You Will Never Guess What I Use as Mirror

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 5, 2015 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 15 comments

A wise neighbor told me that you never really finish renovations. And now, 2 months after moving into our newly renovated home, I understand what she meant. To this day, to flush our toilet, you need to put your hand inside a hole in the wall behind the toilet and pull up a green thingamajigger […]

Mother of Naama Henkin HY”D: Naama Gives me the Strength to Raise her Children

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 5, 2015 in Current Events, Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 7 comments

This past Sunday, several hundred people gathered in Jerusalem to mark the shloshim of Rabbi Eitam and Naama Henkin HY”D. The following is an excerpt from the speech given by Hila Armoni, the mother of Naama, about how Naama enables her to cope with her death and the challenges of raising her 4 orphaned grandchildreN: […]

The Kristallnacht Bar Mitzvah Boy’s Revenge on Hitler

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 3, 2015 in Inspiration, Israel | 7 comments

Last week, baby Yonatan and I paid a visit to one of my favorite places– the Israel Museum. And as soon as we got there, I noticed a crowd of people near the entrance of the museum wearing this T-shirt below… Of course, I was extremely curious to find out more about the famous Saba […]

President Obama and Baby Ella

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 2, 2015 in Current Events, Inspiration | 3 comments

I am really, really not trying to make any sort of political statement with this– Democrats vs. Republicans, Obama vs. Whomever. But I, nevertheless, wanted to share this sweet photo of President Obama holding Ella Rhodes, the infant daughter of US Deputy National Security Advisor, Ben Rhodes, at this year’s White House Halloween party. What […]

Nobody’s Perfect (8-Minute Mommy Peptalk)

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 1, 2015 in Uncategorized | 3 comments

How to build a perfect marriage with an imperfect spouse.

If You Give a Mom a Muffin :)

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 29, 2015 in Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 16 comments

This chilly October morning I bundled up my 10-month-old, Yonatan, in long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, and a warm sweatshirt. But I looked through his drawers and couldn’t find any socks for him. So right after I dropped off Tsofia at gan I went with Yonatan over to the grocery store thinking maybe they sell […]

How are Mothers Like Hashem? (5 Art-of-Motherhood Photos)

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 28, 2015 in Uncategorized | 7 comments

This magical painting by Shazarachel features a JewishMOM covered with Alefs. Her skirt is full of alefs. Her baby is even shaped like an Alef. Why? Because Alef represents Hashem. And because the world was created with Alef. Just like mothers, who, like Hashem, create a new world every time they give birth to a […]

The Greatest Contribution You Can Make to the World by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 27, 2015 in Uncategorized | 7 comments

My Catharsis at the Machlis Shiva (8-Minute Mommy Peptalk)

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 26, 2015 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, Uncategorized | 2 comments

Was Henny Machlis perfect?

A Big Surprise for Our School Guard

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 21, 2015 in Inspiration | 5 comments

Yesterday, on the way to the Machlis shiva, I took the light rail. Truth is, I was terrified to be on public transportation in these tense times, and seriously considered getting off the train at several points. But as the train progressed along the seam between East and West Jerusalem, nearly every station I passed […]