Mikve Night with OCD by Anonymous
I received this article yesterday, and it really warmed my heart to read how the author helped her friend with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder prepare for the mikve, transforming mikve for her from a difficult mitzvah into a more enjoyable one. As I climbed the stairs to the mikve that wintery Friday night, I was met […]
Read MoreMother of 11 Joins Knesset Today
Meet Orit Struk, a JewishMOM with 11 kids (ranging between the ages of 13 and 31) and 12 grandchildren KA”H, who is becoming a new member of Knesset today. Struk grew up in a traditional Jerusalem family and was educated at the elite secular highschool “Tichon She’l’Yad HaUniversita.” In 11th grade she became religious through […]
Read MoreI Have Good News and Bad News…
I have some good news, JewishMOM, and I have some bad news. I’ll start with the bad news: I’m being audited by the IRS. The good news: it’s not a full audit. The IRS just wants me to provide documentation regarding a few items on my tax return, including the fact that I am the […]
Read MoreThe 80/20 Rule (12-Minute Mommy Peptalk Video)
How to get your kids to cooperate and still keep your home a happy place for your kids.
Read MoreUnbroken Spirit: A Heroic Story of Faith, Courage, and Survival by Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich
Living as a religious Jew in Jerusalem, it’s so easy to forget that my day-to-day reality was, in fact, an impossible, unattainable dream for entire generations of Jews who for 2000 years prayed morning, afternoon, and evening to return to this holy city. Maybe that’s why I find few things more inspiring than reading about […]
Read MoreA Fantastic Gift for Your Child: A Chore by Ziva Meir
About a decade ago, I heard a parenting teacher tell the story of a mother who would hand her daughter dishes to wash one by one, and as she passed over each one she would say “A gift…a gift…a gift.” As someone who has always seen my children’s help in the house as a gift […]
Read More3 Tools to Get Kids to do Chores Happily
This past Wednesday night I spent two hours cleaning up messes my kids left all over the house in an embittered, martyr-esque it’s-a-good-think-everyone’s-asleep-so-I-have-nobody-to-scream-at rage. And for those 120 minutes I realized the extent to which my younger kids feel no sense of responsibility for the cleanliness of the house. And that’s why, day after day, […]
Read MoreThe Birth of the Israeli Airforce (7-Minute Inspirational Video)
If it wasn’t for the heroism of a group of American Jewish fighter pilots in 1948, Israel might not even exist today. Very moving. Thanks to Ramat Beit Shemesh JewishMOM Tamar Miller for sending this my way!!
Read More10 Tips to Get Inspired (15-Minute Mommy Peptalk Video)
Practical suggestions to help busy JewishMOMs stay connected to Hashem, the Torah, and our ultimate goals.
Read MoreWhy My Neighbor’s Worried about Me
My neighbor, Chava,* is really worried about me. Some background. I met Chava when both of us were trying to help out the family of Nachlaot JewishMOM Chagit bat Leah z”l when she was dying and after she passed away two years ago. Chava, who lives in Nachlaot’s Charedi section, provided suggestions to assist Chagit’s […]
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