One Reason I Love Israel…
I arrived in Israel for the first time in February 1992, smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest blizzards in Israeli history. I remember setting out for a walk from the place I was staying, and looking out over the snow-frosted Judean Desert. I felt like I had entered the wardrobe and […]
Read MorePlease Pray for Yosef Simcha ben Zakah Basya
The 16-year-old son of Soveya founders Eli and Zakah Glaser was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor, and the delicate surgery to remove his tumor took place this week. Below is a update from Eli and Zakah Glaser on Yossi’s promising condition post-surgery. Please continue to pray for Yosef Simcha ben Zakah Basya for a […]
Read MoreThe Terror Attack and My Son by Yehudit Janey Welis
My son Kopel & I were affected by last week’s bus bombing in Jerusalem. I’ve written about it to try to relieve some of the trauma, and to share the experience from a non-political, mother/child perspective.–Yehudit Janey Welis Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 2:59pm. I’m finished with my meeting in Jerusalem and I call my 14-year-old […]
Read MoreRandom Links I Loved
The My Shtub Blog: A young Lubavitch mom of 3 with a serious illness, a very cute daughter with Downs Syndrome, and a tremendous gift for photography. I love this blog! A Sneak preview of the newly-released book The Ten Habits of Happy Mothers by Meg Meeker M.D. I read this preview and was totally […]
Read MoreRebbetzin Heller’s Exciting New Self-Development Program
Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller is starting an exciting new Self-Development program for women based on the book the Chovot HaLevavot. I get the sense from what I have seen so far that this program will be truly life-transforming. Highly recommended! I also loved seeing Rebbetzin Heller looking so beautiful and dressed up fancy in these professional […]
Read MoreThe Famous Rabbi Scheinberg Pesach Cleaning Checklist
Is Passover cleaning getting you stressed out, tired out, and flipping out with your kids and husband? Rabbi Scheinberg Shlit”a says: Don’t go overboard, Jewish mom! If you are starting to look like the woman in this video, I recommend that you print up Rabbi Scheinberg’s thorough but easy room-by-room instructions as a sanity-preserving guideline […]
Read MoreMy 2 Rules for Happier Passover Cleaning
I’m really, really not a big balabusta. But I have discovered two rules that have helped to make Passover cleaning bearable, and even enjoyable (at least most of the time)… RULE #1—DON’T MIX UP THE 2 CLEANING MODES CLEANING MODE #1 is QUICK AND EASY: This is the mode for cleaning things that will not […]
Read MoreThe Top 10 Tips for Easier Passover Cleaning
The sun falls beyond the horizon on Purim, and my heart falls alongside it. The month of costumes and kreplach and candy are behind me. And the month of ajax and windex and clorox is upon me. Oy. This morning, though, I chose to devote myself to reading instead of cleaning. I decided to read […]
Read MoreJon Stewart on The Thin Blue Line
A very funny report from Jon Steward on the eruv controversy in the Hamptons. The Thin Jew Line – Watch more Dailyshowcolbert Videos at Vodpod. Photo courtesy of Flickr.com user John Lewish
Read MoreThe Big Event THIS THURSDAY!
Is there something that you hate about your personality? Do you hate how you are so lazy or so disorganized or so impatient or so anxious? Well, that could all change starting this Thursday… The days between the 25th of Adar (this Thursday, March 31, ’11) and Shavuot are called the 72 days of Chesed […]
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