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Pedophiles in Ninveh

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 26, 2011 in Current Events, Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 4 comments

Batya’s got hepatitis C, and I’ve got pedophiles. But we’re both living in Ninveh. Confused? Let me explain… As most of you know, this past August I discovered that my seemingly quiet, idyllic, safe-and-secure Jerusalem street was actually the epicenter of what Maariv newspaper is calling the largest pedophilia case in Israel’s history. And how […]

Don’t Wait too Long to Start Solids

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 25, 2011 in Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 20 comments

This is a guest post from A Mother in Israel’s Hannah Katsman: There’s a lot of contradictory information out there about when to start offering your baby solid food. In this interview with Shoshi Belkowitz, a speech pathologist whom I met recently at a lactation conference, she talks about the ideal time for babies to […]

VaZakeini by Baruch Levine (3-Minute Video)

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 24, 2011 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 2 comments

Wow, this is so beautiful. From the prayer we say for our children when we light Shabbat candles (translation below). “Privilege me to raise children and grandchildren who are wise and understanding, who love Hashem and fear Hashem, people of truth, offspring that are holy, who to Hashem are attached, (who) illuminate the world with […]

Must-See Video for Every Single JewishMOM (6 minutes)

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 24, 2011 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life | 2 comments

I think this song by Abie Rotenberg should be required listening for every single JewishMOM. Prepare yourself for a good, cleansing JewishMOM cry. Thanks to Chaya Cohen for sending me this unforgettable video. (Lyrics below) The Man from Vilna by Abie Rotenberg I met a man last Sunday, who was on his way back home […]

My Teacher, the Abuser by Sara Esther Crispe

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 24, 2011 in Current Events, Inspiration | 1 comment

In a sort of crazy turn of events, I just found out that one of the indicted pedophiles in my neighborhood was an influential teacher of TheJewishWoman.com editor Sara Esther Crispe. Sara Esther posted her reflections this week upon discovering that her former role model committed atrocities against dozens of children… My Teacher, The Abuser […]

An Interview with Popular JewishMOM Singer Chanale

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 24, 2011 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 4 comments

A few weeks ago at least five people forwarded me the new video of singer Chana Felig (AKA Chanale) accompanied by urgent messages along the lines of “Chana Jenny, WATCH this! This is the ultimate JewishMOM.com video!” So (like over 20,000 other JewishMOMs) I watched the video (scroll down to watch). I loved the video […]

Congratulations to New Years’ Resolution Contest Winners

Posted by JewishMom on Oct 23, 2011 in Jewish Moms | 0 comments

Mazal tov to the following JewishMOMs who submitted their New Year’s Resolutions for the year 5772 and were chosen at random to win the new Rebbetzin Tap Jewish Holidays DVD… 1st Place: Yehudit Levy of Jerusalem, Israel (who won the grand prize of a Rebbetzin TAP Jewish Holidays DVD plus a Shabbos DVD plus a […]