Matriarchs, The

My daughter never saw her great-grandmother who passed away when I was under ten,, yet Bryna understood that this was a piece of her past and she was eager to touch it and embrace it...

Where did these Jewish mothers find the courage? I don't know because I'm not one of them, but ask your mother and I'm sure she'll gladly tell you. When a need arises, the Jewish mother simply responds.

Motherhood is a new territory, and every child—no matter how many you have—is its own, beautiful, new light. You enter new stages all the time. What worked for one child doesn’t for another.

Do women not count? Are they supposed to just be quietly left in the background?

How much do you know about women's history and traditions in Judaism? Find out!

At first Leah appears to be negative, weak and pale. But the more we dig, the more we learn and come to appreciate Leah, her strength, her quiet inspiration and her unending devotion.