Send a Condolence Note to Rabbanit and Rabbi Henkin

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 7, 2015 in Current Events | 17 comments

Late last Thursday night, we (along with the rest of Am Yisrael) found out about the horrific murder of Rabbi Eitam and Naama Henkin when they were returning home with their 4 young children. Eitam’s mother, Rabbanit Chana Henkin, is the director of Nishmat where my husband has been a teacher and program director for […]

The Surprise in our New Front Yard

Posted by JewishMom on Sep 20, 2015 in Uncategorized | 5 comments

One of the strangest things about our wonderful new home in Kiryat Moshe is the 20-foot-high cactus in our front yard. I haven’t paid so much attention to the cactus. I guess because it’s ugly. And also because I’d rather not think too much about its witchy needly fingers reaching my way every time I […]

Big News from the Weisberg Family!

Posted by JewishMom on Sep 19, 2015 in Uncategorized | 9 comments

I’ve got some big news to share with you. After almost 20 years in Nachlaot, we moved last week to a new home in another Jerusalem neighborhood called Kiryat Moshe. The move has been keeping me non-stop busy. Lots of boxes and things to organize and to go out to buy (which means JewishMOM.com is […]

JewishMOM.com on Vacation until October 7th

Posted by JewishMom on Sep 2, 2015 in Uncategorized | 8 comments

I love working on JewishMOM.com and creating my posts for you JewishMOMs…but I am finishing up a huge personal project right now and will need to take a few weeks off from daily posting until after Succot. Curious about my “huge personal project”? Well, I assure you my project is something wonderful and very exciting […]

What Blessing Do We Recite over the 1st Day Back at School?

Posted by JewishMom on Sep 1, 2015 in Uncategorized | 4 comments

Yesterday in the shuk the dried-fruit salesman gave me a blessing as sweet as the dried pineapples I bought from him. He blessed me with a “sweet year with no balagan!” Balagan in English? Mess. Noise. Chaos. What did he mean? In Israel, there are various types of balagan. International tension/threats balagan. Palestinian terrorism balagan. […]

The Most Important Thing to Do (10-Minute Mommy Peptalk)

Posted by JewishMom on Aug 31, 2015 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 5 comments

How to know what Hashem wants from you at any given moment.

Israel Ranked 4th Best Country Worldwide to Raise a Family

Posted by JewishMom on Aug 30, 2015 in Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 0 comments

The following was reported by United with Israel: Great news for Israeli families! Israel was ranked as fourth best place to raise a family in the 2015 InterNations Family Life Index. The Family Life Index ranks countries according to their results in these subcategories: availability of childcare and education, costs of childcare and education, quality […]

When I Nurse my Baby

Posted by JewishMom on Aug 27, 2015 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life, Uncategorized | 4 comments

This morning I was nursing my baby and thinking what a lesson for life nursing is. Sometimes, if I’m hungry and in a rush, I can stuff bigger spoonfuls into my mouth, or pack a bag of almonds and raisins as I run out the door to nosh on on the bus. But with nursing, […]

Sometimes When You’re in a Dark Place You Think….

Posted by JewishMom on Aug 26, 2015 in Inspiration | 4 comments

The Woman Who Lives on the Train

Posted by JewishMom on Aug 25, 2015 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, Uncategorized | 2 comments

Last spring, 23-year-old German student Leonie Muller had a disagreement with her landlord and decided to move out…to the train. Leonie told the Washington Post that she realized she could save $70 a month if she lived on the train instead of in an apartment. So she bought a ticket which enables her unlimited train […]