How to Be a Better Mom (10-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
A major key to being a better mother–doing something you love every day.
Read MoreA Report Card for Mothers
This week, an Israeli teacher decided that every child in her class would give a report card to his or her mother. And one horrified mother posted the so-so report card her child gave her. I’ve posted the report card below, and here’s the translation: REPORT CARD Name of Parent:_________________ Understanding: Always Cooperative: Sometimes Unconditional […]
Read MoreThis Week My Ear Stopped Working
Until about half an hour ago, for a few days I couldn’t hear out of my right ear because it was clogged up with wax. And now, b”H, a few drops of hydrogen peroxide did the trick, and I can hear out of my right ear again! But these last few days showed me just […]
Read MoreThank You for Loving Me (3-Minute Hanan ben Ari Music Video)
I love this video because Hanan ben Ari is awesome, AND because I loved getting a chance to see his beautiful wife and baby. I am posting it because I wanted to remind all of us just how very important we are to our husbands. HEBREW BELOW Thank you for loving me And caressing my […]
Read MoreTsofia’s Siddur Party
Over recent weeks, I have been working on seeing people’s souls. That means that instead of focusing on others’ appearances–this man with a black hat, that man with his colored kippah, the other one with a bare head. This one in her sheitl, that one in her Zionist scarf, the other one with wavy tresses […]
Read MoreGetting Rid of Children’s Misbehavior (12-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Simple tools to eliminate misbehavior in your children.
Read MoreThe Dirty Stairwell
I heard this story from my long-time teacher Rabbi Aryeh Nivin: When Rabbi Nivin and his wife, Ayala, were newlyweds they moved into a new building along with a bunch of other newly-married couples. When they first moved in, the building was sparkling clean. But over the years, b”H, all of the young couples in […]
Read More7-Year-Old Malky Hirth z”l’s Final 1-Minute Inspirational Message for You
Yesterday, after fighting leukemia for 5 years and drawing heartfelt prayers from thousands of Jews around the world, 7-year-old Malky Hirth of Lakewood tragically passed away. Those who knew Malky during her short life describe that despite her suffering she was a girl with remarkable emuna, joy for life, and good-hearted spunk. Once at her […]
Read MoreA Tale of Two Mothers (5-Minute Rabbi Yoel Gold Video)
This is a tale of two mothers which took place in the shadows of the Gaza War. Like many of us, I heard this story in an Email that was getting sent around after Gaza War, but seeing the actual women involved is incredibly powerful, to hear how it is possible to feeling Hashem’s love […]
Read MoreZumba Chesed
Last week, in the middle of a miserable afternoon, I had a flash of exactly what I needed to infuse my mothering life with more joy and vitality. Starting about a decade ago, for 5 years I went to the gym every day. And any day I didn’t go to the gym, I felt it. […]
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