Hip-Hop Yiddishe Mama (3-Minute Music Video)
Juilliard-educated cantor Meir Goldberg made this updated version of the Yossele Rosenblatt classic “Yiddishe Mama” in honor his mother: “From age zero I remember my mother preparing lemonade and chicken soup with matzah balls, and other foods that were the perfect recipe to improve my mood.” I think it’s sweet how he intersperses his own […]
Read MoreA Broken Body Isn’t a Broken Person (18-Minute Inspirational TED Talk)
Cross-country skier Janine Shepherd hoped for an Olympic medal — until she was hit by a truck during a training bike ride. She shares a powerful story about the human potential for recovery. Her message: you are not your body, and giving up old dreams can allow new ones to soar. (transcription below) Life is […]
Read MoreMy 3 Kids and 6 Miscarriages by Sara Chana bas Yehudis
My first pregnancy ended at 5 weeks. I was devastated, but thank G-d, the disappointment was short-lived since I became pregnant 3 weeks after that and 9 months later our oldest daughter was born. Everything went according to the books, she was even born on her due date. When our daughter was 5 months old, […]
Read MoreGuys tell Girls: “Modesty Makes You Beautiful!” (3-Minute Music Video)
Very,very sweet. Special thanks to South Africa JewishMOM Tzipora Pogrund for sending this my way!
Read MoreHow to Overcome Personal Challenges (9-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
In every JewishMOM’s battle with personal challenges, small steps lead to the greatest victories.
Read MoreThis Week’s Best Videos, Photos, and Links
The Secret Life of Gershon Burd by Sara Yocheved Rigler Facing Pain: Don’t Let Your Comfort Zone Make Your Life Small by Sara Debbie Gutfreund Just discovered the exceptionally entertaining and inspirational pre-Shabbos messages by Rabbi Fischel Schachter. They’re about 15 minutes long and contain the most awesome stories you’ve ever heard. You can listen […]
Read More“National Geographic” Spoof on Shabbat [3-Minute Funny Video]
![“National Geographic” Spoof on Shabbat [3-Minute Funny Video]](https://jewishmom.com/wp-content/uploads/underdos1-164x164.jpg "“National Geographic” Spoof on Shabbat [3-Minute Funny Video]")
I really enjoyed this! Thanks so much to Jerusalem JewishMOM Hadas Melmed for sending this my way! [Transcription/translation below] Narrator: Givat Shmuel, a heavily populated concrete jungle located in the heart of Gush Dan. A National Geographic camera crew is observing a typical pack of the wild “Dati” [Orthodox] tribe. It’s 5 o’clock on a […]
Read MoreRachel Imenu Comes Out of Grave to Save Jews from Hitler
The following famous true story was retold by Rabbi David Batsri shlit”a: Tammuz, 1942, German army battalions headed by General Rommel were positioned in Egypt and making their final preparations to invade the Land of Israel in several days. A feeling of despair was in the streets. People walked around like shadows filled with pessimism […]
Read MoreRachel Imenu’s Song by Rivka Leah
In honor of Rachel Imenu’s Yahrzeit this Monday tonight, here is an exquisite song written in her honor by a phenonenally-gifted Melbourne musician I’ve just discovered named Rivka Leah Cylich. Rivka Leah and her group of female vocalists recently put out a CD called Silent Prayer that is SO beautiful and soul-stirring that it moves […]
Read MoreThe Betrayed Wife (14-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
Some words of encouragement for my friend, a Jewish MOM of 8 small children, who was just betrayed and divorced by her husband. Click here to make a donation to this struggling family. Donate
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