The Black Miracle: A Hanukkah/Thanksgiving Poetry Slam (2-Minute Music Video)
In honor of Chanukah, African-American rapper D. Black shares the story of his unlikely journey from the drug-infested inner city to the Jewish community…Click here to read about his incredible life story.
Read MoreA Chanukah Tale: How I Met My Husband (15-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Just like a single Chanukah candle can light up a dark room, so too a single person has the power to light up another person’s entire life. In this peptalk I tell the story of the person who, with a single class, enabled me to meet my husband and changed the course of my whole […]
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My Onion Ring Accident
My daughter ordered a hamburger and I just ordered some onion rings. Oh, do I love onion rings! Hot and a slightly crunchy and subtly sweet. Major yum! And what’s even more majorly yum is hot, crunchy, subtly sweet onion rings followed by a banana milkshake from the shuk. Majorer-yum! So Hallel and I were […]
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Partly Jewish? (15-minute radio interview) A powerful interview with Aish.com author Sara Debbie Gutfreund on WABC Radio about the tragic fate of children raised with two religions. Sara Deb is such a sincere, well-spoken, and excellent advocate for Judaism– I think her next step should be TV. I would so love to see this Connecticut […]
Read MoreA Few Things I Wanted to Get Off my Chest
I received one of the most life-transforming pieces of advice I ever heard around five years ago from my teacher, Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi. She instructed us, “If you are thinking something good about somebody, TELL THEM!” So since then, I’ve really tried to follow that advice. Just this morning I did the following: –I made […]
Read MoreRochel Szmerling: A Young Piano Player’s Gift to Elderly
I often receive requests to take a minute to vote for a person or organization competing to win an internet contest, so when I opened yet another request like that this morning to vote for a competitor in Chabad.org’s Jewish Kids Got Talent, I was surprised to discover a special young competitor, Rochel Szmerling of […]
Read MoreThink Good and it Will Be Good, Really! (10-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
I thought good and was disappointed. But still, I believe in the incredible power of positive thinking to dramatically improve our lives.
Read MoreThis Week’s Best Videos, Photos, and Links
Aaron Karov: The Whole Story. This inspiring 6-minute video tells the dramatic and inspirational story of the soldier who was critically injured several days after his chuppah in the Gaza War. This video contains rare family photos and videos documenting his entire journey– from his engagement party to his wedding and injury to his recovery […]
Read MoreLeaving the House with Kids (2-Minute Funny Video)
Comedian Michael McIntyre describes leaving the house without kids vs. leaving the house with kids. I laughed and laughed…[warning for sensitive viewers, this video contains one word of profanity].
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