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We are Jewish women, wives and mothers trying to stay smart, stylish and spiritual. This blog is the groundwork for what will eventually be a space for Jewish women to learn, share and connect. E-mail mimi@ladymama.org with your contributions.
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Guest Blogger: Fast, Simple and Yummy Recipes

Submitted by Moussia Kohanbash Moussia lives in Pittsburgh with her husband. In her spare time, she blogs at www.fashionfirecracker.blogspo t.com, all about her busy life cooking super fast and easy m...

1 day ago

Guest Blogger: Receiving the Torah...again?

By Esther Golam Esther is a massage therapist and reflexologist. She lives in Gush Etzion, Israel with her husband and baby. "Shavuot was approaching again... Although I had gone to them previou...

25 may 12

Mimi, get real.

By Mimi Hecht [These Shavuot thoughts were adapted from an article I wrote in 2008] MIMI, GET REAL. Honestly, was my soul really at Mount Sinai? To say that my soul was present at the giving of the T...

25 may 12

What I Want From the "Chayas" and "Deborahs" ; Talking About Orthodox Judaism in the ...

I am a Chassidic woman. And I love going to Mikva. Oh, and I also hate going to Mikva. Can all the "Chayas" and "Deborahs" get together and talk about that? What I Want From the &...

24 may 12

An Interview with Chaya Kurtz (of XOJANE fame)

Chaya Kurtz became an instant celebrity yesterday when she published an article entitled "What Womens Media Needs to Know about Chassidic Women," a say-it-like-it-is account of all that is ...

23 may 12

Behold, the Power of the Chocolate Chip

By Mimi Hecht I can just hear people from the future, saying, "Ahhhh, remember Trader Joes pareve chocolate chips? We thought the world was ending so we all stocked up. I still have one bag that...

18 may 12

Makeup: Looking Good On Camera [Tips n tricks!]

By Vera Tov Vera is a certified makeup artist based in New York. A graduate of a protégées Make Up Designory school (MUD). Vera has all of the necessary skills and tools to create an unique and fresh...

17 may 12

Why Chabad Wont be at the Anti-Internet Rally

Mimi Hecht While some got caught in the dangers and fear of modernity, the Rebbe knew it was all here for us to orient it towards a better, more productive, more united world. Why Chabad Wont be at t...

16 may 12

Parents Turn to Sleep Counselors [Thats my friend Rivky!]

The above clip is from a recent Fox 5 News segment about the increasingly popular use of sleep counselors to help parents and their babies get a goods night sleep. But more than how awesome it is tha...

15 may 12

The Gift of Loss: Talking About My Miscarriage On Mothers Day

By Mimi Hecht Ive had sonograms before and know what youre supposed to see. And it is not the black, empty space that me and my husband suddenly found ourselves peering into. The Gift of Loss Talking...

13 may 12

My Time Cover :)

(Comment and share this picture from Facebook.com/JewishWomen) May every woman and mother bask in the rays of the Shabbat message that EVERYTHING is good ENOUGH. Pat yourself on the back for working ...

11 may 12

Why cant we all just be a mom? [My response to the cover of Time]

Mimi Hecht Every mom seems to be sporting a pin, with the overarching slogan being "I believe this with the strength of a mountain and should you believe otherwise I will bury you alive." W...

11 may 12

Insights from the Rebbe (In honor of Lag Baomer!)

Today is Lag Baomer! As a LadyMama striving to stay "smart, stylish, spiritual and sane," it would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the depth of this joyous day! ---------- What IS Lag Ba...

10 may 12

Cooking w/your Kid (Part 2) + KID-FRIENDLY RECIPES from BusyInBrooklyn.co m

Im super excited that Chanie from Busy in Brooklyn took up my offer to enhance my post about cooking with my kid. Chanies blog is FULL of super recipes and creative ideas, all infused with a fresh an...

