How Do I Help My Child Avoid a Problematic Playdate
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, A parent reached out to ask if our 8-year-old […]
March 5, 2026
March 4, 2026
Season 1 of Cincy Jewfolk’s Stories from the Tribe – A Jewish Women’s Storytelling Podcast Is Here!
Our first annual Stories from the Tribe: Cincinnati show was everything we wanted it to be. Heartwarming, funny, thoughtful. It was a chance for our community to gather, and for […]
February 11, 2026
The Economics of Playdates: When Did Childhood Become an Event?
Somewhere between driveway chalk and popsicles on our friend’s front porch, playdates quietly changed. They stopped being spontaneous gatherings and became curated experiences. Childhood friendship, once a messy, unplanned thing, […]
January 29, 2026
How To Connect With The ‘Loner’ At Synagogue?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, There is a single guy at our synagogue who […]
January 14, 2026
Authentically Me
My employer has given me a cell phone for work. When I first started using it, I received a lot of spam text messages. Ironically, many of them were very […]
January 1, 2026
My Trip to the Mikvah As An Infertile, Non-Orthodox Woman
Growing up, I never thought someone like me would go to the mikvah. I grew up on the Jersey shore, an area with a mix of Jews of all levels […]
December 23, 2025
You Applied and are Waiting or have Early Admittance: Now What?
You spent the fall months applying, or supporting someone who was applying, to various colleges. Maybe you’ve narrowed it down to three schools, maybe you still have a top ten, […]
December 10, 2025
Raising Jewish Girls in a Pop-Culture World: Confidence, Glitter, and Groundedness
If you are raising girls today, you already know that we are not just parenting. We are co-directing in a world fueled by glitter, choreography, empowerment anthems, and recess discussions […]
December 5, 2025
The Labubu Toy Craze of 2025 Is Here — And Jewish Moms Know It Feels Just Like Cabbage Patch Kids
If you grew up in the 80s or 90s, you remember the Cabbage Patch Kid phenomenon. Those doll aisles looked like the toilet paper aisles during COVID, barren, violent, and […]
November 19, 2025
Finding Jewish Life on Campus: Reflections from a Hillel Director
Growing up as a third-generation Cincinnatian, my life was deeply rooted in Jewish community. My family attended shul every Saturday, celebrated all the holidays, and sent me to Jewish day […]