A Father’s Love Song for his Son: Light will Fill You by Maor Shooshan
Somehow this song landed in my facebook feed, and I proceeded to listen to it 10 times straight! The melody is SO beautiful, and the message, I think, is especially appropriate for this time of year, when we moms need all the koach we can get to do all the things we need to do. […]
Read MoreA Motto for Pesach Cleaning: “WE ARE RICH!” By Sivan Rahav Meir
It’s fourteen days until Seder night arrives. Each year the following thought from Dr. Miri Kahana helps me muster the strength needed for all the cleaning, shopping, and cooking that lie ahead: “I wanted to share a thought to which I continually return: all of this arduous cleaning we must do is only because we […]
Read MoreMy Response to a Jew with No Connection to Israel by Anat Ishai
This eloquent and powerful response of Anat Ishai http://instagram.com/challah.mom is also, I think, the best response to those who wonder how it’s possible that yesterday the UN ranked Israel the 4th happiest country in the world. All the other countries in the top 10 are peaceful, wealthy countries like Finland, Denmark, New Zealand, and Luxemburg with […]
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Read MoreOur Shocked Dinner Guest
Last night we hosted a lovely older Jewish couple from Chicago. At one point, the husband mentioned that he’s a lawyer, so Josh mentioned that his dad’s a law professor. “Where’d you go to law school?” Josh asked our guest. “Harvard Law.” “Really? Which year did you graduate?” “1969.” “Really?? My dad graduated in 1969! […]
Read MoreMazal Tov to Devora Paley on the Birth of a Baby Boy
Good news for the Paley family: Devora Paley, the mother of Ya’akov and Asher HY”D gave birth to a son last night at Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital. Her husband Avraham, who is hospitalized in the rehab ward at the same hospital, was by her side during the birth, which took place 2 days after Yaakov […]
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