There Goes My Life
Two years ago, during a pretty rough stretch of mommy burn-out, I prescribed for myself a month of daily doses of this video. Today, just hearing the intro music makes me start bawling… I think this song by Country music star Kenney Chesney is just about the best Mommy Peptalk that exists. Turn up your […]
Read MoreThe Place: The New International Center for Emotional Well-Being
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS I just ran into the representatives for an exciting new resource for Orthodox men and women: “The Place: The Jerusalem Center for Emotional Well-Being” at Beit Natan’s Health Fair. The Place offers highly- subsidized counseling and support groups as well as a free weekly hotline […]
Read MoreDear Rebbetzin Heller: Why So Many Kids?
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS This week’s Q and A from Naaleh.com starts off with a strange question from a woman whose sister is depressed because she “only” has 7 kids. But Rebbetzin Heller’s answer is brilliant and so true, an unforgettable reminder of why we have children in the […]
Read MoreThis Week's Mommy Peptalk: For Moms of High-Energy Boys
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS Inspiration for moms of rambunctious boys. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJx979QpNHI] CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS
Read MoreWhat Color is Hashem?
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS My 3-year-old, Yoel, been asking some funny questions recently. “How does a mouse go to the bathroom if he has a tail?” “Bread comes from flour. Apples come from a tree. But where do people come from?” And yesterday, Yoel’s stumper of the day was: […]
Read MoreWaiting for Peter
Peter, my husband’s step-father, is dying. After a 6-month battle with pancreatic cancer, the oncologist told my mother-in-law last week that Peter’s four sons should congregate to Kingston from the 4 corners of Canada to see their father before he passes away. And then on Sunday afternoon, my husband called to tell me that it […]
Read MoreLeading the War against Sexual Abuse in the Orthodox Community
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS JewishMOM.com salutes two revolutionary organizations that are in the front lines of the holy war against sexual abuse in the Orthodox community : 1. For the past 7 years, “Forum Takanah” has been fighting sexual harassment and misconduct by authority figures (i.e. rabbis, teachers, principals […]
Read MoreFrom Broadway to Meah Shearim
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS When my parents first met, they liked each other right away. But what really clinched the deal for my mom was the fact that my father, like her, knew all the lyrics of the relatively obscure Broadway musical “Lost in the Stars.” And my parents’ […]
Read MoreShepping Nachas from my Dad
My Dad, Dr. Matthew Freedman, is a radiologist specializing in cancer researcher at Georgetown University Hospital. This week the New York Times posted a front-page article about a group research project he’s been very involved in for the last 8 years, which discovered that CT scanning can reduce lung cancer deaths among smokers by 20%! […]
Read MoreThe Miracle of Conception–A Must See!
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS All I can say is WOW! Sperm meets egg and all the zillions of steps leading up to the birth. Absolutely incredible! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iItjtWd0SpE] CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS
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