My Own, Personal Avodah Zara
Last Tuesday a pedophile threatened my life. Even a week later, I am still too shaken up to go into the details of what took place. But I would like to share with you what I have been going through this past week… In terms of what we’ve done on a practical level, we met […]
Read MoreA Hero of Israel: Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau (4-Minute Video)
The incredible life story of one of my personal heroes, Israel’s former Chief Rabbi Lau. His story, I think, is an important reminder that a traumatic childhood can sometimes shape a phenomenal human being.
Read MoreThe Invisible Writer by Azriela Jaffe
I read this article a few weeks ago in Mishpacha Magazine and for a good week or two I was thinking about it all the time. When I first read it, my first reaction (especially as a fellow writer) was anger, as in: “Azriela, what are you doing!!?? Don’t let yourself get taken advantage of […]
Read MoreHashem’s Cop by Rabbi Lazer Brody
Reprinted from Breslev.co.il The 350 Mehadrin bus from Bnei Brak to Ashdod is normally jammed, but at 3 PM more than half the seats were still vacant. Four young women in slacks, obviously not from the Haredi or religious neighborhoods along the route, boarded the bus at the stop adjacent to the Coca Cola factory […]
Read MoreThe Week’s Mommy Peptalk: The Secret Weapon of the Eternal People (9-Minute Video)
An oldie but a goodie. The incredible story of the Belzer Chassidim’s return from near total annihilation during the Shoah, and the Jewish mother’s leading role in the continuation of the Jewish people.
Read MoreThe Making of a Godol (4-Minute Inspirational Video)
This is probably one of the sweetest things any husband has ever done for a wife… He made a video documenting his wife’s pregnancy to show how, week by week, a mother’s prayers influence the development of a Jewish child. Made me cry…Thanks to Chaya Houpt of AllVictories for sending this my way! Image […]
Read MoreSee the Sextuplet Stroller…
One of the highlights of my Shabbat is seeing the hilariously anachronistic pictures my 4-year-old Yoel brings home from Cheider. Yaakov Avinu wearing a streimel, Pharoah wearing a crown, Yishmael wearing a cowboy hat and malevolent sunglasses… But this week’s picture takes the cake, I think…The Midrash teaches that the Hebrew mothers in Egypt would […]
Read MoreMy Pedophile Miracle
I had fled from the pedophiles, and there he was, sitting right across the room from me. This year I had the most intense Elul of my life. Day after day was filled with names of more Nachlaot children who had been sexually assaulted by a growing list of suspected pedophiles at a growing number […]
Read MoreThe 5 Words Babies Use (16-Minute Important Video)
WOW, this is one of the wildest things I have ever seen. A baby expert teaches moms how to interpret the “words” that every human baby uses. Thanks to Sara Gallor for sending this my way…
Read MoreOfficial Beit Shemesh Women’s Flashmob (2-Minute Fun Video)
If I had a nickel for every flashmob video that has been forwarded to me…and that I haven’t posted. The brutal truth is that I still haven’t really figured out why these boring flashmob videos are getting so many zillions of views on Youtube. Why does anyone find these interesting at all? But I did […]
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