Jewish Woman by Shirel (4-Minute Moving Song)
I love this inspirational new song by French-Israeli singer Shirel Bitan…Scroll down for English translation. אישה יהודיה מילים ולחן: שיראל בוקר בא מתעוררת עכשיו מודה אני לפניך אוספת את עצמי שומעת בתוכי ומגלה ציפור מתחת לשמיכה מורידה קליפה ועוד קליפה סוף סוף מקשיבה (פזמון) תתעוררו הוא שר תתעוררו הוא צועק באהבה ילדיי […]
Read MoreWhat the Rabbi told 3000 Moms…(9-Second Inspirational Video)
5000 JewishMOMs getting psyched about motherhood at the annual Binyan Shalem conference. I love it! But while I enjoy the interesting classes on motherhood and marriage, for me the most inspiring thing about Binyan Shalem is just seeing so many JewishMOMs in one place. Chances are that between them these 5000 JewishMOMs have over 20,000 […]
Read MoreMazal tov to Grandma Di!
August 31, 1997. I am in the 4th month of my first pregnancy and feeling far more nauseous and hormonal than I ever have in my whole life. And then I hear my husband’s key in the door: ”There’s some sad news, Jenny…Princess Diana was seriously injured in a car accident in Paris right now. […]
Read MoreThe Itsy-Bitsy-Teensy-Weensy Bikini (8-Minute Modesty Video)
Swimsuit designer and actress Jessica Rey has gone to war on the bikini. Modesty, she explains, isn’t about covering up what’s bad–it’s about choosing to be a valued human being rather than an object. Loved hearing about this important topic from a woman who isn’t Jewish. This whole video is worth watching, but if you […]
Read MoreGene Simmons Does Teshuva at Estranged Father’s Grave (7-Minute Moving Video)
What is Hell? From a Jewish point of view, Hell is a place where all the rationalizations, all the lies we tell ourselves to justify our misdeeds, disappear. Rationalizations like: It’s OK that I stole, since I need the money a lot more than him. It’s OK that I yelled at my coworker, because I […]
Read MoreDoing the Right Thing (12-Minute Mommy-Peptalk Video)
How to feel better when you can’t do what you want to do because you’re being a good mom… photo credit: Martin Gommel via photopin cc
Read MorePassaic Toddler’s Miraculous Recovery (10-Minute Inspirational Video)
This past February 2-year-old Yoel Ozer of Passaic, New Jersey suffered serious head trauma in a car accident. In this video documenting the months since the accident, his mother attributes his miraculous recovery to the power of prayer and mitzvot performed on his behalf by Jews around the world.
Read MoreThe Fog I’m Lost In
Hallel was excited. She was going to donate her long hair to make a wig for a child with cancer. So this morning at 8:50, way too early for a summer-vacation morning, I set off with Hallel and a few small kids to the closest hairdresser who volunteers his services to cut hair for Zichron […]
Read MoreTwo Frum Boys Were Molested
Two frum boys were molested at Camp Dora Golding. But the camp director responded completely differently to the two boys. Like night and day. WHAT? What’s going on??? What’s the difference between these two boys? Both were molested. Both reported the molestation to the camp director. But one molester received a wrist slap and the […]
Read MoreThe JewishMOM.com Wall of Fame
What do I think about on Tisha b’Av? This is the day we mourn the brokenness of the world since the Temple’s destruction, and as a Nachlaot JewishMOM, that means the plague of sexual abuse in the Orthodox community is forefront in my mind. But times, they are, b”H, a changing. Sexual abuse is slowly […]
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