My Mind over Munchies Victory
For the last few months I’ve been taking Rena Reiser’s telephone course on intuitive eating. And it’s been a big eye opener for me. First of all, Rena asked us to pay attention to all the diets and hidden diets and food rules that we construct for ourselves in order to control our weight. In […]
Read MoreWe are a Miracle –Yaakov Shwekey (5-Minute Music Video)
I don’t remember the last time a video made me cry this hard–twice. The video’s creator, Mendy Pellin, managed to squeeze in 2 millenia of Jewish pain, persecution, and triumph into 5-minutes. The video’s message: our greatest victory? Each and every Jewish child.
Read MoreWhat Hillary Reminded Me
Watching Hillary Clinton in this presidential race has gotten me thinking… Not about foreign policy or domestic policy. But rather about me and my life. I look at Hillary and I am reminded of a dream I had many moons ago–to have it all. A husband, children, and, most importantly, an impressive career. In college, […]
Read MoreWhat is the Heart of the Jewish Home?
House (בית) equals 412 Temple (מקדש) equals 444. The difference between them? 32, which equals heart (לב). What is the heart of the Jewish home? The Jewish mother. Who has the power–through mitzvot, through prayer, through her own love for her family– to transform her humble house into a sanctuary of holiness: a modern-day Holy […]
Read MoreAvoiding the Danger of Elul (12-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
How to overcome Elul’s common pitfall.
Read MoreWhat I am Doing Every Day this Elul
Every day of Elul, I spend a few minutes thinking about my goals for this coming year. Rabbi Nivin says you can spend even just one minute a day reflecting on the year that was and the year that will be, but that one minute is a life-changer. Since every minute of introspection in Elul […]
Read MoreA Heartfelt Request from a Killed Israeli Soldier (4-Minute Inspirational Video)
I have been blown away by these videos by Rabbi Yoel Gold, such powerful reminders that even at times of darkness, Hashem runs the world.
Read MoreOur Highly Unusual Houseguest
A comment from a reader and my husband have caused me to rethink and rewrite this post. I initially described this woman as mentally ill, but on second thought, maybe she was just extremely eccentric? That’s why I’ve toned down the title and some of the language in the article. Right after our oldest daughter, […]
Read MoreMy Recovery from My Husband’s Addiction by Anonymous (Rabbi Nivin Testimonial)
Yesterday, my teacher, life coach Rabbi Aryeh Nivin started a new Personal Development Chabura. I highly recommend this life-altering Chabura to every JewishMOM reading this. For me, the Chabura has improved my life DRAMATICALLY in so many ways. This year, for the first time ever, there will be two chabura options: the full-weekly Chabura (for […]
Read MoreBack to School (13-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Why I feel differently about sending my 6th child to 1st grade than I ever have before.
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