My Personal Shtetl
Yesterday I was passing through Nachlaot’s Charedi section when I saw Mali standing beside a two-foot-high pile of white men’s shirts with her finger on the trigger of a bottle of St. Moritz oven cleaner. I stood watching her for a moment, and then I got it. “You are cleaning those shirts with oven cleaner?” […]
Read MorePower of Dad (1-Minute Moving Video)
You’re gonna love this heartwarming tribute to dads, JewishMOM…Get your tissues ready:) Thanks so much to Czech JewishMOM Tereza Vanova for sending this my way!
Read MoreThe Rock Star at the Holy of Holies
Yesterday I was praying at the holiest place in the world, across from the Temple’s Holy of Holies, when I was surrounded by blood-curdling screams. Fear washed over my heart until I looked up and saw a large group of religious junior-high-school girls on a tour of the Western Wall Tunnels who were jumping and […]
Read MoreThe 50 Most Influential Jews in the World (6-Minute Mommy Peptalk Video)
A major Israeli newspaper presents the world’s most influential Jews. I have a feeling that Hashem’s list looks very different…
Read MoreThe Terrorist’s Mother
She looked like the mother of a terrorist, or on second thought, maybe she looked like a terrorist herself dressed all in black like that from the top of her headscarf all the way down to her covered feet. She even had on those black sinister sunglasses. But I didn’t notice her at first. All […]
Read MoreChildren Growing Up, Up, Up
This morning I was tying my running shoes at the bottom of the stairs when out of the corner of my eye I noticed our family height chart. Ever since we Weisbergs moved into this house 11 Passovers Eve’s ago, every year every Weisberg Jewlet (fyi, that’s what my brother-in-law Noah calls my kids) marks […]
Read MoreHow to Thrive at 95
Tonight I sat next to 95-year-old Pearl Cohen of Florida at a Sheva Brachot following the wedding of her GREAT-GRANDSON! Pearl is, like her name, a total gem. Even though she has outlived her husband and most of her friends, she emanates joy and gratitude. She is also in amazingly good health, physically and mentally–she […]
Read MoreA Chassidic Princess Kate?
I went to the Belzer chuppah, but I couldn’t see the bride because she was covered with a thick white veil. And then I went to the women’s celebration at Binyanei Hauma, but the chuppah had started late, so even when I left at 11:30 PM the bride still hadn’t arrived. I was so disappointed…I […]
Read MoreThis is Israel: Resilience
Critically wounded by Hezbollah terrorists, Asael Lubotzky dramatically transforms from victim to healer.
Read MoreMother and Daughter Reunited after 42 Years (6-Minute Mommy Peptalk Video)
The incredible story of my friend who just met the child she gave up for adoption 42 years ago
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