Fear Itself
“Think of the thing you are most afraid of in the world…” Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller instructed us at last night’s class. I mentally thumbed through my rolodex of fears until I arrived at The Fear. And I began imagining that the nightmare I’ve dreaded for so many years is actually, finally happening. I feel my […]
Read More5 Funny Purim Photos
Wanted to post something to make you JewishMOMs laugh today in honor of Adar….Here’s some comics I translated from the funny facebook page Dosim Metsayetsim (Tweeting Frummies). Shabbat morning optimism (by Chai b’Reshet) (by Chai b’Reshet) Always (by Evyatar Gat) (by Yonatan Yakir Tam) Every Shabbat it’s the same thing (by Yeshurun Bartov) The worst […]
Read MoreThe Simple Stuff
“I just graduated music school; I was a percussion major,” the young yeshiva student said when his turn came at our Shabbat table to introduce himself. “So what kinds of percussion instruments do you play?” I asked. “Drums, xylophone, triangle, all kinds…” he explained. “Triangle?” I couldn’t hold back a smile. I remembered playing the […]
Read MoreAnother Chesed Request: Yes or No? (10-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
You’ve received yet another request to cook a meal for a postpartum mother/serve on a school committee/ give charity. How can you know whether to say “yes” or “no”? Some wise thoughts for JewishMOMs from Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller on establishing healthy boundaries regarding chesed.
Read MoreThe Rabbi’s Advice: 5 Minutes
The daughter of Rabbi Chaim Aharon Weinberg zt”l, director of Yeshivat Ateret Torah, shared the following surprising story about her father (from the article by Estie Florans for Binah Magazine) My father worked in Camp Rayim throughout the summers and my family resided there during those months. I didn’t stay with my family, though, because […]
Read MoreThe JewishMOM.com $100 “My Life’s a Megilla” Contest
Did you ever feel like a disaster had occurred, and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise? Did you ever think that something terrible had happened to you and you felt completely alone in the universe until you saw Hashem’s kindness hidden within what had happened– Megilla style? An example from my own […]
Read MoreThe Egalitarian Marriage and the Bedroom
The perfect marriage. She makes the kugel, he mops the floor. He does the morning carpool, she picks up in the afternoon. She pays the electricity bill and he takes out the trash. Until about 15 years ago I believed that a 50/50 marriage was the absolute ideal. But over the past decade and half […]
Read MoreI Quit My Job and Got a New Job all at Once (5-Minute SAHM Video)
I once heard some sage advice from Rabbanit Esther Levanon regarding the stay-at-home-mom vs. working mom debate. She said that a mother needs to figure out which choice makes her a better mother. There are moms who are better moms when they get out of the house and work. And there are moms who are […]
Read MoreWhen God Pays Parents a Compliment
This morning I saw a boy from a neighborhood school for the severely handicapped passing by with his teacher. Looking at him as he slowly limped along, it appeared to me that this was a boy who was so severely mentally and physically disabled that he would never talk. He would never dress himself. He […]
Read MoreTerror Widower Remarries (6-Minute Inspirational Video)
3 years ago Kochava Even Chaim was murdered by a terrorist while driving home to her yishuv Beit Chagai, leaving her husband, Momi, and only daughter, Hodaya, bereft and broken. In this powerful video, Momi discusses his journey from grief and mourning to a return to life culminating in his re-marriage last month. Mazal tov […]
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