Women Grow Bigger Brains after Giving Birth
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS If it wasn’t for my friend Alyson Spindell, you wouldn’t be reading these words right now, since she was the person who about a year ago recommended that I start this blog! So, Jewish moms, all together now, “THANK YOU ALYSON!” And thanks again to […]
Read MoreHow Do Parents of Large Families Manage? Meet Tal and Talia
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS The following is a guest posting from Hannah Katsman of A Mother in Israel I have been enjoying Hannah’s blog since I joined her mailing list a few weeks ago, and I especially enjoyed this article by Hannah about how parenting a larger family is […]
Read MoreDear Rebbetzin Heller: How to Discuss Sexual Abuse with your Child
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS Nachlaot is reeling this week from news of a neighborhood resident who, it turns out, had been molesting neighborhood children for years. Before he was arrested, I saw this person almost every single day and he never aroused any sort of suspicion in me. Like […]
Read MorePray for RivkA from Coffee and Chemo
I have known RivkA of the Coffee and Chemo blog for many years. She is a funny, dynamic, full of life, and totally unforgettable human being who is currently fighting for her life after a prolonged battle with cancer. Please say a prayer for this Jewish mom of three teenage children, Rivka bat Tirzel. Click […]
Read MoreOne Mother's Visit to Rachel's Tomb
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS I got this letter from a reader yesterday, and it brought tears to my eyes. Hebrew words are defined below.. Dear Chana, I would like to share my feelings that I had yesterday, on the yahrzeit of Rachel Imenu. On my way home in the […]
Read MoreThe Rebbetzin of Toldos Aharon's Advice for Moms
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS This past Shabbat, I entered a parallel dimension. And I liked it there. A lot. A friend invited me to join her at the weekly women’s third meal hosted by the Rebbetzin of Toldos Aharon in Meah Shearim. Before the meal, I thought I would […]
Read MoreMeeting Meah Shearim's "Starving Mother"
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS “It is the only regular email I receive (and I receive many) that I always read cover to cover”–Rishe Deitsch This past Saturday evening, I met the Meah Shearim mother who became front page news last year after she was accused of starving her children. […]
Read MoreEinstein's Yiddishe Mama
CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS I just saw these on Aish.com and thought they were really sweet. They appear in the book “Yiddishe Mamas: The Truth About the Jewish Mother” by Marnie Winston-Macauley about what famous people said about their own Jewish mothers… My Yiddishe Mama: Albert Einstein According to […]
Read MoreMy Neighborhood Rachel Imenu: 8 Children after a 7 Year Wait
“You know Ganenet* Rachel’s story don’t you?” Last week, my eyebrows simultaneously leaped towards my hairline and furrowed at this tantalizing conversation starter. What kind of “story” could there possibly be behind our universally beloved ganenet? The only thing unusual about Ganenet Rachel seemed to be her off-the-charts passion for teaching and devotion to her […]
Read MoreMommy Peptalk: Light within the Limitations
Finding inspiration within the limitations of raising a family. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU-c8f5Xb-Y]
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