Baruch
The word Baruch comes from the same root as the word “Brecha,” a spring of water. So when we say “Baruch atah Hashem” we are actually saying, “Hashem, Your blessing overflows,” like a bubbling-over spring. And that water, that blessing, Hashem’s infinite gifts to us and the world, fall upon us every day, every moment, […]
Read MoreMommash: The Oy and Joy of Mothering a Large Family
This week, Lori Fein interviews me about my life as a mother of many (B”H KA”H) for her wonderful Mommash podcast. Enjoy! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mommash-the-oy-joy-of-family-with-lori-fein/id1670780787?i=1000617980388 https://anchor.fm/mommash/episodes/15–Your-Next-Good-Thing-with-Chana-Jenny-Weisberg–the-Jewish-Mom-Dot-Com-e2628gn
Read MoreWhen Love Conquered Traffic
Yesterday afternoon I hopped into my neighbor’s car and we headed from Jerusalem to Beersheva to support our 18-year-old daughters at their end-of-year theater-club performance. At first Waze predicted a quick hour-and-twenty-minute trip, but traffic had something else up its sleeve. My neighbor and I ended up stuck in traffic jam after traffic jam, turning […]
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The Kallah’s Incredible Story
Today I attended the wedding of the oldest son of a dear friend. I didn’t know the bride or her family. But when I saw on the invitation that the bride’s mother had an English first name, I had this weird feeling that I was connected with her somehow. And, sure enough, at the wedding, […]
Read MoreThe Lubavitcher Rebbe on Our #1 Mitzvah
“Rearing children is inevitably associated with tireless dedication, for which no shortcuts can be found… “But to have children, to “be fruitful and multiply,” is the first of the 613 commandments recorded in the Torah. It was written first– explained Rabbi Yosef Yitzhak, the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe–to teach us that having children is the most […]
Read MoreOn the 4 Jews Murdered Today
This past Sunday I brought a meal to a young mom I’d never met who’d just given birth to her second child. Less than 2 hours later, I was about to take my son home from his horseback riding lesson when I turned the key and realized my car battery was dead. I called Yedidim, […]
Read MoreMy Visit to Ancient Shilo
I’ve been living in Israel for nearly 30 years, and my name is Chana, so I can’t really explain why it took me until today to visit the site most associated with my namesake: ancient Shilo. This is the exact place where Chana came to pray for a child, in the Holy Tabernacle, and where […]
Read MoreAn Almost Blind Mom
In the US, school is out and sleep away camps haven’t started yet, so for the last 2 weeks Josh and I have been hosting lots and lots of wonderful American Jewish families. This Shabbat, for example, we hosted a super lovely family of 4 from near San Francisco. Lorie and Ron are travelling around […]
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