The Imperfect People in my Life
Aaaaaaaaargh! The cashier at the health-food store had weighed and rung up the raisins, the rice, the chickpeas…but when I reached into my purse for my wallet there was none. And that was when I remembered: At around 7:30 AM that morning my daughter had asked if she could take some money out of my […]
Read MoreWhen Motherhood is Excruciatingly Boring (8-Minute Mommy-Peptalk Video)
How to feel inspired even when navigating the inevitable boring plateaus of motherhood.
Read MoreHow do you Make a Teacher Cry? (1-Minute Moving Commercial)
Ganenet Rivka is retiring from teaching kindergarten after 32 years. But her students from all those years have a special surprise planned for her. Kleenex alert, JewishMOM:)
Read MoreChassidic Style (16-Minute Fascinating Video)
In this inspirational video, Chassidim of different kinds explain their way of life to the world. Gorgeous images and fascinating interviews.
Read MoreBat Sheva’s Miracle Blizzard 14th Birth
Bat Sheva Shushan is no novice at giving birth– but her 14th birth (to her 7th daughter) this past Sunday definitely took her by surprise. When her waters broke, Bat Sheva and Harry Shushan set off from their home in Nachliel towards the nearest delivery room. But when they reached the 443 highway, like hundreds […]
Read MoreIDF Widow Maia Moreno on her 2nd Marriage (8-Minute Inspirational Video)
I so loved this video about Maia Moreno, the widow of legendary IDF hero Lt. Col. Emanuel Moreno who was killed 7 years ago in the 2nd Lebanon War. I loved seeing her new children from her second marriage climbing all over her in the video, and hearing the unbelievable story of how she met […]
Read MoreMazal tov Noah and Catherine!
B”H, this past Saturday night my brother-in-law got married to my new sister-in-law Catherine! We are so thrilled for them, and in case you missed it, I’m reposting the incredible story I posted last Purim about how they met: 2 decades ago, my divorced mother-in-law, Annette, fell deeply in love and got engaged to a […]
Read MoreBlizzard Kindnesses
“I just heard about a sick mother who has been stuck inside her freezing cold apartment with 4 small children for 5 days! Could you please buy her a radiator and bring it to her, and I’ll pay you back afterwards?” “No problem…” I said. But it sort of WAS going to be a problem. […]
Read MoreMy Blizzard Birthday (15-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
The blizzard didn’t make my birthday miserable, as I’d feared it would. In fact, in the end, the blizzard’s inconveniences made my birthday far more wonderful.
Read MoreThe Time You Have Left in Jellybeans (2-Minute Viral Video)
This video’s been watched almost 4 million times, and I think you’ll understand why. Since I watched it last week I’ve thought of it ever day– wondering if I used my jellybeans well that day or not.
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