When My Mind is Racing
I went to sleep last night with my mind racing, and when I woke up this morning, it was still racing around–worrying about this and that, unable to focus or think straight about my logical next step. 7 years ago Rabbi Nivin referred to this confused, overwhelmed mental state as: “Having too many windows open” […]
Read MoreGilad She’ar’s Final Diary
3 years have passed since Jews around the world were united in prayer and tears following the kidnapping and brutal murder of Gilad She’ar, Naftali Frankel, and Eyal Yifrach. 10 months after their brutal murder, Israeli police officers presented Gilad She’ar’s mother with an unexpected gift–Gilad’s diary, which had been miraculously discovered within the burnt […]
Read MoreThe Surprise Waiting for Me at Home as told by Sivan Rahav Meir
Sivan Rachav Meir is an unusual Israeli celebrity– in addition to being a highly-respected and immensely popular TV news reporter she is also a religious mother of 5 young children and a Torah teacher with tens of thousands of students (her first book in English, “#Parasha” was just published last week). Last week Sivan came […]
Read MoreA Child’s Soul (5-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
A mother who is angry at her children finds a way to forgive them. Here’s how…
Read MoreMy Anti-Overwhelm Control Center
The start of the school year for 8 kids in 8 different gans/schools/national service positions and a bunch of afterschool activities to boot. This one needs a new gymnastics uniform, that one needs to be registered online for a special course, and the other one needs me to send 20 NIS for a plastic recorder. […]
Read MoreMy School Pick-Up Challenge
Tsofia’s school is 7 minutes from my house. To clarify, that’s 7 minutes if I’m walking on my own. But that’s rarely the case. Usually, when I go to pick up 7-year-old Tsofia, I am walking with Tsofia’s younger brothers–4-year-old Yaakov and 2-year-old Yonatan. It is either broiling hot or cats-and-dogs raining. And in accordance […]
Read MoreThe Severely Allergic Child
When I got the email from Yaakov’s gan, I understood which child they were talking about right away. The email read: “In our gan we are learning to be sensitive to a child with life-threatening allergies. Please do not send any dairy products, peanuts, or nuts to gan with your child.” When I lived in […]
Read MoreGetting through my Son’s Crisis by Anonymous
I am an average Mom – not one of those highly together women you meet in the street and think, “If only I was that calm, patient, holy, PERFECT…” Not me! But while I’m still definitely NOT perfect, over this past year, life and Hashem sent me a crisis, the most traumatic and difficult experience […]
Read MoreMaximizing Elul in 5-Minutes a Day (9-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
A powerful spiritual tool from Rabbi Nivin about how to get the most out of this Elul.
Read MoreDespacito (3-Minute Maccabeats Video)
After a JewishMOM sent me this song this morning, I listening to it once, and then found myself humming it the rest of the day. An important reminder to stop rushing, slow down (despacito, in Spanish), enjoy this beautiful world and hug our kids just because… Lyrics Like being pulled in all directions Trying to […]
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