Royal Wedding Inspires Cosmo Editor to Push off Marriage until 30

Posted by JewishMom on May 18, 2011 in Current Events | 24 comments

One Cosmopolitan editor revealed this week why she wouldn’t say yes if her long-term boyfriend proposed today—and why she gives 2 thumbs up to “Waity Katie” Middleton who married at 29… This is what she had to say: (reprinted from Cosmopolitan Magazine) By Zoe Ruderman I have a confession to make: I look at wedding […]

The Best Revenge: Holocaust Survivors Celebrate Birth of 99th Grandchild

Posted by JewishMom on May 18, 2011 in Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 0 comments

(Reprinted from Shmais.com) Below is a translation of a very heartwarming article that appeared on the Ynet website and was written by Yechiel Fleischman. Yoel and Breindy Fleischman are my grandparents. I am their seventh grandchild, and this week their 99th great-grandchild was born. Even more are on the way, God willing. As a child […]

Waiting 15 Years for Baby Natanel by Rebbetzin Chana Bracha Siegelbaum

Posted by JewishMom on May 18, 2011 in Inspiration, Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, Uncategorized | 9 comments

The following is an excerpt from Rebbetzin Chana Bracha Siegelbaum’s journal from her pregnancy following 15 years of infertility. Rebbetzin Chana Bracha is the director of Midreshet Berot Bat Ayin and the author of the acclaimed book Women at the Crossroads: A Woman’s Perspective on the Weekly Torah Portion. Rebbetzin Chana Bracha wrote: My story […]

“Cutest Jewish Child” Winner is also a YouTube Superstar

Posted by JewishMom on May 17, 2011 in Israel, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 0 comments

Turns out that being JewishMOM.com’s Cutest Child Contest winner is not Yechiel Moshe Rosenthal’s first 15 minutes of fame… The following “Funniest Home Video” of little Yechiel has been viewed on YouTube 817, 986 times!!!

JewishMOM.com Videos Now Filter-Friendly!

Posted by JewishMom on May 16, 2011 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Thanks to Aish.com‘s Shraga Botwinick and his technical advice, from now on nearly all JewishMOM.com videos will be filter-friendly! Thanks Shraga and Rabbi Coopersmith, and all of Aish.com!

And the Winning Cutest Jewish Child is…

Posted by JewishMom on May 16, 2011 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, Uncategorized | 4 comments

Our absolutely adorable First-Place Winner is 3-year-old Yechiel Moshe Rosenthal of Ramat Beit Shemesh. Yechiel’s mom, Penina, writes: “Yechiel Moshe is a risk-taker. He’s wild and goofy and funny, but he’s also a very sensitive child. He is the second of our three children, and we will be cutting his hair in Meron this Sunday.” […]

Keep Priorities Straight: Jar of Life (1-Minute Video)

Posted by JewishMom on May 15, 2011 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Motherhood | 0 comments

I was just thinking about this beautiful and important video on account of last week’s peptalk “How to Eliminate Stress and Accomplish More.” Enjoy!

This Week’s Filter-Friendly Peptalk: My Strange Habit

Posted by JewishMom on May 15, 2011 in Inspiration, Inspirational Videos, Jewish Moms, Motherhood, My life, Uncategorized | 1 comment

The Mother of all Miracles by Freidl Leibe bas Chava

Posted by JewishMom on May 10, 2011 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 0 comments

I read this intensely moving and powerful article this week on Aish.com. It’s the personal story of a mother who gives birth after two miscarriages… Silence. There is simply overwhelming silence. I’ve been meaning to write for months now, to share the enormous joy with all those who shared my pain and fear, to tell […]

Vote for the Cutest Jewish Child Contest Winner!

Posted by JewishMom on May 9, 2011 in Inspiration, Jewish Moms, Motherhood | 8 comments

Thanks SO MUCH to all you JewishMOMs who took the time to send in photos of and stories about all of your delicious cuties! I’ve been enjoying this contest so much that my husband and I have already been brainstorming a bunch of new fun contests for the coming months… Below you will find the […]