You're Not the Only One
Click to order: http://www.artscroll.com/Books/mtmh.html Here is the 3rd post from a 7-week series of excerpts from the JewishMOM.com book of the year Mothers to Mothers: Women Across the Globe Share the Joys and Challenges of Jewish Motherhood by Julie Hauser (Artscroll), a collection of honest and colorful interviews with 30 Orthodox mothers sprinkled with insightful […]
Read MoreThe Mega-Peptalk: 6 Ways to be a Happier Mom
In honor of Adar, six tips to becoming a happier mother (30 minutes) [googlevideo=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4569871808322195291&hl=en#]
Read MoreThe Husband Gemach
Want to be a happier, more inspired mom? Click to receive our Free Weekly Newsletter An oldie but a goodie, from the Efrat Purim Shpiel a few years back. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRRoWOvKklQ]
Read MoreOne Mother's Struggle with Vitamin D Deficiency
Did you know that because we absorb Vitamin D from the rays of the sun, modestly-dressed people are especially at risk for Vitamin D Deficiency? Therefore, Vitamin D Deficiency among religious Jews is at epidemic levels…Read about one woman’s personal struggle with and recovery from this condition that can cause extreme fatigue, pain, and depression. […]
Read MoreThe Most Important Mommy Peptalk of the Year
Two simple, life-altering tools that will enable every mom to discover her ultimate, unique, G-d-given mission in life. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcUfCMHahMU]
Read MoreNew York Times Tribute to Chassidic Matriarch
Want to be a happier, more inspired mom? Click to receive our Free Weekly Newsletter When we spin our groggers this Purim to blot out the name of Haman, every Jewish mom should remember the Chassidic matriarch Yitta Schwartz who dedicated her life to blotting out the name of Haman’s great-great-great grandson, Adolf Hitler, by […]
Read MoreMoshiach's Hat
Want to be a happier, more inspired mom? Click to receive our Free Weekly Newsletter If you know some Hebrew, this anonymous poem I just discovered is a must-read. So sad. So true. MOSHIACH’S HAT (A Poem To Ponder) By Anonymous ben Kolonymous (who else?) ‘T was the night of the Geulah, — And in […]
Read MoreHoly Kugel
Want to be a happier, more inspired mom? Click to receive our Free Weekly Newsletter Whether it be potato or noodle or Jerusalem, my reaction to kugel has always been pretty ho-hum. It’s OK, but who would really notice if it was missing one week? Not like the Shabbat hall of famers: chicken soup, cholent, […]
Read MoreOne Woman's Account: The Postpartum Monster
Click to order: http://www.artscroll.com/Books/mtmh.html Until Passover, every week this blog will be featuring an excerpt from the newly-released JewishMOM.com book of the year Mothers to Mothers: Women Across the Globe Share the Joys and Challenges of Jewish Motherhood by Julie Hauser. Here is this week’s excerpt: Leeba is a speech therapist who has experienced postpartum […]
Read MoreWaiting 22 Years for Baby Rivka
Want to be a happier, more inspired mom? Click to receive our Free Weekly Newsletter On the 10th of Shvat, this past January 24th, Ora Belaish gave birth to her first child after 22 years of marriage, two weeks short of her 43rd birthday. Here are some inspiring highlights from my interview with Ora last […]
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