Mommy Peptalk: Chelsea Clinton's Wedding Day
CLICK TO JOIN OUR E-MAIL LIST What Marc Mezvinsky gave up when he married Chelsea Clinton. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wglieFfZprY]
Read MoreDancing Auschwitz Controversy
I received this video in an Email a few weeks ago, with the assurance that it would make me laugh and make me cry. And it certainly did. Seeing this 89-year-old Holocaust survivor dancing his victory dance over Hitler with his daughter and grandchildren at Auschwitz moved me profoundly. But when I saw that this […]
Read MoreRecommended Mommy Reading
Some though-provoking parenting articles I read this week that I wanted to share with you moms: What if Mommy Didn’t Love You? by Dr. Miriam Adahan About mothers who don’t love their children and how adults who were neglected as children can become healed. The Idealized Birth by Lisa Belkin When the pursuit of the […]
Read MoreThe Truth about Birth
If you are pregnant, it’s probably better to wait until after your birth to read this post…Sorry. Imagine that you are on a rollercoaster. The one with the 6-story high loop-de-loops, and your brother in the seat beside you saying: “Yanno, I heard someone had a heart attack on this thing last month.” The rollercoaster […]
Read MoreOrthodox Home Birth on "A Baby Story"
RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS What a fantastic episode of “A Baby Story,” featuring the home birth of an Orthodox mom in New York City. WOW! I certainly enjoyed watching this infinitely more than I enjoyed going through it myself 3 weeks ago! What a wonderful family, definite candidates for world’s nicest […]
Read MoreElul is Coming: Join the New Chabura!
6 months ago, at the urging of a few moms on my mailing list, I joined Rabbi Aryeh Nivin’s Personal Development Chabura. Looking back, I realize that have never participated in any class or course that has improved my life as immensely as this chabura. Highly, highly, highly recommended for every mom reading this. Because […]
Read MoreWanna Trade?: 2 Kinds of Tisha b’Av Tears
I once had a neighbor whose life was in shambles. Nava’s on-again, off-again boyfriend had finally flown the coop for good. She was living off of occasional unemployment checks and charity that barely kept food in her cabinets and a roof over her head. She hadn’t spoken with her parents or two brothers in more […]
Read MoreMommy Peptalk: My Non-College Graduation
Reflections on my unusual college graduation and the upcoming fast of Tisha b’Av. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0zd677J0AA]
Read MoreRivka bat Yael Razel Update: Rivki's Talking!
CLICK TO JOIN OUR E-MAIL LIST It’s been 3 whole weeks since I sent a Rivka bat Yael Razel Update, which means that I, thank G-d, have three weeks worth of incredible news to share. -Three weeks ago, Rivki’s doctors at Alin Hospital decided that Rivki’s condition was stable enough for her to leave the […]
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