The Soldier’s Mother
I was newly religious, newly married, and a new immigrant to Israel. I was also a new student in a brand new Masters Program at Hebrew University. It was 1996, during the months of religious-secular tension following Rabin’s assassination by an Orthodox Jew, and for a hat-wearing woman like me, Hebrew University felt like a […]
Read MoreYour Inner Rebbe (6-Minute Mommy Peptalk Video)
When you slow down your mind you can access your own wellspring of intuitive wisdom. photo credit: alles-schlumpf via photopin cc
Read MoreKids Removed from Families Find New Home (4-Minute Inspirational Video)
Ohr Simcha in Kfar Chabad, Israel provides a home for 300 boys who have been removed from their own dysfunctional and abusive parents. Ohr Simcha was recognized by the Ministry of Education as the best boarding school in Israel. Learn more here. Thanks to JewishMOM Hadassah Aber for sending this my way…
Read MoreSmiling on the Roller Coaster
Why do people smile on scary roller coasters? Because they know the roller coaster is under supervision. The state authorities check its safety. The technician. The amusement park manager. Life’s a scary roller coaster too. But this roller coaster of life is also under supervision. This roller coaster (no matter how out of control it […]
Read MoreFeminist Housewives
Just saw an interesting New York magazine article called “The Retro Wife: Feminists who say they’re having it all—by choosing to stay home “ by Lisa Miller. Special thanks to Manhattan JewishMOM Serena S. for sending this my way! Here’s some of my favorite quotes from the article: “Home, to these [modern housewives], is more […]
Read MoreThe Boy Who Made Me Cry Today
I wrote this post last Yom HaShoah When I took Yoel into his cheider this morning, I wasn’t crying. But by the time I left, I was. As Yoel’s classmate walked away from his father towards the cheider, his father said to him: “Avi, listen to me, when the siren goes off this morning, don’t […]
Read MoreFill up Your Post-Pesach Gas Tank (5-Minute Mommy Peptalk Video)
Pesach was wonderful…and exhausting! Here’s how to get your energy back… photo credit: dmoola via photopin cc
Read MoreA Mother’s Plea for 3-Year-Old Injured in Terror Attack (3-Minute Important Video)
Please watch and forward the heartrending plea of Adva Biton whose 3-year-old daughter is in the ICU in critical condition after their car was hit by a rock thrown by an Arab terrorist 2 weeks ago. Please pray for a speedy recovery and perform a good deed for Adel Chaya bat Adva. Thanks to Allison […]
Read MoreRabbi Herschel Schacter z”l: Savior of Buchenwald’s Orphans
The following is an excerpt from the New York Times article Rabbi Herschel Schacter Is Dead at 95; Cried to the Jews of Buchenwald: ‘You Are Free’ By MARGALIT FOX The smoke was still rising as Rabbi Herschel Schacter rode through the gates of Buchenwald. It was April 11, 1945, and Gen. George S. Patton’s […]
Read MoreJoy of Israel with Jamie Geller (10-Minute Aliya Video)
Jamie Geller’s Nefesh b’Nefesh aliya videos were such a huge success that she’s decided to make an additional series called “Joy of Israel’ about her new life as a JewishMOM in Ramat beit Shemesh. I personally feel so emotional about the tremendous zechut I have to be living in this holy, historic, and breathtaking land. […]
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