A Gold Medal for Every Jewish Mom (14-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Why I believe every mother deserves a gold medal every day.
Read MoreThe Unusual Birth of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach’s Daughter
In honor of her father’s 23rd Yahrzeit this Sunday, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach’s 2nd daughter, Dari, shared the unusual story her birth with Nashim magazine. “I was born in New York in 1977. My mother came to the hospital for a test, and they told her she was staying because she was already 8 centimeters, even […]
Read MoreThe Jewish Mother Olympics
On the way to Yaakov and Yoni’s gans this morning, I saw my neighbor pushing an infant and a toddler in a single stroller with one hand, while pushing her bike with the other. Then I saw another neighbor dropping off 4 kids ages 7 and under, before she sped off in her minivan, […]
Read MoreHer Husband, the Master Chef
Last week I came across a viral video of a religious father of 8 kids who was a contestant this month on the popular Israeli cooking show “Master Chef.” Hundreds of thousands of Israelis watch Master Chef every week, and I bet a substantial percentage of married women watching the father on this show were […]
Read MoreBeing the 45-Year-Old Mother of a 2-Year Old
This morning at 6:15, my 2-year-old Yoni got a sudden stomach ache and went running to the toilet, but didn’t quite make it. I won’t go into all the details of what happened next, cause, you know, TMI. But let’s just say that I had to spend a few long minutes washing off the TMI […]
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How I Met My Husband
24 years ago this Shabbat, a classmate invited me to join him and his roommates for Shabbat dinner, and at that meal I met a very nice young yeshiva student named Joshua Weisberg. And that, dear reader, was the beginning of one of the greatest blessings of my life– my marriage to my husband. Which […]
Read MoreWhat Hashem Eats
5-year old Yaakov brought me this picture he drew today. “This is the house of Hashem!” he told me. “Oh, very nice! And what are those?” pointing to the orange things on the bottom of the picture. “That is what Hashem eats!” “Um, OK…Which means they are…?” “Carrots!”
Read MoreThe Dance Exercise
This morning, for the first time, I attended my neighbor Devora’s Dance Journey workshop–which combines movement, spiritual contemplation, and awesome rythmic music. During the workshop, Devora had us do a powerful exercise. We had to walk around the room with another woman holding her hand on our backs. Not pushing. Not directing us anywhere. Just […]
Read MoreI Love Being Home (4-Minute Arik Einshtein Video)
Here’s a classic by Arik Einshtein. I nice peptalk for JewishMOMs. יש אנשים שמטפסים על הרים יש אנשים שצונחים מגבהים יש אנשים שרוכבים על סוסים ויש כאלה שגומאים מרחקים There are people who climb mountains There are people who parachute from high There are people who ride horses There are also those who gulp up […]
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