The Disabled Hungarian in the Jerusalem Marathon (30-Second Inspirational Video)
This past Friday 35,000 people from around the world participated in the annual Jerusalem Marathon. Here’s one man I met there–a disabled Christian who came all the way from Hungary to participate in the 1.7 km family marathon.
Read MoreThe Almost-Accident I Saw
Two days ago, a little after 8 AM, I was walking my kids to gan when I saw my neighbor’s two sons crossing the street at the crosswalk on their way to school. And then, suddenly, a white truck turned the corner, heading at full speed towards the boys…I screamed “Children!” and the truck screeched […]
Read MoreGrokking Moms
I came across a new word today: Grok. Meaning: “To understand profoundly and intuitively.” And I thought this is a perfect word to describe a mother’s life. Which is so much about experiencing life deeply…. Grokking pregnancy. Grokking birth. Grokking babies. Grokking toddlers. Grokking little kids. Grokking big kids. Grokking LIFE. In addition to everything […]
Read MoreWhat 3 Principals told my Friend about her Son
My friend’s son is an incredibly sweet kindergartner–a golden child. He also has potentially life-threatening allergies to peanuts, nuts, and dairy products. Because of the severity of his allergies, the government provides him with a full-time shadow at gan to guarantee he doesn’t come near any of the foods he’s allergic to, and in accordance […]
Read MoreMarathon Mazal Tov
This Friday is the Jerusalem Marathon. And every year, around this time, I remember my old, dear marathon-running neighbors. David and Gavriella, a department head at Hadassah and a nurse, moved in right next door to us after they got married around 5 years ago. To tell you the truth, when they first moved in, […]
Read MoreMy 2 Purim Highlights (13-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Forward to 20:37 to see Hadas bringing the food to Rabbi Shmuel and Rabbanit Elihayu (which I mention in the peptalk).
Read More16 Costumes I Loved–Happy Purim!
Thanks to Nechama Koren for sending me these first two awesome photos, thereby inspiring this post!
Read MoreMy Favorite Purim Costume of All
This year for Purim my 7-year-old Tsofia is dressing up as a yo-yo. While I was impressed by Tsoofy’s creativity, I also felt a ping of sadness. For the last 18 years I have had a daughter young enough that she still yearned to dress up, like all the other girls in her class, as […]
Read MoreMy Purim Rock
Every Shabbat I attend a wonderful parsha class given by my neighbor Shira Lichtig. Last Friday she took her students to one of her favorite places, the Jerusalem Forest. It was such an amazing trip, I was wishing you JewishMOMs could be with me! So I decided, through photos, to bring you along…
Read MoreRemembering Naomi bat Sara z”l (10-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Reflections on the death of 45-year-old mother of 6 children, Naomi Ruttenberg Gerlitz.
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