By Savvima.com It is not often that you will find a young observant woman, sheitel and all, on a national television show hosted by a supermodel. If that’s not enough, she confidently articulates, in front of a live audience and being watched by millions on television, the most delicate topic of Judaism’s unique approach to family purity. You may... Read more

By Perel Grossman True Story: The living and dining areas were festooned with a variety of flowers. There were roses from Aunt Sylvie and Uncle Harry; carnations from Shira, our guest; tiger lilies from the garden ; and a lovely display of wilting dandelions that had captured the hearts of my children. The table was decked in pristine white.  The... Read more

Savvima.com is launching a contest to help us reach our goal of having 1,000 fans on our Facebook page. We will be giving away one $75 cash gift card when we reach 250 fans, another when we reach 500 fans, another when we reach 750 fans, and another when we reach 1,000 fans. You will receive one entry to the contest for every 10 friends you suggest... Read more

In a newly released book called The Other 8 Hours author Robert Pagliarini encourages people to productively utilize the 8 hours that are left each day after you sleep 8 hours (if only!) and work 8 hours. For young mothers juggling children, maintaining a home and work, a book called The Other 2 Hours might be more appropriate – and even that is being... Read more

A new film called Babies is set to be released in time for this Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9. Babies follows four babies from around the world from birth until their first steps. There is Ponijao from Namibia, Bayarjargal from Mangolia, Mari from Tokyo, Japan and Hattie from San Francisco in the US. Based on the trailer, Babies looks like an artsy... Read more

What city is home to the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the country? Washington DC, right? Think again. It’s actually Newark, New Jersey, most famous for its international airport. To celebrate the culmination of a five year long restoration project the Branch Brook Park, boasting a collection of 4,000 cherry blossom trees, will host... Read more

He is from Belarus. She is from Hungary. He is an undefeated professional light middleweight boxer. She is a 2004 Metro New York boxing champ who sparred with Hilary Swank to help her prepare for the Academy Award-winning film Million Dollar Baby. Together, Yuri Foreman and his wife Leyla Leidecker have become religiously observant with Yuri even... Read more

A great book The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz describes how too much choice actually makes us far from happy. Schwartz categorizes people as follows: Maximizers are those who only accept the best. When they make a purchase they need to be well informed to make the best decision. They view all options, and compare prices, and even after the purchase... Read more

There are so many times that we are presented with the challenge of letting some annoyance fester inside of us and ruin our day. And by extension the day of those we love. Or we can learn to let it go. Slovie Jungreis-Wolff has a nice article on Aish.com about learning this valuable lesson from an unexpected source – her 11 year old daughter. Sometimes... Read more

Women Talk is a new book published by Artscroll in which the author, Debbie Shapiro, interviews thirty four women of different ages and backgrounds about their accomplishments and the associated challenges. The interviews include a convert from the Philippines, a woman hidden as a child in Bergen-Belsen, a Bais Yaakov principal creating a school in... Read more

For those of us who rely on music to give us that extra boost of energy or some extra bounce in our step getting through Sefira can be trying. Thankfully, over the last few years a number of creative artists have produced some amazing A Capella albums. The following are some recently released Sefira singles and albums to help you keep your sanity! Farbreng... Read more

According to a new exhibit at the Jewish Museum in New York the real-life adventures and escapades of H.A. and Margret Reys, the creator of the beloved Curious George character, was the inspiration behind the stories and antics of the little troublemaker whom kids adore. H.A. and Margret Reys — he changed the name from Reyersbach — were German Jews... Read more

In a savvy marketing move a yeshiva in Minneapolis that is suffering from a severe decrease in contributions managed to get CNN to do a story on them. But that is not the interesting part. What is fascinating is that the school, called MyYeshiva, caters specifically to students with learning disabilities. Its curriculum, which includes physical education,... Read more

In a beautiful article on chabad.org, Racheli Muchnik, a Chabad Shlucha in Oxnard, California, describes her unique experience having a natural, yet painless, labor and delivery during the birth of her daughter Menucha. Racheli achieved this by using the meditation techniques of the HypnoBirthing method which teaches that in the absence of fear and... Read more

Praying with Lior is an award-winning documentary about Lior Liebling, also called “the little rebbe”. Lior, who lost his mother when he was six years old, has Down Syndrome and has spent his entire life praying with utter abandon. Because of his highly spiritual identity his father enrolled him in an orthodox yeshiva in their home city... Read more

New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd interviewed Prince Saud al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia this week who is concerned about the growing influence of Jewish religious extremism in Israel. We won’t get into the politics of it but as an example of Jewish fundamentalism Ms. Dowd cites how “In Orthodox synagogues, some men still say a morning prayer thanking... Read more

The NY Times has a beautiful tribute to Mrs. Yitta Schwartz, a holocaust survivor who passed away last month at the age of 93. Mrs. Schwartz, who lived in the Satmar community of Kiryas Yoel , left behind 15 children (2 more passed away in the Holocaust and 1 in a summer accident here), 200 grandchildren and many more great and great-great grandchildren... Read more

Brigid Schulte has an amazing article in The Washington Post Magazine describing her journey trying to figure out how a multi-tasking, scatter-brained, not-enough-time-to-breathe working mother can find some time to herself.  Most working mothers will relate very well to the scenarios she describes. Let me tell you about a typical day in my life as... Read more

The most viewed video on YouTube “Charlie bit my finger – again!” (152,427,154 views!) didn’t cost a dime to make and shows an adorable interaction between a little boy and his baby brother. Undoubtedly, between bouts of sibling rivalry, many equally adorable interactions occur in our homes all the time. The challenge is to... Read more

Unfortunately, it took a tragic event but it is inspiring to see how much good one woman can accomplish.  Read More