Can you hear her?
She sits alone at the Shabbos table, staring at the empty chairs that should be filled with laughter and family. She’s holding it all together for her kids, even though inside, she’s screaming.
But not anymore. Today, her voice—along with the voices of countless single moms like her—is finally being heard.
Today, a group of community advocates is speaking up for her—and for countless single moms like her who feel invisible and forgotten.
In a powerful video, prominent advocates come together to amplify her cry:
- Yehudis Sherman, founder of Mishpachtainu, who turned her own home into a refuge, hosting divorced women for Shabbos and Yom Tov. What began as a personal mission has grown into an organization providing critical relief, connection, and support to single mothers and almonas across communities.
- Rabbi Zecharia Fruchthandler, teacher, speaker, and chairman of Ohr Somayach Mentors’ Missions.
- Rabbi Simon Jacobson, author of Toward a Meaningful Life and publisher of the Algemeiner Journal.
- Mica Soffer, founder and publisher of COLlive.com, entrepreneur, and mother.
- Chagit Leviev, entrepreneur, president, and CEO of Leviev Group USA.
- Chani Apfelbaum, creator of the popular blog Busy in Brooklyn and author of Millennial Kosher.
- Cantor Benny Rogosnitzky, inspiring voice and devoted advocate.
- Shea Rubinstein, co-founder of JCC Marine Park, social entrepreneur, and community builder.
- Bracha Torenheim, producer, creator, and passionate advocate.
These voices remind us that the silent struggles of single moms cannot remain in the shadows. Through Mishpachtainu, these women are finding strength, dignity, and hope.
And now, you can be part of that voice too.
Today, Mishpachtainu is running the Double Win Campaign. Every donation not only supports these incredible moms but also enters you for a chance to win up to $100,000 and 10 fabulous prizes.
This is your moment to make a difference. A chance to win for you—and help her win at life.
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Yehudis, you are an inspiration!
A wonderful project. Much Mazal and smiles to all. It’s so important to get those divorcees out n up from the couch & feel wanted appreciated feel like a Mentch. Perhaps some got divorced many years ago and their children are grown up and leading their own homes. A question though. What about the dads, the fathers the tatties who are divorced. We know in NYS (at least) most dads don’t get full custody or even 1/2 custody. What about them that are in hiding out of shame maybe guilt or just intimidated seeing tatties with their kinderlach. They deserve… Read more »
it’s kind of tiresome that as a kneejerk response to the amazing things women have created for women, this is the constant response on every post. so right off the bat, if you see an issue, you can make the organization for men just as the single mom who created this organization did.
as you say, they often don’t have their kids as often as do the mothers. meaning they can attend all the farbrengens, meals, kiddushes, etc as they would before. they are also much more likely to quickly be remarried
I think it’s important to support single mothers. At the same time it is equally as important to support single fathers. So often a father or husband can endure the same or even more sorrow or abuse and it seems concerning why an organization would restrict and limit their services to one gender.
The response when seeing the incredible work of a woman who single handedly started this necessary organization shouldn’t be “they should do more”. Ppl can’t focus on everything and everyone and I’m sure her hands (and table) are full. This man once gave it to me over the head that my chabad house is not focused on teaching non Jews about Israel. I said “our hands are full with the purpose of why we moved here. Unfortunately we don’t have unlimited time or resources so we cannot take care of everyone, but feel free to do that if you see… Read more »
then get working. you make an organization for the men.
As a mother of a divorced son, I think it is pitiful how the community does absolutely nothing in helping divorced men, emotionally, financially and socially. People automatically assume that it is the man’s fault for the divorce. In custody cases which must be decided by a court(not bais din) the judges are prejudiced towards the mother.
I get that *you* see it as biased towards mothers but that couldn’t be further from the truth both in bais din and secular court as it relates to finances and custody. but i get why you feel that way given your biases
Where can a single mother apply for help with camp tuition? Or other financial help during divorce or being single with $25 child support per child, imagine how a child can live on $25 income per month…. and no family around to help.