No Mommy Peptalk this Week

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 13, 2015 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

I’m sorry, but I don’t think I’ll be posting a peptalk this week. Too crazy and noisy here to film one with all the kids home for Chanukah…IY”H next Sunday:)

When Chanukah is Finally Over

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 13, 2015 in Uncategorized | 5 comments

By the end of Chanukah, I’ve had enough. Enough days spent with a house-full of bored, hungry, fighting children. And I don’t want it to end. The candle-lit family dinners of latkes and sufganiot, the fun of everyone together. The magic. This is why, the day after Chanukah, I always feel the exact same thing– […]

What the Arab at the Market Told my Husband:)

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 9, 2015 in Israel | 3 comments

Last Friday my husband, Joshua, picked out some dill for our chicken soup at the Jerusalem market. When he asked the Arab seller how much the dill cost, Josh was surprised that the price had gone up since the last time he’d bought dill in the market. “What? So expensive?” Josh asked. The Arab seller […]

My Neighbor, the Modern Heroine

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 8, 2015 in Current Events, Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 7 comments

This morning, on the way back from buying sufganiot (5 caramel, 3 jelly), I ran into my new next-door neighbor, Yael*, walking hand in hand with her 3-year-old daughter. After a bit of Chanukah-vacation chit-chat I asked her, “Will your husband be coming home over Chanukah?” “Maybe on Shabbat Chanukah. We’ll see, depends on the […]

What I Do Every Night of Chanukah

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 7, 2015 in Uncategorized | 4 comments

Every night of Chanukah, after I light my candles, I sit down and watch them for half an hour. Rabbanit Yemima, quoting the Chavat Yair, instructed us to do this many years ago…To stop the treadmill we’re on 305 days a year (365 minus 52 Shabbats and 8 days of Chanukah) and just sit. And […]

The Worldwide Debut of The 2 Mom Miracle (14-Minute Inspirational Video)

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 6, 2015 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 10 comments

In honor of Chanukah, here is my new video which has been 2 YEARS in the making. This video tells the incredible story of Chaya and Betty, two friends of mine who made a miracle happen. Enjoy!

How are a Husband and Wife like a Chanukah Candle?

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 3, 2015 in Inspiration | 4 comments

Why I Was Crying at Yaakov’s Chanukah Party Today

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 2, 2015 in Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 8 comments

I was crying at my 3-year-old, Yaakov’s, Chanukah party this morning. After a few minutes I realized the other mothers might think I was crying because of something that went wrong this morning. But the truth was, I wasn’t crying over anything that happened this morning. I was crying over things that happened years ago. […]

My Upside-Down House

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 1, 2015 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, Uncategorized | 11 comments

One of my favorite things about our new house is that my daughter, Hallel, made some beautiful hand-painted tiles which we put up all over the kitchen and upstairs bathroom. My five-year-old Tsofia also painted her own tile, which the builders glued onto the back wall of our house. But, I guess, the builders didn’t […]

Gayle Sassoon’s 1st Public Statement: Even When We Feel Abandoned, Trust Hashem

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 30, 2015 in Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, Uncategorized | 6 comments

This past March 21st, the entire Jewish people mourned after 7 children of Rabbi Gavriel and Gayle Sassoon were killed in a house fire. Gayle Sassoon was released from the hospital this past June, and last week she made her first public statement via the Chazak Hotline: This is Gila bat Francis. It’s hard for […]