85,000 Gather at Sunday Rally for the Boys
85,000 people gathered last night in Tel Aviv to express their solidarity with the boys’ families. Here’s some highlights from the mothers’ moving speeches: Bat Galim Sha’er: mother of Gilad: “We have an entire nation here with us that is waiting for you, that is yearning for your safe return home. In Israel and around […]
Read MoreSigns of Hope for Eyal, Gilad, and Naftali
Ami Magazine interviewed Rabbi Binyamin Elyashiv (the son of HaRav Elyashiv zts”l) who conducted the famous Goral HaGra* to determine the fate of the 3 boys. He turned to the verse in the book of Judges (15:14) that reads, “Samson came to Lechi, and the Philistines shouted at him. A spirit of Hashem came over […]
Read MoreWhat the 3 Mothers Taught Me (15-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
The most important lesson I have learned from the mothers of the kidnapped boys.
Read MoreThe CD I’ve Been Waiting for 8 Years
Amazing news! My favorite musician and dear friend Efrat Razel just put out her first CD since she released her first popular disc 8 years ago. This CD is called “Tikvati” — my hope. Here’s a taste of this wonderful disc, a moving song she wrote about her high school classmate and friend Ruti Fogel […]
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10 Tips for Keeping Our Kids Safe…All Summer Long by Debbie Fox LCSW
1. Have open discussions with your children about personal safety. As early as age three, children should understand that parts of their body are private (those covered by a swimsuit), and that it’s not okay for others to touch these private areas, look at them, or talk about them. Children must also understand that they […]
Read MoreJewishMOMs and Kids from Around the Globe say “Bring Back our Boys!” (34 Photos)
Thanks so much to all you JewishMOMs who sent in photos from all over the world to show the boys’ families how much people across the world are thinking about them…I will be sending the albums of photos to the families over the coming days, IY”H. May we hear good news!!
Read MoreA Week of Tears, a Week of Together (12-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Stories reflecting the incredible unity in Israel this past week in the shadow of the boys’ kidnapping.
Read MoreKidnapped Boy’s Mother Warns: “Hashem is Not our Employee” (1-Minute Video)
On Friday, the parents of the kidnapped boys prayed at the Western Wall for their safe return. While there, Racheli Frankel spoke with a group of children who told her they are praying for the boys (see conversation in video below). She told them “Children, I want to tell you something. I believe with all […]
Read MoreFamilies Meet for 1st Time, tell Boys “Be Strong!” (1-Minute Video)
Racheli Frankel: Today for the first time we have the Yifrach family, the parents of Eyal, the She’ar family, the parents of Gilad, and the Frankel family, the parents of Naftali. This meeting was very, very meaningful for us, and very important. We met good people, strong people, full of trust in the Creator of […]
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