9 Tips to Achieving Joy by Rabbi Zelig Pliskin
In honor of Succot, the happiest holiday of the Jewish calendar, here are “9 Tips to Achieving Joy” excerpted from the former JewishMom.com book of the month Life is Now by Rabbi Zelig Pliskin. Enjoy and Chag Sameach! 9 Tips to Achieving Joy by Rabbi Zelig Pliskin 1. I think appreciatively and gratefully. What five […]
Read MoreMommy Peptalk: The Garden of Eden and the Jewish Mom
Inspirational thoughts on Simchat Torah. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B63OoivXnk]
Read MoreHow to be Miserable
CLICK TO JOIN OUR WEEKLY E-MAIL LIST This funny video by Aish.com provides step-by-step instructions to ensure that you will NOT be happy this Succot, or ever. Since I first watched this video, I have thought of it several times a week, whenever I find myself falling yet again into the devious misery trap… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6TN-o9NeQM] […]
Read MoreThe Black-and-White Cookies
CLICK TO JOIN OUR WEEKLY E-MAIL LIST Three elegant, vibrant grandmothers I met at the shul invited me to join them for coffee and angel cake. They were from a New York religious community I know nothing about, and I was in the mood for a bit of adventure, so I agreed. And I’m happy […]
Read MoreMommy Peptalk: Hagit bat Leah
Reflections on a sick friend and the festival of Succot. [vimeo 15118208]
Read MoreBeing a SAHM vs. Working Mom*
CLICK TO JOIN OUR WEEKLY E-MAIL LIST This week, I received letters from 2 moms at different ends of the SAHM vs. Working Mom Debate, which made me think that a lot of moms out there must be struggling with these same issues. So I’d like to share their letters and my response with all […]
Read MoreSuccot: The Ultimate Shelter (1-Minute Video)
This is a really powerful video, breathtaking desert footage, and it really pulled me into the real spirit of almost-here Succot. Enjoy! [vimeo 14112198]
Read MoreMy Favorite Clean, Funny Videos
CLICK TO JOIN OUR WEEKLY E-MAIL LIST Last year somebody took me to the home of the Ampshanover Rebbe shlit”a. Once inside, we gave the Rebbetzin the letters we had written for the Rebbe, and several hours later she returned to us with the Rebbe’s responses to our questions. My main question to the Rebbe […]
Read More20 Rules for a Good Life by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
A few months back I told you about Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ beautiful E-book, Letters to the Next Generation, a collection of letters from a father to his children on the purpose of life. Here is yet another chapter I loved, in which the father lists his 20 guidelines for a good and moral life. I […]
Read MoreMy Rosh Hashana Ah-Ha Moment
CLICK TO JOIN OUR WEEKLY E-MAIL LIST My expectations for Rosh Hashana this year were lower than low. I expected it to be a 3-day festival of bored kids, chronic indigestion, a Mt. Kilimanjaro of dirty dishes in BOTH sinks, and floors that were already sticky and black 2 hours into this year’s 72 hour […]
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