09 may 12

Dear Baby Belly: A Letter To My Not-So-Postpartum Stomach Flab

Mimi Hecht I have an army of friends and family that have accepted your presence on their own perfectly traumatized bodies. And, you hear me, we still look frikkin awesome. DEAR BABY BELLY A Letter t...

09 may 12

Guest Blogger: Birth and its Beauty (A Poem!)

By Mimi Nussbaum Mimi currently lives in Sydney, Australia and is a mother of a ten month old son. After spending seven months in Israel following her marriage in 2009, she moved to Australia with he...

07 may 12

Cooking with your Kid (PART 1)

By Mimi Hecht COOKING WITH YOUR KID or "How I Involved my Toddler in Dinner Prep and Why it was a Treat for us Both" I typically spend a lot of emotional energy keeping my two active boys o...

04 may 12

Guest Blogger: Infertility Training

By Anonymous The author studied at day school, attended yeshiva high school, spent time at a seminary in Israel, graduated from a Jewish college and works in the Jewish community. She is your average...

02 may 12

Guest Blog: Passover as a Convert

By Ani Lipitz Ani lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two fat goldfish. By day, shes a career counselor at a university in Manhattan. After 5pm (or on a slow day at work), she can usually be found...

11 apr 12

Quick Flower Ideas for the Seder Table

Quick Flower Ideas for the Seder Table Most of us have been too busy with the more laborious Passover prep to have given some time to how were going to decorate our tables. Well, for those of us who...

05 apr 12

Mattel to Make Bald Barbie: Why Im Not Applauding

By Mimi Hecht She may be bald. But shes still Barbie. Mattel to Make Bald Barbie: Why Im Not Applauding Over the decades since Barbie has made her debut, she has taken on many themes to reflect the...

02 apr 12

LadyMama of the Week: Leah Notik (My Mom!) + Recipe

So much of what keeps me going with writing and blogging for LadyMama is the fact that it connects me with so many amazing and interesting real women. To embellish on the notion, I decided to start &...

29 mar 12

Guest Blogger: Dear Husband, We Won the Lottery

By CSK from Los Angelos, CA (If you want to contact the author directly, please e-mail her at cskdress@gmail.com) DEAR HUSBAND, WE WON THE LOTTERY My husband and I often talk about winning the lotte...

26 mar 12

Advice Under The Knife: My Response to Halberstam

By Mimi Hecht Mimi Hecht is a stark contrast to the by-the-books, food pureeing, self-sacrificing supermom that many women feel pressured to live up to. Her articles like “The 10 Untruths about Mothe...

21 mar 12

LadyMama Fashion Finds: Coral Crush

The highlight of my day yesterday was meeting up with Sharon of Fashion-Isha.com for a light lunch on a most gorgeous sunny and breezy spring day! Sharon and I met virtually when we were both featur...

15 mar 12

LadyMama Fashion Finds: Flat Sandals

Its been a while since Ive done a LM Fashion Find and my anticipation for spring crossed the threshold today with New Yorks weather nearing 70º! So although its not even mid-March yet, I did a litt...

12 mar 12

Hints of Purim in Guccis 2011 Collection

I stumbled upon these Gucci 2011 looks just in time for Purim! The colors remind me of Persia...and of a royal feast! Most of all, these looks are BOLD! Just like a Purim heroine we all know and love...

07 mar 12

A childfree-by-choi ce Orthodox woman speaks out

By Anonymous Born to a Jewish mother and non-Jewish father, the author became more religious in high school. Married to a frum-from-birth, her experience in the Orthodox world coming from an unorthod...

05 mar 12

Purim Polish! "Costume" Your Nails! :)

So with Purim right around the corner, I thought Id lighten the mood here at LadyMama ;) This post is for all the Ladies and Mamas out there who dont plan on wearing a costume but want to get into th...

26 feb 12

Oprah and Us: Something Found

"The world didnt see intellectual prowess and passion of an articulate kind. But they saw good." Oprah and Us: Something Found By Mimi Hecht This past week, I published my reaction to Op...

16 feb 12

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