Whoops, I Almost Forgot…

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 13, 2018 in Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 6 comments

This morning, my 3-year-old, Yoni, was wearing his red “Snooze-asaurus” t-shirt, the one with the goofy green dinosaur on it. And 5-year-old Yaakov was wearing his orange “Cool Dude” t-shirt, the one with the waving grizzly bear with red sunglasses And then, on the way to Yaakov and Yoni’s gan, I noticed that all the […]

The Overweight Mother’s Response

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 12, 2018 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 10 comments

A mother of 4 young children was finding it hard to lose the weight she had gained during pregnancy. One day, a doctor rebuked her, “If you keep on gaining this much weight with each pregnancy, just imagine what you will look like if you have 8 children!” The proud mother, unmoved, responded: “I imagine […]

Here’s Why The Cleaning Lady Dreamed of Making Aliya

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 11, 2018 in Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 2 comments

This past Shabbat we hosted Anna, a lovely 50-something single mother of 2 who just made aliya to Israel from Germany. Over the course of the meal, Anna shared with us the story of her life. How 30 years ago she moved from Latvia to Germany, and raised her two children on her own there, […]

Our Miraculous Shabbat Guest (2-Minute Mommy Peptalk)

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 10, 2018 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, My life | 4 comments

I was shocked to discover that our guest and I shared a unique connection.

What JewishMOMs Do

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 7, 2018 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 0 comments

You Won’t Believe How We Got Home After Our Wedding

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 6, 2018 in Inspiration, Israel, My life | 8 comments

This morning, I found this “Just Married” car parked in front of my house. And it got me all nostalgic for the unusual car-ride home from our own wedding late one Thursday night 22 years ago. Josh and I were the first of our friends to get married. So, when I had to figure out […]

Here’s What I’ve Learned from 20 Years of Motherhood

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 5, 2018 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 14 comments

The other day, at pick-up time for our 3-year-old sons, I was playing a bit of Jewish geography with Dror’s eema. And I discovered that she attended the same high school as my 20-year-old oldest daughter, Hadas. When Hadas was in 8th grade, she was in 12th. Which made me do some soul searching… If […]

Something Cool We Figured Out about Our Daughter

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 4, 2018 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 5 comments

This past Shabbat we attended a Shabbaton for my daughter’s class and their parents. The most unforgettable part of the Shabbaton, for me, was a special exercise we parents did with our daughters. Each one of us received a list of around 60 positive characteristics, and 5 paperclips. And we were instructed to place those […]

How to Raise a Daughter Who Wants to Become a Mom (4-Minute Mommy Peptalk)

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 3, 2018 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 6 comments

Western women are fleeing from marriage and motherhood, here’s how to raise a daughter who truly looks forward to becoming a JewishMOM.

Why Did the Chief Rabbi Attend This Unusual Bat Mitzvah?

Posted by JewishMom on May 31, 2018 in Inspiration, Israel, My life | 5 comments

Yesterday I attended a bat mitzvah, and towards the end I was mightily surprised to see Israel’s chief rabbi, Rabbi David Lau. Rabbi Lau is one of the busiest rabbis in the world. Why did he consider this bat mitzvah important enough to take the time out of his packed schedule to give a speech […]