Repair is possible, even when parenting feels painful, complicated, or far from what we imagined. In Part 2 of this special Rise and Shine episode, Adrienne continues her conversation with Momentum Educators Ruchi Koval and Jael Toledo about Jewish motherhood, adult children, family dynamics, grief, and repair.
This conversation explores what happens when children make choices that challenge our expectations, including choices around Jewish identity, Israel, relationships, family traditions, and independence. Ruchi and Jael offer honest, compassionate guidance on listening to understand, managing anxiety, setting healthy boundaries, and taking our own pain to the right places so our children are not asked to carry it.
We’re thrilled to dive into Queen Esther’s ever-timely story with Dr. Erica Brown, the author of “The Book of Esther: Power, Fate and Fragility in Exile.” Dr. Brown and Adrienne Gold Davis explore Esther’s extraordinary leadership amid challenges that still plague us today: anti-Semitism, discrimination against women, and the absence of true leaders.
We can’t always solve other people’s problems, but we can always speak up in support.
What does it mean to embrace aging with grace and gratitude?
How can we be a people with “a single soul” when we are all, in fact, so different?
When your birthday draws near, what emotions come up?
It’s not always easy to honor your parents — or your in-laws, for that matter.
How can we leave behind our ego and admit it when we need help?
How do we elevate the everyday? Adrienne Gold Davis explores a piece of Jewish wisdom that teaches us: it’s all about uniting body and soul.
For Jewish mothers with children age 18 and under
Participants only pay their acceptance fee and airfare
To participate in the Momentum Yearlong Journey, women must live in close proximity to a Partner Organization. See our partners list here. Please notify your Community Leader with any updates to your application
Mainly for the husbands of Momentum sisters
$900 for Momentum husbands
Each man get a scholarship of $2,100-$2,400
Partner Organization contributes $700 per man
The Israeli Government does not contribute to the Men’s Trips
To participate, men must live in close proximity to a Partner Organization. See our partners list here. Please notify your Community Leader with any updates to your application
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