My Search for Leiby z”l by D’vora Gelfond
I needed to type out my experience in searching for Leiby. I just typed my thoughts. I’m not a writer, so forgive all the mistakes. I want to share with you, from a personal viewpoint what happened last night July 12, 2011 in Brooklyn, New York. As I was standing in front of Leiby’s apartment […]
Read MoreFasting? Kids? No Problem! A Busy Moms Guide to a Meaningful Tisha B’Av
An 11-Minute video. If you cannot view YouTube videos, please click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY_yRdAhIn8 Image courtesy of Flickr.com user Andrew Ratto
Read MoreThe Top 7 Top Websites for JewishMOMs
I’m always on the prowl for new excellent websites for JewishMOMs. Here (in no particular order) are my 7 favorite website (are any of your favorites not on this list? Please add your recommendations in the comments). 1. The All Victories Blog : This is a wonderful newborn blog created by my friend and neighbor […]
Read MoreTisha b’Av’s Coming: 2 Jerusalem Mini-MOM Videos
Here’s two Mini-MOM Videos I made a few years back in honor of Tisha b’Av…about a special JewishMOM who has dedicated her life to rebuilding Jerusalem. Jerusalem Mother (2 minutes) For the Sake of Jerusalem (2 Minutes)
Read MoreI’m Going CRAAAAAAZY!!!
Check out the new post in the JewishMOM.com Community Bulletin Board called “I’m Going CRAAAAAAZY!!!” Maybe you also have advice for this overwhelmed young JewishMOM? Image courtesy of Flickr.com user Rochelle Hartman
Read MoreRemembering Amy Winehouse z”l
I had never even heard of Amy Winehouse before she was found dead at the age of 27 last month. But following her death, I googled her name and listened to her music and discovered a phenomenally gifted musician. Her caramel-smooth, core-of-the-Earth deep voice. What talent, what brilliance, even. I’ve never really heard anything like […]
Read MoreSuffering in Silence: Jewish Wives in Need of Intimate Guidance by Anonymous
“And how are you doing?” I asked my old friend. After catching up on families, work, etc, I sensed that something still weighed heavily upon my friend’s heart. She paused for a few moments, and then shared some difficult shalom bayis challenges she is facing. She and her husband are at an impasse about the […]
Read MoreJewishMOMs donated over $750 for the Needy Bride
Thanks SO MUCH to all the JewishMOMs who sent in donations from all over the world to help my friend, an extremely holy mother of 10 who is struggling to find the money to marry off her fifth child this coming Elul. My friend and her daughter asked me to express their heartfelt gratitude to […]
Read MoreRapping Yeshiva Students
A beatboxing New Yorker sets up a microphone, and a diverse crowd comes along to rap with it. Forward to 1:08 to see the dancing yeshiva students. This got me all teary, so sweet.
Read MoreWhat does an Off the Derech Chassid Miss Most?
18 years ago, I left behind the bright lights of the secular world for the holy glow of Torah and Shabbat and the dream of creating my own, personal Mikdash Me’at. And the truth is that, since becoming religious, I’ve rarely considered those formerly observant Jews who passed me as they were making a mad […]
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