“Little Benaya”: Nephew Born 2 Weeks After Soldier’s Death Carries his Name
IDF Commander Benaya Sarel was killed this past August during the war with Gaza. Exactly 2 weeks after his death, his sister, Chaya Gelman, gave birth to a baby boy. Chaya remembers: “Giving birth two weeks after my brother was killed was a very difficult emotional experience. “I felt all the pain which had accompanied […]
Read MoreAnd the Name of Sara Chana bas Yehudis’ Baby Is…
Just received this from Sara Chana bas Yehudis, the author of last October’s post “My 3 Kids and 6 Miscarriages,” who just had a baby this past Friday, a few hours after Rosh Hashana… We named our baby Penina. Why Penina? Penina means a pearl. Life is a precious gift, a jewel. A pearl is […]
Read MoreMazal Tov to Author of “My 3 Kids and 6 Miscarriages”
Hey JewishMOM, possibly you remember that last October I posted the article below written by Sara Chana bas Yehudis called “My 3 Kids and 6 Miscarriages.” At the time, Sara Chana’s chances of having another healthy baby looked pretty bleak. And then, b”H, I received an Email this morning that this past Friday night, just […]
Read MoreThe Secret Chesed Chabura (8-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
An exciting new world-wide initiative in memory of Gershon Burd z”l.
Read MoreA Mother’s Rosh Hashana Prayer by Bracha Goetz
Udel was the daughter of a very great rabbi called the Baal Shem Tov. When this story happened, she was the young mother of a delightful baby boy. It was Rosh HaShanah, one of the very holiest days of the year, and Udel very much wanted to pray. Udel gave her baby his breakfast. Then […]
Read MoreBaby Maayan’s Office at the Knesset
Israel’s Assistant Minister of Transportation Tsippy Hotovelli (Likud) is one of a growing number of religious women who are Knesset members. Two years ago she married Or Elon and last spring she gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Maayan. When Tsippy returned to the Knesset from her maternity leave this past summer, […]
Read MoreThe Number 1 Baby Name for 5774 Is…
MAZAL TOV!!! Israel’s Interior Ministry reported yesterday that almost 200,000 babies have been born in Israel since last Rosh Hashana, making this the first year in Israel’s history that there are over 6 million Jews living in the Jewish State. Prime Minister Binyaymin Netanyahu pointed out: “this number has double significance in light of the […]
Read MoreRosh Hashana: Let God be the Judge (9-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
The spiritual benefits of not judging others.
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A Special Woman I Know by Riki Schreiber
The following is an excerpt from the article “What a Special Woman” by Riki Schreiber which appeared in last week’s issue of Binah Magazine. I’m thinking of a woman I know. A woman many of you know too. She’s a woman who doesn’t always remember to smile at her son before commenting on the chocolate […]
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