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Bone Tired

We hosted 3 groups this past Shabbat totalling 50 people. I met so many lovely people and I truly enjoyed every minute of it. Except for one thing. I couldn’t find any cleaning help except for a 13-year-old boy who was super motivated. But that didn’t change the fact that he was still a 13-year- old boy. Which meant I was up until 1:30 AM Friday night...

Living with Rebbi by Rabbi Yoel Gold

An interview with the widow of Rabbi Dovid Trenk about her late husband, the legendary educator at a yeshiva for boys who had often already been rejected from everywhere else (I was surprised to find out that Rabbi Yoel Gold, director of videos that have inspired millions, had been one of his students as a struggling teenager). The stories of Rabbi Trenk’s...

A Mother’s Exalted Role by the Lubavitcher Rebbe

[In Honor of Gimmel Tammuz this Shabbat, the Rebbe explains why a mother’s role is the most important and holy role in existence.Shabbat shalom!]. “The Torah grants women the most exalted mission possible. “The thing which is of ultimate importance to the Holy Nation is connected with [the Torah]–that from the generation that stood at the time of the giving of...

Biometric Passports and Covering Our Eyes During Shema by Reb. Shira Smiles

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 20, 2022 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos | 3 comments

There’s only one Hashem, and there’s only one you.

When Your Child Wants to Play Monopoly by Amit and Nadav Naveh

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 19, 2022 in Current Events | 0 comments

In honor of Father’s Day, another highly relatable video from this hilarious father-son duo.

How to Cut Carbs on Shabbat😂

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 18, 2022 in Current Events | 0 comments

Shavua tov!

The Things Weighing You Down

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 17, 2022 in Inspiration | 1 comment

I needed to hear this today (and every day). Shabbat shalom!

Sure-to-Make-You-Smile Tefilat Chana by Ruchama ben Yosef

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 17, 2022 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms | 0 comments

For the last few weeks I’ve been doing something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, I’ve been listening my way through the entire Bible (as an audio book) from start to finish. Today I got to Chana’s prayer which she says after she gave birth to Shmuel and dedicates him to a lifetime […]

Ruchama ben Yosef: Singing My Way Through Infertility

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 16, 2022 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

[Originally posted in 2012] When Ruchama ben Yosef, the oldest of 11 children, got married at the age of 19, it did not even occur to her that she might be infertile. But less than a year after she married, she was told by doctors that she would be unable to conceive without medical intervention. […]

Daughter of the King?

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 15, 2022 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos | 0 comments

Noa Yaron Dayan and Dana Veron set the story straight regarding Judaism’s view of women.

The Best Things in Life

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 15, 2022 in Inspiration | 0 comments

Today I wanted to post a song that’s been in my head all day, Small Joys, Simple Family (Pshutim) by Akiva. but I’m not able to post here because of copyright issues. You can watch here instead: https://jewishmom.com/…/small-joys-simple-family-by…/

Small Joys, Simple Family by Akiva

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 14, 2022 in Inspiration | 1 comment

I posted this song 2 years ago, and today, for some reason I’ve found myself singing it to myself the whole day. So I decided to share it again. Since I posted this English translation 2 years ago, this song has gotten 10 million views on YouTube, and I was so happy to see the […]

4 Minutes of Nachas

Posted by JewishMom on Jun 13, 2022 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms | 6 comments

Tonight I went on a walk and I was feeling very worried about one of my kids. I remembered all the mothers I know who don’t have this specific worry to worry about. And that only (surprise, surprise) made me feel worse. And then I remembered some advice a friend told me in the name […]

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