Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story (3-Minute Official Trailer)
This looks like an amazing movie about the bravery and idealism of Entebbe Raid hero Yoni Netanyahu z”l…This quote from him is one to live by, “I must feel certain that not only at the moment of my death shall I be able to account for the time I have lived, I ought to be […]
Read MoreTake off that SuperMOM Cape
“Eema, I’m afraid.” “There’s nothing to be afraid of, honey…Nothing at all…Eema will make everything all better.” In this week’s issue of Mishpacha Magazine, psychotherapist Rabbi David Hochberg wrote something that hit very close to home for me, and I’m sure for a lot of readers. He explained that as parents, seeing our kids struggle […]
Read MoreIf I Should Have a Daughter by Sarah Kay (3-Minute Inspirational Video)
Poet and teacher Sarah Kay reflects on disappointment and tragedy and undying hope…This inspirational poem has been viewed over 1.7 million times, and I can understand why. I sobbed throughout both times I watched it… Enjoy, JewishMOM!
Read MoreJewish Mothers, What’s New? (3-Minute Funny Video)
Residents at a Jewish Nursing Home reflect on what it means to be a Jewish mother. I laughed, I cried, and generally adored this! Happy Mother’s Day, JewishMOMs! Hat tip to Life in Israel
Read MoreThe Disabled Veteran who Refused to Give Up (5-Minute Inspirational Video)
Arthur Boorman was a disabled veteran of the Gulf War for 15 years, and was told by his doctors that he would never be able to walk on his own, ever again. Watch his incredible story that has been viewed 1.3 million times since it was posted on YouTube 8 days ago…What’s your dream for […]
Read MoreWhen Illness Makes a Spouse a Stranger (5-Minute Moving Video)
Michael French has frontotemporal dementia, for which there is no cure or treatment. As his condition deteriorated, his wife, Ruth, had to move him to a nursing home, where she spends most days. This story is so sad, but the truth is that I also found it extremely inspirational… to see this real-life heroine who, […]
Read MoreYou Let Your Kids Do WHAT?
20/20 featured a shocking episode this past Friday called “You Let Your Kids Do WHAT?” This show includes a Las Vegas Billionaire who bribes her teenage daughter to bring home straight A’s with trips to Morocco and $20,000 shopping sprees. A couple that is raising their sons on a Florida nudist colony. And a couple […]
Read MoreThe Real Life Seven Dwarfs (8-Minute Barbara Walters Interview)
This week, 20/20 featured the world’s largest family of dwarfs, parents Trent and Amber of Georgia and their 5 children. I think it is SO inspiring to see this family that manages to maintain a positive outlook despite the extreme medical and social challenges they face constantly (as mother Amber explains, they reject the “woe-is-me” […]
Read MoreThe Rebbe who Risked his Life for Mikveh
It’s mikvah night. You park your car, plop down your money, do your preparations, dunk, and go… It’s so easy to forget about the spiritual power of this crucial mitzvah… So I was struck by this Mishpacha account about the Nadvorna Rebbe zt”l, who was famous for his stunning self-sacrifice for the mitzvah of mikvah. […]
Read MoreWhat If?: A Portrait of Infertility (4-Minute Powerful Video)
This video, created by a childless Jewish woman, is a powerful reminder for us JewishMOMs about just how sensitive we need to be to the pain of the 1 in 8 married women who struggle with infertility.
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