Great Tip for the 1st Week of School by Debra David
Here’s a simple, sweet, and smart tip to help our kids ease the sometimes tough transition back to school/nursery school that I just received from JewishMOM life coach Debra David. This tip is for the first week of school/nursery school. I’ve heard this a few times from different people – Put a note in your […]
Read MoreFree Rabbi Nivin Teleconference this Thursday: Using Elul to Have the Greatest Year of Your Life
Machon HaAdam HaShalem presents: The Power of Elul Using Elul to have The Greatest Year of Your Life This Drasha for Women is free & open to the public Given by Rabbi Aryeh Nivin Thursday, September 1st 12 pm EST, 9 am PST, 7 pm IST Call-In & Recording Instructions: To call-in to the live […]
Read MoreMeet this Week’s JewishMOM: Children’s Author Bracha Goetz
What is your name? Hi there! I’m Bracha Goetz. Where did you grow up? In Rego Park, NY – as Vicki Druss. Where do you live? In Baltimore. How old are your kids/grandchildren? We are blessed with wonderful children who range in age from 21 to 31, and a garden of growing grandchildren, with our […]
Read MoreFinding our Voices (13-Minute Video)
It’s really easy for me to be a vocal supporter of Israel in Jerusalem, but if I found myself yet again on a liberal New England college campus? I don’t know if I’d have the guts… I still remember when my buddy Drew, the college newspaper editor, asked me to write something up about my […]
Read MoreMother Sued for “Bad Mothering”
Just came across this weird story on Shine: “Kimberly Garrity was sued by her children, Steven Miner, II (23) and Kathryn Miner (20) for bad mothering…poor Kimberly has spent a few years battling the lawsuit her children filed. Amongst the grievances and horror the two kids endured was: receiving a birthday card that did not […]
Read MoreA Bat Mitzvah with Rebbetzin Kanyevksy
This morning my dear friend and long-time (4 years this month!) Email chavruta Sara Deb shared with me these wonderful photos from the bat mitzvah of her oldest child, Adina. In honor of the bat mitzvah, this week Sara and her father took Adina to the Bnei Brak home of Rabbi and Rebbetzin Kanyevsky for […]
Read MoreThe Beggar and the Wealthy Man’s Wife (5-Minute Video)
Another Chassidic story from Nachlaot storyteller Barak Hullman…
Read MoreA Mikvah Poem by Anonymous
An anonymous eema just Emailed (eema-iled) this poem to me, and I thought it was quite exquisite and moving…Makes me think of the multitude of secret stories hidden within every JewishMOMs heart. An unseen cycle deep within Reaches its apex, begins to wane With the first drop of blood a wisp of death And the […]
Read MoreThe Irene-Elul Connection from Rabbi Aryeh Nivin
Rabbi Aryeh Nivin sent out the following thought-provoking idea about the spiritual potential of Hurricane Irene…(please note, this week is your last chance to register for the 3-week free trial offer of Rabbi Nivin’s AMAZING Personal Development Chabura starting this Wednesday) Rabbi Nivin wrote: Regarding the hurricane that hit New York earlier today, I wanted […]
Read MoreRabbi Lazer Brody on the Hurricane, Earthquake, Missiles etc. (9-minute video)
Rabbi Lazer Brody just sent out this video in response to all the crises plaguing the world this week. I’ve been thinking about this all day. Hope you find it as helpful as I did…
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