Dancing through Life by Elana Mizrahi
It’s amazing in life how the very thing that draws us back, has the power to propel us forward. On a Sunday afternoon a little bit over a year ago my husband, who at the time was abroad visiting his very ill mother, told me, “Elana, it’s very serious, please have the children say Psalms […]
Read MoreThe Peach Mystery
Yesterday I bought a huge bag of yummy peaches, but before I managed to put them away, guess who found them?
Read MoreMother’s Day Tattoo
I’m not a big fan of tattoos, but when I noticed the tattoo of the person preparing my sabeech* this morning, I knew I had to share…May all children love their mothers as much as Aharon from Aricha Sabich loves his mama! HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY, JEWISHMOM! *Sabeech is sort of like an eggplant felafel– fried […]
Read MoreSpoiling Yourself 101 (8-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
An easy way to make yourself feel nurtured.
Read MoreWhat my 2-Year-Old Saw at the Lag Baomer Bonfire
Every Lag Baomer my big kids spend the whole night at their youth group bonfire, and I take the littlest kids down the hill to the bonfire of the Spinka Chassidim. Rut, my 2-year-old Yaakov’s teacher, has been taking a break from colors and shapes over the last week to teach the kids about Lag […]
Read MoreMishpacha Magazine vs. My Alma Mater
From 4th grade to 12th grade I attended the Friends School of Baltimore, a Quaker prep school. Three years following my high school graduation, I moved across the world from Friends School—not only geographically, but also ideologically and spiritually—when I began living as an Orthodox Jew in Jerusalem. So it was quite a surreal experience […]
Read MoreGraffiti Wisdom
In Jerusalem, even the graffiti is wise. The graffiti below, which I came across this afternoon on Betsalel Street, reads “It’s not simple to be happy.” Why did I think these spray-painted words were important enough to stop to take this photo even though it was 1:29 PM and pick-up time at Tsofia’s gan is […]
Read MoreThe Stranger who Tried to Abduct my Kids
I had heard rumors that this has been happening, and now it happened to my kids, so I’m warning you too, so you can protect your children… This past Shabbat my 10-year-old, Moriah, 8-year-old, Yoel, and 4-year-old, Tsofia, were a block away from home when a man wearing a kippah approached them and asked how […]
Read MoreI Want a Different Spoon!
On Thursday afternoon I gave my 2-year-old, Yaakov, a bowl of macaroni. I then reached into the silverware drawer and handed him a tablespoon. “I want a different spoon,” Yaakov requested. I noticed some tomato sauce on the bottom of the spoon I had given him, and thought maybe he wanted a clean one, so […]
Read MoreMy Special Shabbat Guests (10-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Reflections on my Shabbat guests this week– a JewishMOM keeping her 1st Shabbat and an IDF hero.
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