The 2 Times Rebbetzin Kanyevsky Really Lost Her Cool
In 99.9% of the stories that appear in the newly-released comprehensive Artscroll biography about Rebbetzin Kanyevsky, what’s most striking is how the Rebbetzin is able to give and give and give under extremely trying circumstances without ever losing her cool. Here’s a few examples: -After a neighbor named Rachel Nadel who was a mother of […]
Read MoreWhen Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi Met a Mother from Givat HaUlpana
A huge b’shaah tova to my teacher and mentor, Harabbanit Yemima Mizrachi, who is supposed to give birth any day now! At this advanced stage of pregnancy most teachers would have already stopped teaching, but this is Rabbanit Yemima we’re talking about, which means that she is continuing to teach and her classes are just […]
Read MoreThe Blessing of an Imperfect Mom
My neighbor, Toby* was raised by a mother who suffered from clinical depression, and Toby was unable to forgive her… As a child and teenager, Toby hadn’t even realized that her mom was different than the moms of her classmates, but when she became a mother herself at the age of 24, her fury at […]
Read MoreSuperwoman of Nachlaot
This morning I saw “T”* and her husband rushing to the courthouse to attend the trial of the pedophile who molested their young children. T stood on the street corner in her Shabbos sheitl and suit, and her husband was wearing his long black coat and hat as they stood waiting for a taxi with […]
Read MoreAvraham Fried at Torah Dedication for Fogel Family
On the yahrzeit of the murdered members of the Fogel family z”l, the community of Itamar dedicated a new Torah scroll written in their memory. When I saw this video featuring Avraham Fried, I thought about what an extraordinary nation we are. In response to this horrific murder, instead of lowering ourselves to the level […]
Read MoreThe Parent Manifesto (11-Minute TED Talk)
In this TED talk, Australian psychologist, author, and mom Jodie Benveniste lays out her personal mothering Wellbeing Manifesto. I had a few issues with her manifesto, for example with her statement “It’s not about having the best child, it’s about helping children enjoy the best in life.” While I also strive to raise my children […]
Read MoreFormerly Homeless Terror Orphan Begs: Don’t Destroy My Home in Givat HaUlpana
Didi Dickstein was only 15 when his parents and brother were murdered by terrorists in 2002, leaving him a homeless orphan. His home in Givat HaUlpana is the only home he and his siblings have in the world, and now that too is scheduled for destruction at the end of this month. Watch Didi’s moving story… English […]
Read MoreRunner Victorious by Finishing Last (2-Minute Inspirational Video)
This is so heartwarming. When a rival runner collapsed in the race she was running, state champion runner Meghan Vogal chose to stop running in order to carry her across the finish line. It reminds me of something I heard recently, that in the end, what we truly possess isn’t the things we own, but […]
Read MorePedophile Patience
Moriah runs over to me and clings to my arm in fear… I look at my 7-year-old daughter with confusion when, with her scared eyes, she indicates the pedophile who lives a few houses down from us who is passing by the playground on his way home. I stick out my tongue in a spontaneous […]
Read MoreMeet the 30 Families Behind the Givat HaUlpana Controversy
Because there have been so many, I am unable to remember all of the horrific terror attacks that have taken place since I moved to Israel 20 years ago. But one attack I will never forget was the tragic murder of mother of 8, Ita Tsur of Beit El, and her 11-year-old son Ephraim Tsur […]
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