Only 11 Days to Go
I woke up this morning feeling sad. So much terrible news. The Sasson family tragedy (please pray for a complete and immediate recovery for the daughter and mother who remain in critical condition: Tziporah bat Gila and Gila bat Francis). History repeats itself as a child abuse ring targets large numbers of children in Jerusalem’s […]
Read MoreI’m in the Special Olympics (10-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Do you feel like you aren’t making progress regarding your challenges?
Read MoreWhen My 2-Year-Old Almost Ruined the Heirloom Rug
Yesterday afternoon I walked into the kitchen and discovered 4-year-old Tsofia and 2-year-old Yaakov huddled around the sink, filling a plastic box to the rim with water and plastic toy vegetables. “Only in the sink, OK Tsoofy?” Tsofia nodded her head with a look of solemn comprehension and I returned to the living room to […]
Read MoreBring us Home by Atara Pear (3-Minute Inspirational Song)
I started becoming religious when I was a Junior at Bowdoin College in Maine, and spending a semester abroad in Israel. 99% of people I met during that semester greeted the name “Bowdoin” with 0 recognition. But one Shabbos I met somebody who had once studied with a guy who had also graduated from Bowdoin […]
Read MoreWaiting Almost 2 Hours at the Dentist
This morning, I had a dentist appointment at 10:30. My dentist is very skilled and very nice and works for a public health fund, which means getting an appointment to see her takes three months, and once your appointment arrives you need to wait as well. But this morning, things went overboard. Time after time […]
Read MoreThe Unexpected Phone Call
Yesterday, the day before today’s Israeli elections, a significant percentage of the Knesset called the Weisberg home. “Shalom, this is Moshe Kachlon…” click. “This is Beni Begin…” click. “This is Yair Lapid speaking…” click. “This is Naftali Bennett from….” Click. “Shalom, this is Eli Yishai. I apologize for the recorded message…” Click “Shalom, this is […]
Read MoreMy Daughter’s 1st Marathon Medal
This past Friday my next-door neighbors, David and Gabi, completed the Jerusalem marathon. On account of the marathon my kids couldn’t get to school, so they stayed home and made a sign for David and Gabi instead. The sign read, “Congratulations to our Champion Neighbors upon Completing the Marathon!” and then my kids hung it […]
Read More1 Minute a Day to a Better Life (8-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Is there an aspect of your life you would like to change? Then don’t miss the 72 Days of Kindness, starting this week.
Read MoreYaakov’s Favorite Pink Nightgown
Yesterday I took my three youngest shopping for outfits for Seder night. When I entered the store, I was already feeling light-headed, in that hungry-thirsty-nursing-mother-on-a-hot-day kind of way. And then, my 4-year-old had to go to the bathroom, but there wasn’t a bathroom. So we had to improvise behind the store… And then my baby […]
Read MoreWhat Happened After Purim this Year
Purim was crazy, insane this year in Jerusalem. Jerusalemites celebrate Purim a day later than almost every other city in the world, which means that while most JewishMOMs had a chance to catch their breath this year between their Thursday Purim and Shabbat, we Jerusalem JewishMOMs had to huff and puff our way on a […]
Read More