Our 1st Weisberg Almond Blossom
This past Shabbat, Josh noticed the first almond blossom on our newly-planted almond tree. This was BIG news for the Weisberg family. I came out of the kitchen to see it and then Josh and I and all the kids stood around admiring it for several minutes. In our old house, we didn’t have a […]
Read MoreWords Only Jews Have
This morning at the hardware store the man behind the counter was figuring out my bill out loud. “One hundred, one hundred and nineteen, and.. one hundred and twenty! Ad meah v’esreem! Until 120!” Only Jews say “Ad Meah V’esreem,” I thought as I answered “Amen!” and handed him my credit card. And I thought […]
Read MoreBeing a Carefree Mom (8-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Why being carefree is something for moms to aspire to. https://vimeo.com/155280422
Read MoreThe Supermarket’s Surprising Delivery
Yesterday morning I did a big shopping trip at the supermarket, and then I came home and waited for it to be delivered. I’ve done many deliveries over the years, and I’ve seen with my own eyes many of the things that can go wrong. Exploded cottage cheeses. Shattered grape juice bottles. Leaky fabric softener. […]
Read MoreWhy I Was Crying this Rosh Chodesh Adar
Rosh Chodesh Adar is supposed to be one of the happiest days of the year– the kick-off of the most joyful month in the Jewish calendar. So why was I crying all day? First, after gan I took the kids to the playground, and on the way home I ran into a woman I met […]
Read MoreResearchers Discover Having More Kids Slows Aging Process
Good news for JewishMOMs who have or want to have big families! A 13-year research study conducted by Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia has discovered that having more kids actually slows down the aging process. According to an article about the study which appeared in The Atlantic, 13 years ago researchers […]
Read MoreThe Shema Yisrael Bus
I try to say Shema with my little kids before they go to bed, and last night, before I put 14-month-old Yonatan into his crib, I thought “Why not?” and for the first time in his life I whispered into his ear: “Shema Yisrael Hashem Elokaynu, Hashem Echad.” In response he flashed me a huge […]
Read More2 Ways to Enjoy Motherhood More (9-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
What the Amshinover Rebbe explained to me about being a happier JewishMOM. https://vimeo.com/154472656
Read MoreWhen I Was the Worst French Horn Player
3-year-old Yaakov is the Weisberg family DJ. His musical taste, over recent days, has been heavy on “Chag Purim, chag Purim!.” And before that, we had a few weeks of “Tu B’Shvat Heegea.” Accompanied by certain older siblings with their hands cups over their ears yelling “Yaaaaakoooov! turn that off already!” But yesterday morning, while […]
Read MoreRachel Imenu’s Hope (4-Minute Music Video)
A few months ago I was at a bat mitzvah of an old friend, and what she told her daughter moved me to tears. She told her, “My dear daughter, today you are now a Jewish woman. And that means that all of our great matriarchs are within you. You are their daughter, and their […]
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