Having 4 Babies after 40: Tamar Stone’s Story
Last week, in response to my article “Again?: Reflections on turning 40” in which I contemplated the possibility that I would be unable to have more children, I received a comment that made my eyebrows jump Heavenward…A JewishMOM named Tamar wrote the following: “I feel a little out of my league here. I just turned […]
Read MoreSpeaking with Kids about Personal Safety (33-Minute Video)
“Speaking to Your Kids about Personal Safety” is a parenting workshop conducted by Rabbi Yakov Horowitz, Director of The Center for Jewish Family Life’s Project YES and dean of Yeshiva Darchei Noam in Monsey, NY. Part of the Project YES “Keep Our Children Safe” initiative, this workshop was designed to raise awareness among parents in […]
Read MoreMy Favorite Musician in Concert Tuesday Night
Wanted to tell you JewishMOMs about a concert being given by my favorite musician (and dear Netivot Shalom chavruta), Efrat Razel, tomorrow night at Reshimu (in Jerusalem, behind the Gerard Behar Center). If you come, make sure to come over to say hello! Starting time 8:30 PM Tickets cost 40 NIS
Read MoreMeet JewishMOM of the Week: Sara Gallor
I’m thrilled to be introducing a new feature on JewishMOM.com, “JewishMOM of the Week.” This means that every week I hope to feature a different JewishMOM.com reader, so that all of us JewishMOMs can start “meeting” each other. I am personally fascinated to learn more about the moms behind my site statistics and the faces […]
Read MoreA Brick Wall, 8 Stories High
Hagit bat Leah z”l’s 5 young orphans and their abba are getting kicked out of their apartment this month. So this morning I went over to have a discussion with their landlady, in order to convince her to let this struggling family remain in their home. I told the landlady, who is an extremely lovely […]
Read MoreA Shabbos Haiku by Cindy Scarr
This Haiku by Cindy Scarr made me smile… SHABBOS COMING QUICK STILL ON THE COMPUTER. OY! WHAT’S WITH THE CHOLENT? Cindy Scarr has been living in Jerusalem since after high school. She is a mom of six boys, and a writer/copy editor/copywriter/photo editor for Mishpacha Magazine. Photo by Flickr.com use Aoife
Read MoreLoving Parents, Unhappy Children
Here’s an excert from a highly thought-provoking article from the Motherlode Blog about what happens to kids whose parents make sure that their kids are TOO happy… “Lori Gottlieb is training to be a therapist. All the books she read in graduate school taught her that behind every patient, there is a problem parent — […]
Read MoreIsrael’s Children
Yesterday I saw a group of about 50 7-year-olds being led down a Nachlaot alleyway by their teacher as she held an Israeli flag high above her head. My neighborhood, historic Nachlaot, is Jerusalem’s 2nd most popular destination for tourists (after the Old City). So I’m very used to seeing multiple sunglass-wearing, water-bottle-toting tour groups […]
Read MoreThis Week’s Mommy Peptalk: A Bucket of Tsures
How to access pleasure even at life’s toughest moments. If you cannot view YouTube videos, please click here Photo courtesy of Flickr.com user LabyrinthX
Read MoreLeading Rabbi Recommends Egg Freezing for Single Women
I just heard about a revolutionary ruling from one of Israel’s leading rabbis regarding egg freezing for single women. Rabbi Menachem Borshtein Shlit”a, the director of Machon Puah, is recommending for single women over the age of 32 to freeze their eggs, in order to enable them to have children if they eventually marry. Rabbi […]
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