Yiddishe Mamme

"To a woman, says the Rambam, her life has as much value as she feels she's worth to her husband. When her husband honors her, he shows that she is valuable to him. A wife is not a chavrusa, G-d forbid. It can cause a lot of trouble if you think in those terms - that sometimes you're right and sometimes she's right. No! Whatever a wife does is good and nice, and if you scold her and take that feeling of importance away from her, you've robbed her of her life." The Golden Rule in Marriage by Rabbi Mendel Kaplan z''tl excerpt from Reb Mendel and His Wisdom - artscroll (page 173)

The Golden Rule in Childraising by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein z''tl excerpt from Darash Moshe Vol.2 - artscroll (page 123) "Hashem said to Moshe, I have seen this people, and behold! It is a stiff-necked people" Shmos Ki Sisa It is apparent from the text that Hashem considers being stiff necked a negative attribute. This is difficult to understand, for historically, this characteristic has served us well. Because we are stiff-necked people, we are slow to be seduced by the ways of the gentile nations. It is therefore just this attribute that has prevented us from assimilating with the gentiles over the many years of galus. What is it about being stiff necked that Hashem finds undesirable? The answer is that Hashem does not wish our mitzvos to be done out of stubborness. When we do a mitzvah, Hashem wants it to be done out of joy, with all our heart and soul. Only in this way will we be successful in training our children to follow in our footsteps. If children see that a m...

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Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement.. - Mark Twain The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible - George Burns Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year. - Victor Borge Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. - Mark Twain By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. - Socrates I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury. - Groucho Marx My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe. - Jimmy Durante I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back. - Zsa Zsa Gabor Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. - Alex...

Perceptions of Jews by Renowned Gentiles #1 "Some people like the Jews, and some do not. But no thoughtful man can deny the fact that they are, beyond any question, the most formidable and the most remarkable race which has appeared in the world." -- Winston Churchill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -#2 "The Jew is that sacred being who has brought down from heaven the everlasting fire, and has illumined with it the entire world. He is the religious source, spring, and fountain out of which all the rest of the peoples have drawn their beliefs and their religions." -- Leo Tolstoy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -#3 "It was in vain that we locked them up for several hundred years behind the walls of the Ghetto. No sooner were their prison gates unbarred than they easily caught up with us, even on those paths which we opened up without their aid." -- A. A. Leroy Beaulieu, Fren...

The article below from French researchers: “Potent Painkiller Found in Human Saliva More powerful than morphine” brings a new dimension to what I wrote about the metsitsa. I find it fascinating to see how again and again Torah truths are discovered these days by science [of course the Torah does not need science as a "proof" ] Potent Painkiller Found in Human Saliva More powerful than morphine it could lead to better pain medicines, researchers say Printer-friendly version Printer-friendly version HealthDay Tuesday, November 14, 2006 HealthDay news imageTUESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) — French researchers say they’ve discovered a natural painkiller in human saliva that’s several times more potent than morphine used in animal studies. The researchers have named the pain inhibitor opiorphin, because it acts on the same pathways as morphine and other opiate painkillers. The finding could lead to improved pain medications because opiorphin is a naturally occurring molecule that...