My Lame Shavuot
I wrote this article a few years back… I’ve been doing it for years, and it hasn’t bothered me one smidgen. But for some reason, this year’s Shavuot stuck at home stuck in my throat like a painful fish bone that wouldn’t budge. This year, like every year, my husband was out teaching the whole […]
Read MoreJoin the Mothers to Mothers Partnership Initiative
Loneliness, sadly, is often part and parcel of modern motherhood. But Mothers to Mothers author Julie Hauser is trying to do something to help us JewishMOMs create meaningful friendships with one another. I received this letter this week from Julie about her exciting partnering project for JewishMOMs. Yasher koach Julie! Dear Chana, I would like […]
Read MoreOther Than the Pain by Chaya Houpt
Here’s this week’s exquisite post from my favorite fellow mommy blogger, Chaya Houpt of All Victories. My body is working fine. My muscles, my nerves, my respiratory system, my brain. All functioning and thriving. My mood is joyful, serene. I have energy and inspiration. Only—my leg and part of my back are in constant pain […]
Read MoreAgain?: Reflections on Turning 40
Tomorrow is “First Grade Day” in kindergarten, so Moriah was searching around the house this morning for “first grade things” to bring to gan. She discovered the old browning, pink, be-butterflied school backpack that has already been through 3 daughters, and the old Hello Kitty pencil case that has already been through 1 or 2. […]
Read MoreContest Winner was Miracle Baby
Mazal tov to Ilana Solomon on winning 2nd place in our Shavuos Nachas contest! But the truth is that even before I read Ilana’s adorable story about her 6-year-old son Raphael, I knew that this Raphael Solomon was no ordinary kid. Watch this video I made a few years ago called “When Somebody Falls in […]
Read MoreAnd the Winner is…
Congratulations to Ruth Cantor of New Jersey, who received 1st place in our Shavuos Nachas Contest for the story of her 22-year-old son Michael’s bone marrow transplant in order to save the life of a stranger. What an amazing story! Ruth will receive a free copy of my book One Baby Step at a Time. […]
Read MoreRaising Empowered Kids
What kids need: Water Food Sleep Love Attention Nurturing But there’s something else. When a child misbehaves, my parenting teacher Dina Friedman explained this week, frequently that is a child’s way of telling you that he or she is starving for POWER.* So how do we give our children power? Here’s a few power-providing suggestions […]
Read MoreMazal Tov, Mom and Dad!
45 years ago today, in a backyard in Queens, NY, my parents got married. In honor of their anniversary, I am posting this video I made a few years back and love so much featuring my parents and their advice for a happy marriage. This week’s Mommy Peptalk, also in honor of my parents’ anniversary, […]
Read More