My Favorite Father's Day Video
Here’s my favorite Father’s Day video of all time “Still my Daddy.” Song performed by Nachlaot’s own Rabbi Yom Tov Glaser. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVQP6GL-Ps0]
Read MoreThe Evolution of Dad
The new movie “Evolution of Dad” is being released this Sunday in honor of Fathers Day. How amazing to discover that it was directed by Dana Glazer, a buddy of mine from almost 20 years ago at Bowdoin College! Today, Dana is a film director/stay-at-home dad who has made a movie about fathers like him, […]
Read MorePalindrome of a Lost Generation
A palindrome, like the poem in this video, reads the same backwards as forward. This 1-minute video is brilliant and inspiring. Make sure you read as well as listen. (thanks to my friend Elana Mizrachi for sending this my way! Do you have a video/article/story/idea you would like to share with Jewish moms around the […]
Read MoreTell Me, How do you Raise a Kid Like This?
I don’t remember the last time a video made me cry this hard. Watching Daniel, this 16-year-old boy who stood up to an angry Arab mob as he walked down the street holding an Israeli flag high and proud, is so phenomenally moving. Maybe it touches such a deep place in my heart because this […]
Read MoreHow to Deal with Kids Fighting
Your kids are fighting…again! You should: A) Get out your handy family water cannon from behind the fridge and break up the fight B) Gather your kiddies around the table with mugs of herbal tea and help them to talk through their issues C) Send them to their rooms until they cool down, or start […]
Read MoreMommy Peptalk: "So, What have You Been Doing the Whole Day?!"
Learning to see our daily accomplishments through G-d’s eyes. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sNtlDQ1fzs&feature=player_embedded]
Read MoreThe Lubavitcher Rebbe talks about Jewish Women
In honor of Gimmel Tamuz, the 16th yahrtzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, here is a video of the Rebbe speaking about the special mitzvot and contribution of Jewish women. What an inspiration to hear the Rebbe speak! Click here to send a letter to the Rebbe’s grave on the yahrtzeit [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5AzzDenarU]
Read MorePornified Girls
Last month, over 2 million people clicked to view a bunch of lingerie-wearing 8-year-olds dancing and gyrating to a sexually explicit song in a national dance contest. The New York Times Magazine published an editorial by Peggy Ornstein condemning (at least sort of) the clip last week: “Wearing outfits that would make a stripper blush, […]
Read MoreRivka bat Yael Razel Update: Laughter
6 weeks following her accident, Rivka bat Yael Razel is continuing her rehabilitation at Alin Hospital, with a world-class staff of occupational therapists, physical therapists, and doctors who are working with Rivki many hours every day to aid her recovery. Rivki’s doctors are currently predicting that she will require a year of rehabilitation. The highlights […]
Read MoreMazal Tov to Recovered Groom-Soldier Aaron Karov and Wife!
Join our Email List This past December, I posted “A Chanukah Miracle,” an interview with recovered war hero Aaron Karov, the idealistic IDF lieutenant who was nearly killed in the Gaza War several days after his wedding. Karov’s surprise recovery was hailed by his doctors as nothing short of a modern miracle. And yesterday, this […]
Read More