Pedophile Paradise
This morning, when I walked by my neighbor, the pedophile, he muttered, “There is no peace for the wicked!” This kind of low-level harassment has become a regular part of my life since I took a public stand in my community and on the internet against the Nachlaot pedophile ring. The pedophiles know that if […]
Read MoreKeep Your Child Safe this Summer (2 6-Minute Important Videos)
Two sexual abuse statistics: one scary and one empowering. First, the scary stat. The rates of child molestation rise in the summer months when children are out of their regular protected frameworks. And now the empowering stat: kids who participate in abuse prevention programs are six to seven times more likely to demonstrate self-protective behavior […]
Read More2 Steps to Build Confidence (8-Minute Mommy-Peptalk Video)
Two ways to build confidence to realize your dreams. photo credit: h.koppdelaney via photopin cc
Read MoreWhen the Shmirat Shabbat K’Hilchata broke Shabbos
Can I adjust the hotplate timer? Can my kids play monopoly? Can I add water to the in-danger-of-burning cholent? What would I and all of us JewishMOMs do without “Shmirat Shabbat K’Hilchata”? When I heard that the book’s author, Rabbi Neuwirth, passed away this Tuesday, I was hard-pressed to think of any person in recent […]
Read MoreBelzer “Violinist’s” Victory Over Hitler by David Damen
Reprinted with permission from Mishpacha Magazine To the Belzer Chassidim, the recent marriage of the Rebbe’s first grandson was a source of immense joy and gratitude– but also signified something much deeper: the flourishing of a Chassidus nearly wiped out. The Belzer Rebbe was a nine-year-old orphan when all eyes fixed on him to continue […]
Read MoreMiriam Biton, Mother of 14 (2-Minute Inspirational Video)
In honor of the 19th Gimmel Tammuz, I thought it would be a fitting tribute to the Lubavitcher Rebbe to feature an interview with Miriam Biton, a mother of 14 from Kfar Chabad. The Rebbe and his Rebbetzin, Chaya Mushka, never had any children. However once, when a child visited the Rebbe’s home, he asked […]
Read MoreWhere is My Daughter?!
The sky was pitch black, and my 13-year-old, Hallel, still wasn’t home from youth group. Every Shabbat afternoon our older daughters go to youth group and then come home in time for 3rd meal. But this past Shabbat, we washed for seuda shlishit, and ate seuda shlishit, and sang mizmor l’david AND yedid nefesh. We […]
Read MoreMother of 20: Uzit Shneerson (3-Minute Inspirational Video)
I find interviews with mothers of many, many children, like this one below, so inspirational. I’m not saying that having so many kids is a good idea for every JewishMOM, but for me, at least, seeing a happy and fulfilled mother of a huge family like Uzit Shneerson immediately makes me feel more happy and […]
Read MoreThe Haunted House in my Brain (8-Minute Mommy-Peptalk Video)
Two tips to lift your mood when your mind is clogged with negative thoughts. photo credit: bunchofpants via photopin cc
Read MoreIt’s Not about the Nail (3-Minute Funny Marriage Video)
“Don’t try to fix it. I just need you to listen.” A funny and right-on video about the difference between men and women in marriage. Thanks so much to Yavniel JewishmOM Shulamis Silverman for sending this my way!
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