Jacob’s Ladder

Posted by JewishMom on Dec 1, 2014 in Uncategorized | 4 comments

My 2-year-old Yaakov came home on Friday with a folder packed with pictures from nursery school. I understood from the pictures that the kids are learning about personal hygiene– since the pictures included a mouth with an actual toothbrush attached, as well as a hand with paper scissors attached to keep the nails clean and […]

Raising Proud Jews (6-Minute Mommy Peptalk)

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 30, 2014 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Getting nachas from the difference between my children’s Jewish education and my own education at a Christian prep school.

Modeh Ani by Omer Adam (3-Minute Music Video)

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 27, 2014 in Inspiration, Israel | 13 comments

This song makes me cry every time I hear it…We have so much to be grateful for– the enjoyable, pleasurable, happy things in our lives, and the experiences that don’t necessarily feel so good as well. (English below) Modeh Ani by Omer Adam I thank You every morning That You returned my soul to me […]

A Mother’s Badge of Honor

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 26, 2014 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, Uncategorized | 8 comments

This morning at the supermarket, as I headed over to take a shopping cart, I noticed another woman heading ahead of me into the supermarket. She was taller than me, but at least ten years younger in a long flowing skirt and headscarf. My wild guess? She lives on a yishuv outside of Jerusalem and […]

Following Assassination Attempt, Yehuda Glick Released from Hospital (4-Minute Important Video)

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 26, 2014 in Current Events | 1 comment

2-Year-Old Sings “Hey Jude” with Dad (1-Minute Adorable Video)

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 25, 2014 in Uncategorized | 2 comments

Awww, this is so cute!

Yesterday on Agassi Street

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 24, 2014 in Current Events, Inspiration, Israel | 3 comments

I probably hadn’t been on Agassi Street for over a decade, until yesterday, when it turned out that I had to run an important errand on the street where the Har Nof massacre took place. How eery, to drive by the shul where the terror attack took place. I had to wonder how the terrorists […]

Update from Rebbetzin Heller about Son-in-Law Injured in Har Nof Massacre

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 24, 2014 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

Dear friends, So many of you have showed concern and written, and even more of you have davened. I have no words to tell you how much this means not only to me, but to every one of us. Thank G-d, Shmuli (my son in law) is much better. He is aware, able to communicate […]

Challenges 101: Hashem’s Curriculum for You

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 23, 2014 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos | 0 comments

Gems from Dina Friedmans’ new Mastery Program which started last week.

B”H, 9 Years in Prison for Nachlaot Pedophile “Rabbi” Zalman Cohen

Posted by JewishMom on Nov 20, 2014 in Uncategorized | 2 comments

We had to wait 3 years, but we finally got it…A 9-year prison sentence for Nachlaot pedophile “Rabbi” Zalman Cohen! (This is the second sentencing in the Nachlaot case–Nachlaot pedophile Binyomin Satz is serving a 15 year sentence.) This good news came on the tail of some horrifically awful news regarding sexual offenders in the […]