Loving Jews who are Different than You (12-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
A simple but powerful way to feel more connection with and love for our fellow Jews of all kinds.
Read MoreThe Principal’s Son
My 4-year-old, Yaakov, attends gan with the sons of 2 of my older children’s principals. It has been pretty fascinating for me to see these women who generally inspire respect bordering on awe in hundreds of girls and their parents, interacting as mothers like you and me with their 4-year-old sons. This morning when I […]
Read MoreA Why-I-Love-Israel Moment at the Interior Ministry
Yesterday my friend, Chaya, went to get a passport for her newborn baby at Israel’s Ministry of the Interior. And that was how she witnessed this “Why-I-Love-Israel” moment. The person ahead of Chaya in line was an elderly woman. When the clerk asked for the photos accompanying her application, the elderly woman realized she didn’t […]
Read MoreWarren Buffett’s Definition of True Success
87-year-old Warren Buffett is the 2nd wealthiest person in the world. Listen well to his definition of success. Words to live by: “Basically, when you get to my age, you’ll measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you.” Click here to read […]
Read MoreThe Big Guns, the Jewish Women
Rabbi Moshe Shapiro, who passed away last month,used to share the following powerful story (reprinted from the Family First article by Rabbi Menachem Nissel): “World War I was raging in Eastern Europe, extracting a terrible toll on the Jewish population. The Chofetz Chaim felt that special measures were needed. “On a designated day, the Chofetz […]
Read MoreThe Woman I Screamed At Last Week
I’ve been a member of the same health fund for 22 years, and I’ve been very happy with it in almost every way. But this past Thursday something happened that made me so furious that Josh and I seriously considered moving our business elsewhere. Here’s what happened. For the last two months, I noticed that […]
Read MoreNourishing Generations
Yaakov brought this home from gan for Tu B’Shvat, and I loved it. Why? Because after a long day devoted to caring for and educating her children, a mother might collapse into bed and wonder whether her love, care, and educational efforts are leaving any real impression on her children. She might even start to […]
Read MoreDon’t Fear Change, Embrace It (14-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
How life is teaching me to meet change with acceptance and hope rather than resistance and fear.
Read MoreWhen I Cross the Street in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem, when you press the button to cross the street, a man’s voice states “Bakashatcha Hitkabla”– your request has been received. The first time I heard this several years ago, I thought right away how amazingly wonderful it would be if prayer worked like that. I could pray at the Kotel for this, that, […]
Read MoreJoe’s Violin (24-Minute Academy-Award Nominee Video)
In this remarkably moving video, a Holocaust survivor donates his violin to a local instrument drive, touching the life of a schoolgirl from America’s poorest congressional district. The video’s message of hope and rebuilding following tragedy is so powerful, I think I cried continuously for all of its 24 minutes. This video may not be […]
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