One in a Million: Why Dafna Meir HY”D was Raising 2 Foster Children
When I read that in addition to her own 4 biological children, Dafna Meir HY”D and her husband were raising two foster children, I suspected that secondary infertility stood behind the decision to become a foster family. When I found out that Dafna, a nurse and a practitioner of alternative medicine, specialized in infertility issues, […]
Read MoreA Terror Victim’s Prayer for her Arab Patients
Yesterday, Dafna Meir, a 39-year-old mother of 6 from Otniel was brutally stabbed to death by an Arab terrorist by her home. Even though she was unarmed, she managed to battle the terrorist for several minutes in order to keep him away from her children who were playing, unaware, inside. By profession, Dafna Meir was […]
Read MoreHow to Clean Less and Have a Cleaner House (12-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Israeli home-management expert, Yael Zals, (www.yaelzals.co.il) explains how to clean less and have a cleaner house. https://vimeo.com/152053313
Read MoreWhat the Woman on the Light Rail Told Me
This past Tuesday, I took the light rail downtown to meet my husband. I used to like taking the light rail, but not anymore. Nowadays, I only take public transportation if I have no choice, and I feel nervous until I make it back home safely again. This trip, though, was a bit different. When […]
Read MoreThe Tent Tsofia Made all By Herself
On the weekly review sheet for this past Shabbat, Tsofia’s kindergarten teacher invited the girls to bring in models of Avraham and Sara’s tent which they were allowed to prepare with assistance from their parents or siblings. By the time Shabbat was over, I had forgotten all about this project. But Tsofia had not. As […]
Read MoreWhen a Mother is Sick
I LOVE my mornings. A few kid-free hours to run an errand or two, make some phone calls, get a little exercise, and JewishMOM (in the blogging rather than the real-life sense). Yesterday was an especially fun morning, spent at a neighborhood get-together for mothers. I sat across from a young mother with a really […]
Read MoreThe Shattered Heirloom Bowl
Yesterday, I was tying my shoes, rushing to get out of the house to my daughter’s eye test, when I looked up and saw year-old Yonatan balancing on the puppet theater which Saba Peter, Yonatan’s namesake, had constructed for my kids before he passed away. Yonatan’s eyes were agleam with the thrill of being a […]
Read MoreThe Panic Button (12-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Feel like you are about to flip out at your kids? Do this instead… https://vimeo.com/151358762
Read MoreThe Missing Vegan Challahs
When my husband has a meal together with his parents and siblings, it’s a challenge to accomodate everyone’s dietary restrictions. One family member is a vegetarian, another doesn’t eat wheat, yet another can’t eat garlic. But the biggest challenge is accomodating Josh– who (b”H) keeps kosher, and his sister, Tsiporah, an avid animal rights activist, […]
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