Don’t Carpe Diem by Glennon
This amazing article was posted only four days ago on the Momastery blog, and mothers around the world have already shared it 183,000 times!!! Read this unforgettable and perfectly right-on article on the essence of motherhood and you’ll understand why… Thanks to Michal Mendelson for sending this my way:) Every time I’m out with my […]
Read MoreMazal tov? Reflections on Hitting Forty
The big FOUR ZERO. Friday was my 40th birthday. And tonight, right after Shabbat ended, we had our family party. The party was lots of fun. There were fantastic presents, and great food and an awesome cake. But despite all this fun, for the beginning of the party I was still feeling a bit pensive […]
Read MoreThis Week’s Peptalk: My Cornerstore Heroes
An oldie but a goodie…What my cornerstore owners and their high-maintenance customers taught me about being a JewishMOM.
Read MoreThe Largest Pedophilia Case in Israel’s History (LINKS): פרשת הפדופיליה הגדולה מאז קום המדינה בנחלאות–קישורים
For journalists and others seeking info I’ve compiled this list of links related to the facts of the Nachlaot Pedophile Crisis…I plan to be updating this list with new articles as they appear, IY”H. JewishMOM.com (English) August 6, 2014 JewishMOM.com (English) November, 20, 2014 The Algemeiner (ENGLISH) July 29, ’13 JewishMOM.com (ENGLISH), May ’13 Channel […]
Read MoreThe Charedi World through a Secular Lens
Anti-Charedi sentiment is scarily high right now in Israel. A sweeter-than-sweet 12-year-old Charedi girl was even verbally (and almost physically) attacked on a Jerusalem bus this week, just for being Charedi. Heartbreaking and horrifying. And the cause of all of this hostility against Charedim and the Charedi world: several weeks of non-stop incitement and virulently […]
Read MoreCandid Tips from Ayala Nivin’s FULL HOUSE
Last spring I posted an interview with mother of 14, Ayala Nivin of Ashdod. That inspirational article about the personal struggles, growth, and victories of this impressive mother of a very large family was one of the most popular articles I have ever written. And then this past November Ayala Nivin was featured in Mishpacha […]
Read MoreGrudges Against My Relatives by Yentl Eisenberg
As I get older, I realize that I am not much good at being a great relative. You know, one of those people who everyone uses as a role model; someone who gets invited to every simcha, someone who gets regular visits from relatives just because they are nice to be with. As a child, […]
Read MoreBeit Shemesh’s Hadassah Margolese Speaks Out (Inspirational 2-Minute Video)
I thought this speech by Beit Shemesh JewishMOM heroine Hadassah Margolese was truly inspirational…As a resident of a neighborhood whose children must also live in fear of a group of cruel, violent, and repulsive adults, this JewishMOMs courage and determination gave me a ton of chizuk. Go, Hadassah, Go!
Read MoreThe Chanukah Story According to a 3-Year-Old (Funny 5-Minute Video)
I know Chanukah is long gone, but this video is SO cute and got me laughing so hard and so long that I just had to post it. Thanks to JewishMOM Tamar Stone who sent me this video made by her daughter with her Gan Chabad students in California. Image courtesy of flickr.com user […]
Read MoreMeet the IDF’s Hat Lady (2-Minute Video)
I can’t get over how GOOD JewishMOMs are…Just look at this JewishMOM from Efrat whose knitting group started a project that has brought in over 18,000 hand-knit hats for Israel’s soldiers! Got all teary and smiley watching this, G-d bless JewishMOMs and G-d bless and protect our soldiers! Special thanks to JewishMOM Tamara Laufer for […]
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