Siren at 3-Year-Old’s Birthday Party (1-Minute Video)
A month ago, Noa of Moshav Kochav Michael in the south of Israel turned 3 years old. But the family delayed the party because so many of her friend’s families had been forced to flee the Moshav during the war. For little Noa, though, it was very hard to continue waiting for her big day. […]
Read MoreMy Complicated Miscarriage by Anonymous
Rabbi Aryeh Nivin’s Personal Development Chaburas were named one of the six most ambitious spiritual initiatives by Family First magazine. Two new chabura groups for women are starting this Elul. Click here to find out more about joining the $1 no-commitment Elul program for women. Every JewishMOM.com reader who signs up for the $1 Elul […]
Read More“How are You, Racheli?”: A Poignant Interview with Racheli Frankel
(The following is a translated excerpt from the article Kinat Racheli by Sari Makover-Balikov which appeared this past Friday in Yediot Achronot) At the beginning of the year, a strange dog suddenly appeared at the Frankel home. Racheli remembers that the veterinarian warned them that he had an aggressive nature, but her seven children became […]
Read MoreComforted by the Soldier’s Mourning Mother (5-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
How Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi was comforted during a shiva call to the mother of fallen IDF soldier Noam Rosental, HYD.
Read MoreA Shidduch for Raizy
Last summer we joined the Bernstein* Family for a Shabbat meal. The Bernsteins are one of my favorite families, and their daughter, Raizy*, is one of my favorite human beings. Raizy was the babysitter for our Tuesday night date for several years. She’s beautiful and responsible and kind and smart and deeply religious. The kind […]
Read More“The Singing Doctor” Serenades his Newborn Babies (2-Minute SWEET Video)
Thanks so much to Hadassah Aber for sending this my way, I LOVED IT!
Read MoreTiptoeing through a Minefield: Raising my Challenging Grandson by Anonymous
Rabbi Aryeh Nivin’s Personal Development Chaburas were named one of the six most ambitious spiritual initiatives by Family First magazine. Two new chabura groups for women are starting this Elul. Click here to find out more about joining the $1 no-commitment Elul program for women. Every JewishMOM.com reader who signs up for the $1 Elul […]
Read MoreThe Mystery Man at the Bris
Yesterday, when I arrived at the bris, I recognized a man walking by me towards the men’s side of the shul. My mind pondered that for a nanosecond. Did I know him from the neighborhood? Nope. Does he work with Josh? Nope? And a nanosecond later I forgot about the mystery completely, mouthed a heartfelt […]
Read MoreRemembering “Honorary Jew” Robin Williams OBM
When I checked the news this morning and read that Robin Williams had died, the first thing I did was cry. The second thing I did was remember a famous story that appears in the Gemara. In the story, Elijah the Prophet walks through the town market with Rabbi Berokah, and explains that two men […]
Read MoreThe Letter in our Mailbox from the IDF
Yesterday an official letter arrived in our mailbox from the Israeli military. I’m used to seeing mail from the IDF, but in the mailboxes of our Israeli-born neighbors being called up for reserve duty, never for us “Amerikaim.” But I turned over the letter, and my eyes widened when I realized that there had been […]
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