The mother of a soldier tells the story of a soul rising and another descending. Did the sun rise this Sunday morning? I wouldn’t know. All I saw was darkness, all we as a nation saw was devastation. We had lost eleven precious soldiers; it was too much to bear. With hesitation, I opened the…
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From the Heart of a Mother of a Lone Soldier
BCP Contributor Alisa Avruch shares the emotions and experiences of being in the US and having a son in the IDF. On October 7th, I became the mom of a soldier at war. I used to be a regular Jewish mom like you. Focused on carpool, Amazon returns, and finding the perfect one-pan-dinner. Oh, and…
Download: Hebrew Names of Hostages for Davening
Danielle Renov @PeasLove&Carrots compiled a list of Hebrew names so you can daven. When we learned that Danielle was compiling a list of Hebrew names, we knew it was something we wanted to share with you. Please download, print, and send this list so we can continue to keep the hostages in our minds and…
Every Child Can Benefit: Ohel’s New Resilience Workbook
Ohel’s brand-new resilience workbook for children couldn’t have come at a better time. Learn all about ‘Inner Space,’ below. You’ve heard us speak about Ohel before: Ohel Children’s Home and Family Services is the umbrella organization that services the Jewish community with mental health support. Read all about what they do in our previous round-up…
Tehillim: The Hours of 6PM – 10PM are Crucial
It’s during the dark hours of the night, when Eretz Yisrael is sleeping, that the soldiers are undertaking their most dangerous missions. And they reached out, to us in America, where people are still awake, to protect them with our tefillos. With tremendous mesiras nefesh, they battle, but they know where their true strength lies….
Yes, You Can Live Your Life–with Gratitude
For Yidden, the “slap” ushers in the song of connection and gratitude to Hashem. Over the past half year or so, I had the tremendous pleasure and merit of teaching a series on Mesilas Yesharim on the Inspire By Wire phone line, titled “Journey Inward.” Over the spring and summer months, we moved through the…
Healthy Ways to Deal with Anxiety
Are you just nervous? Or are you experiencing real anxiety? What you should do. We’re all worried and shaken. Feeling sad and scared are normal responses today. Tragedies, national and personal, can affect us in different ways. Some may worry about a rise in anti-Semitism and are scared to go out to places like Walmart…
Yad Eliezer Is Always at the Forefront
Yad Eliezer/B’Ezri, known as a credible and foremost support organization for Yesomim and Almanos in Eretz Yisrael, is getting what’s needed done in houses, groceries and on the ground of Israel. We’ve been familiar with Yad Eliezer’s work for, we can say, decades. Starting October 7th, their role in taking care of Eretz Yisrael’s widows…
The Jewish Memory Game: Download, Print, and Color!
It’s now that we’re feeling the achdus of the Jewish nation more than ever. This game is an easy way to convey these values to our children without even using words. Created by C.A.Kohn, check out the first set of Jewish cartoons he drew for between carpools and this post for Chanukah and Purim themed…
Update #4 – From Yerushalayim: A Jewish Mother’s Journal
An Ongoing Series: Tune into the thoughts and feelings of one mother of young children in Jerusalem. Editor’s Note: When Elisheva approached us with the desire to write a journal, a couple times per week, on her thoughts, feelings, and experiences as a young mother in Yerushalayim, we said yes. Like we wrote in this…
