Moon Mother
The moon is like woman. The moon shines with light from the Creation of the World. So too, the woman shines With light from the creation of a world– Her child…. Image from Irmgard Schoendorf Welch
Read MoreThe Mikveh Surprise
A few years ago a Jerusalem family was doing renovations on their Ein Kerem home when they discovered an ancient mikveh underneath their living room tiles. When the family recently reported their discovery to the Israel Antiquities Authority, archaeologists confirmed that this large mivkeh dated from the times of the 2nd Temple 2000 years ago. […]
Read MoreMy 2-Year-Old Rembrandt
I laughed out loud this past Shabbat morning when I opened up Yaakov’s folder from Gan Ruth and discovered the following drawings… It really was an awesome idea from Yaakov’s exceptionally devoted, creative, and skilled teacher–Ganenet Ruth. What kind of teacher thinks to save each child’s first drawing on September 1st so that we parents […]
Read MoreThe Role Model I Never Met (12-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
The teacher’s wife who became my role model 22 years ago, even though I never met her.
Read MoreSweet Commercial Starring Family with 10 Kids (1-Minute Video)
As part of a new advertising campaign, Bank Discount has made a series of videos featuring a diverse array of Israeli families. Here’s a really sweet one featuring the 12 members of Reinitz family…Translation of subtitles below. Rivka, 41, is a nursery school teacher of 30 kids, and another 10 at home Yossi, 41, wants […]
Read MoreThe 1st Time I Blessed My Oldest Daughter
17 years ago. My first Friday night as a mother. I gave birth on Monday, but I am still stuck in the hospital with an infection. Josh and I sit down to Friday-night dinner in the hospital dining area, with 6-day-old Hadas at our side. There is Shalom Alechem and Eshet Chayil and then Josh […]
Read MoreNew Sefer Torah Written in Honor of Razel Family Miracle
Six years ago, early on the morning of Israeli Independence Day, we received an urgent call from Moriah’s nursery school teacher. Moriah’s friend, 4-year-old Rivki–the daughter of singer Yonatan and Yael Razel–had suffered a traumatic brain injury and was in critical condition. For the first few days after the accident, it wasn’t clear at all […]
Read MoreWhat Rabbi Gavriel Sassoon Wants the World To Know (8-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Following the tragic deaths of 7 of his children, here’s the message Rabbi Sassoon wants to share….
Read MoreThe Fraenkel Family’s Favorite Lullaby
Yeladim Magazine reported that the children of the Fraenkel family, the siblings of Naftali HY”D, have created their own special version of the lullaby “B’Shem Hashem” which shows their ongoing connection with their late brother who was tragically murdered a year ago this month… Every night before they go to bed, the Fraenkel kids sing […]
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