And the Winner Is….
Mazal tov to Jerusalem JewishMOM Rachel Aviner, the 1st Place winner of our JewishMOM.com $100 Chanukah Recipe Contest for her Spiritual Chanukah Challah recipe. Also congratulations to cookbook-author Leah Hartman, who came in a very close second place with her recipe for Cheese Latkes. Thanks so much to all of you JewishMOMs who took the […]
Read MoreMy 41st Birthday Present
Today I came home from my morning rush-hour drop-offs and I noticed something bizarre: there is a garden sprouting on my roof. I climbed up the stairs outside my house to get a closer look, and smiled. What a great and fitting present for my birthday this upcoming Monday… You see, this birthday isn’t one […]
Read MoreYonatan Razel Sings About his Daughter’s Miracle
This week I bought Yonatan Razel’s newly-released CD “In Between the Sounds.” The CD is PHENOMENAL, so moving, so beautiful. The only problem with it is that I can’t seem to get past this song below, since I just want to listen to this song (which Yonatan sings together with his brothers Yehuda and Aharon) […]
Read MoreSign Condolence Letter for Mothers of Newtown Victims
We, the undersigned, are Jewish mothers from around the world who want to express our sincerest condolences to you on the tragic loss of your child, of blessed memory. May God provide you and your family with comfort from this horrible and devastating loss. המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים Sincerely, Chana Jenny […]
Read MoreBaby Critically Injured During Terror Attack Celebrates Bar Mitzvah
This post is based on an article that appeared in Maariv written by Yossi Eli At the beginning of April 2001 an infant named Ariel Yarad was critically injured by a mortar that exploded in Gush Katif. He was rushed to the hospital with no signs of life. But the medical staff managed to save […]
Read MoreVote for the JewishMOM.com Chanukah Recipe Contest $100 Winner!
Thanks so much to all of you JewishMOMs who submitted recipes. I really enjoyed trying out a few of the submitted recipes over Chanukah, and I also really enjoyed the reminder that it wasn’t just me sweating over my sizzling frying pan all on my lonesome…It made all that frying feel so much for meaningful […]
Read MoreWhere was God During the Connecticut Massacre? (9-Minute Mommy Peptalk)
I’ve been feeling so broken since I heard the news…Here’s some words of chizuk that I hope will provide a little bit of comfort.
Read MoreMexican Latkes by Sina Mizrachi
Sina Mizrachi of The Kosher Spoon submitted our final semifinalist for the JewishMOM.com Chanukah Recipe Contest. Mexican Latkes 3.5 lb Russett potatoes, peeled and grated 3 zucchinis, grated 1 red onion, grated 1 jalapeno, grated or finely chopped 3 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup flour 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper a […]
Read MoreSpiritual Challah by Rachel Aviner
I’m sure that a recipe has never moved me to tears, until I read this this special challah recipe which is a semifinalist in the JewishMOM.com Chanukah Recipe Contest. It was submitted by Jerusalem JewishMOM Rachel Aviner. In addition to being the mother of these two cuties in the photo below, she is currently studying […]
Read MoreCheese Latkes by Leah Hartman
Here is our 6th semifinalist for the Chanukah Recipe Contest by Jerusalem JewishMOM Leah Hartman. In addition to being a mom of 5 kids, Leah is the esteemed rebbetzin of Nachlaot’s “V’ani Tefila” synagogue. She hopes to one day publish a cookbook of her yummy recipes. Cheese Latkes These don’t get so many points on […]
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