AAP: American Babies Watch 1-2 Hours of TV a Day
American babies and toddlers watch an average of 1 to 2 hours of TV a day. ONE TO TWO HOURS OF TV A DAY! And that time spent in front of the TV is harming American children, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. When I read this scary statistic I thought about how we frum […]
Read MoreWhat Gilad Shalit Taught Me
If Netanyahu had asked me whether Israel should pay such a heavy price to release Gilad Shalit, I would have said “NO!” Like all of us, I desperately wanted Gilad home, but I think that the release of over 1000 unrepentant terrorists eager to kill yet again is not only irresponsible, it’s suicidal, G-d forbid. […]
Read MoreMy Visit to the Most Beautiful Place in Israel
We spent the first day of Succot, Friday, and then Shabbat with our old friends who live in Maaleh Michmas, a settlement about half an hour north of Jerusalem. I think this settlement just might be located in THE most beautiful part of Israel. On Shabbat I played hookey from shul and walked over to […]
Read MoreThis Week’s Eema Peptalk: Simchat Torah in Belz (7-Minute Video)
I’ve really been looking forward to re-posting last year’s Simchat Torah peptalk. Overall, I’ve made over 100 peptalks by now, and this is my all-time favorite. Enjoy and chag sameach!
Read MoreRebbetzin Kanievsky ZTS”L
I was so terribly sorry to hear of the passing of Rebbetzin Batsheva Kanievsky earlier today (on Shabbat), her funeral is taking place right now. To get a sense of this great woman, watch this video to see the great joy with which she writes a dedication for a visiting American bar mitzvah boy in […]
Read MoreOver $4500 Raised for Pedophile Victims
JewishMOMs, I always knew that you are the best, but now I have real-life proof. In the end, you JewishMOMs have sent in over $4500 to provide psychological assistance and life-brightening food packages for the neediest families involved in the pedophile crisis in my neighborhood (click here if you would like to read the EXTREMELY […]
Read MoreGilad Shalit to be Freed!
In a recent post I mentioned a list I made entitled “Terrible Situations I Thought Would Never Improve…But Did.” On this list of amazing and totally unexpected miracles I have witnessed in my lifetime, I included: The assassination of Bin Ladin The collapse of the Soviet Union The release of Soviet Jewry The end of […]
Read MoreWorld’s Funniest Rebbetzin builds Succah
I LOVE this “rebbetzin’s” hilarious videos…here’s Rebbetzin RLZ’s newest about building her succah– with a guest appearance by her mother.
Read MoreHyper-Tsnius?
Hallel stopped in her tracks and gasped, “What’s that!” I saw the woman and my heart jumped too. I also find them scary. The women who walk around Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh covered from head to toe with black sheets. These women remind me of how my brother and I used to run around the […]
Read MoreMommy Tummy Pregnancy Simulator for Men
I thought this was pretty entertaining. A Japanese researcher created a “Pregnancy Simulator” so that men will have more sympathy for the challenges faced by pregnant women. ‘Mommy Tummy’ Pregnancy Simulator Lets Men Experience What It Feels Like To Carry A Baby (Video) – Watch more Videos at Vodpod.
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