Shimon Gross gives Thanks for Son’s Medical Miracle (1-Minute Moving Video)
Contrary to doctors’ expectations, the hearts of both sons from the Gross family have started beating on their own (this video was made after 5-year-old Yitzchak’s heart started beating on Tuesday). And since yesterday (January 29) Yitzchak has returned to full consciousness and is talking. He even said a blessing before eating a lollipop! IY”H, […]
Read More3 Tips for Choosing a School by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
This is the time of year that many JewishMOMs are choosing schools for their children. Here’s three tips from Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller about how to choose a school that appear in her new book (which I just finished and LOVED) The Balancing Act. When choosing a school for your child, Rebbetzin Heller recommends checking out […]
Read MoreWhy is She Smiling, for God’s Sake?
“Do I have to come?” That was my first reaction yesterday when the school secretary asked me if I would be willing to come in this morning to meet with a bunch of people from the “religious education board” who would be visiting. I didn’t want to give up a morning of my mightily treasured […]
Read MoreSend Condolences to Michal and Shimon Gross
Please write a short note so that Michal and Shimon Gross will be able to see that JewishMOMs from all over the world are thinking of them at this tragic time. The Grosses lost two daughters earlier this week and their two sons are currently fighting for their lives after being inadvertently poisoned by an […]
Read MorePlea from Parents of Poisoned Children (1-Minute Important Video)
B”H, today there was a significant improvement in the condition of 5-year-old Yitzchak Gross when his heart started beating on its own after he was disconnected from the heart-lung machine. Despite this improvement, the condition of the brothers remains critical. Please continue praying for Chaim Michael Shlomo ben Michal and Rafael Yitzhak Isaac ben Michal.
Read MoreMy Neighbor, Michal Gross by Rachel Batya Aviner
My husband and I moved to Jerusalem’s Givat Mordechai neighborhood while my husband was in his year of mourning following his mother’s death. And in accordance with Jewish law, my husband would recited kaddish and lead the community in prayer. One day a really kind elderly man sought my husband out after davening shortly before […]
Read MoreAnd the Winner is…
Thanks again to all of our 10 amazing semifinalists of the $100 JewishMOM.com Gratitude Contest, and a huge congratulations to our 1st Place, $100 winner: Carine of Elad, Israel! Here are her winning photos of 7 things she’s grateful for…
Read MoreThe Gross Family Tragedy (15-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Reflections on the impact the Gross Family tragedy has had on me.
Read MoreA Letter from Home by Binah ben Shachar
Since she made aliya from the US five years ago, my friend Binah has been sending out occasional updates to her friends and family about her life in the Promised Land highlighting her experiences as a mother, a teacher, and the wife of a soldier. Binah is one of my favorite writers, I’m looking forward […]
Read MoreLove Letters: In Memory of My Mother by Rabbi Daniel Cohen
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the untimely passing of my mother, Sandra Cohen. She died from an aneurysm at the young age of 44. I miss her deeply as do my siblings, father, family and friends. Yet, although time marches on, she feels close to me every day and I sense her presence all […]
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