained why today they feel gratitude for the long journey to parenthood that they endured.
Read MoreThe Mother Who Had a Baby after 21 Years Wants You to Know This (1-Minute Inspirational Video)
A huge mazal tov to my friend and neighbor (and long-time JewishMOM.com reader!), Leah Haziza, and her husband Natanel! Here’s what she shared with me at the party celebrating Tiferet’s birth last week. Please leave your mazal tovs and blessings for the Hazizas and baby Tiferet (along with your name and the city where you […]
Read MoreCouple Become Parents After 21 Years of Marriage (4-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Reflections on the party last Thursday for the long-awaited daughter born to Leah and Natanel Haziza.
Read MoreIsraeli Toddlers Feeding Parents (Cute 1-Minute Commercial)
My daughter sent this to me, and it made me smile. So I’m posting it so you can smile too:)
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