One Mother’s Comment On “Won’t be Getting to Shul Much or at All this Rosh Hashana?”
This morning an old friend of mine with a bunch of little kids left a comment on my post “Won’t be Getting to Shul Much or at All this Rosh Hashana? Read this…” In that post, I quoted Rabbanit Oranit Pijo who says that women don’t need to go to shul to have a meaningful […]
Read MoreThe Cool Succah Decoration I Made
I am feeling really proud of myself and this awesome succah decoration I, two-left-hands Chana Jenny, made at the community center event for moms this week (good thing I was sitting next to Ganenet Shulamit, who is on sabbatical this year from teaching 4-year-olds, and was able to guide me through the project at just […]
Read MoreA Husband and Wife on Rosh Hashana
The following is based on something I heard in a class by Mrs. Miriam Swerdlov: This Rosh Hashana, your husband can go to an incredible shul where he experiences amazing and uplifting davening and has perfect focus. But, none of that matters if he comes home and there’s no white tablecloth on the table, and […]
Read MoreWon’t be Getting to Shul Much or at All this Rosh Hashana? Read this…
Rabbanit Oranit Pijo gave a great class this morning to women in the community, and this is a taste of what she said: This Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur remember… When a mother is caring for her young children, there will be years, and sometimes many years, when her house and family are her central […]
Read More3 More Tips for a Better Marriage (15-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
More tips from the newest book by Surrendered Wife author Laura Doyle. Can’t watch you tube? Click here to download video (please tell me if this works…)
Read MoreLittle Giant Man (3-Minute Inspirational Video)
Another gem from Rabbi Yoel Gold. About one rabbi’s small act of kindness which had a huge, lasting impact on a “little giant man.”
Read MoreWhy Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Knew All About the Chicago Cubs
Did I ever tell you how I decide what to post on JewishMOM.com? I try, whenever possible, to post things that move me to tears. And this morning, reading the newly-released biography Rebbe by Joseph Telushkin, I read a story which you wouldn’t think would make me cry, but it did. So here you go… […]
Read MoreA Calendar Like You Never Saw Before
Our friend Jorian just brought us a copy of his hot-off-the-presses Hebrew Circle Calendar, and I was really blown away by the rare quality of the printing and art (created by 13 artists) as well as by the circle calendar concept–reminding us that the Jewish year is a spiral. That means that every year through […]
Read MoreThe Razel Family Mourns Savta Fanny
This morning I heard that Savta Fanny passed away this last Shabbat at the age of 96. Savta Fanny Roselaar was the grandmother of singers Yonatan, Aaron Razel, and Ricka Razel and over the last two decades or so I would meet her at Razel family events–brises, bar mitzvahs, baby-namings etc. I was really fond […]
Read More3 Tips for a Better Marriage (20-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Powerful tips from the new book of the author of “The Surrendered Wife.”
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