Adar Stories
The two businessmen in the nice car were inching along the narrow street, as slow as a tortoise. And then I saw the reason why… In front of their car an elderly Charedi woman was walking ever-so-slowly down the middle of the street, so stooped over that she literally walked at a right angle as […]
Read MoreBe a Mensch (1-Minute Important Video)
Yasher koach to the creators of this important video…The highlight for me, of course, is Naama Margolese’s cameo appearance at the end. Learn more about the “Be a Mensch” movement at BeAMensch.com
Read MoreHadas’ High School Surprise
“Jenny, tell us about Hadas’ high school…” during our weekly Skype call last week, my parents asked for the inside scoop on Hadas’ dream high school that B”H sent her an acceptance letter last week. “Well, it’s located about half an hour north of Jerusalem. But they have a school bus every morning, and it’s…well…sorry…but […]
Read More30 Mothers Donate Milk for Twins whose Mother Died in Childbirth
A tragic and touching story. This past November, after 7 years of trying to have children, 44-year-old Michal Lura Friedman died of complications following her birth by C-section to twins. Following the tragedy, a network of 30 friends, relatives, as well as total strangers have been donating milk in order to fulfill Friedman’s wish that […]
Read MoreMerkaz Harav Rosh Yeshiva Responds to Students’ Murder (2 7-Minute Inspirational Videos)
The Netivot Shalom teaches that suffering is a prerequisite for joy. Maybe that is why the days leading up to Purim have been marked by 2 of the worst tragedies of recent years, the Merkaz HaRav massacre on Rosh Hodesh Adar and the Fogel massacre on the 6th of Adar. Thanks to my friend Yoni […]
Read MoreA Tribute to the Jewish Mother (1-Minute Inspiring Commercial)
So beautiful. A commercial made by Wissotsky Tea in honor of the JewishMOM. Yasher koach to Charlie Harrary for the moving voice-over and to filmmaker Shmuel Hoffman for the great video. And here’s another fantastic tribute Shmuel Hoffman made to JewishMOMS…for JewishMOM.com 4 year ago! Image courtesy of Flickr.com user Lee Haywood
Read MoreRabbanit Yemima Mizrachi’s Weekly Class Now in ENGLISH!
I’m an addict. For the past decade, Shabbat just hasn’t been Shabbat without the parsha sheet of my mentor, Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi. And now, amazing news for you Hebrew-challenged JewishMOMs, Rabbanit Yemima’s weekly parsha sheet, which is already distributed to thousands of people in Hebrew, is now going to be translated every week INTO ENGLISH, […]
Read MoreNachlaot: Our Kind of Place by Chaya Houpt
“Are you planning to stay in Nachlaot?” has been the question of the year. But underneath that question, I understand that my multitude of questioners are really asking me a different question: “Chana Jenny, why in the world would you stay in Nachlaot!?” Thank you to fellow Nachlaoter, JewishMOM Chaya Houpt of All Victories for […]
Read More105-Year-Old Mrs. Noyek is Still Volunteering!
Well, I’ve seen a lot of things. But this, I have never seen. Mrs. Dorrie Aber Noyek is 105 years old, and she still races around her local Florida hospital as a volunteer of 38 years! Mrs. Noyek is a colon cancer survivor, and has outlived 2 husbands and 7 siblings. And she is healthy […]
Read MoreTheir Second Childhood: A Visit with the Fogel Orphans
The Fogel family massacre occurred exactly a year ago, on Shabbat Zachor. The following is a partial translation of an article that appeared in Maariv written by Sari Makover Balikov. After reading this, I feel like Ruti Fogel’s parents are among the most inspirational people alive. True modern heroes, like their idealistic daughter and son-in-law […]
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