November 19, 2025
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 […]
November 12, 2025
Let’s be honest: screen time is every parent’s frenemy. It is a silent babysitter that costs nothing, is always available, and can be very hard to say no to. In […]
November 5, 2025
If you are a mom of young kids, chances are your calendar looks like my kids’ playroom after a playdate — loud, messy, and guaranteed to make me cry if […]
October 22, 2025
Raising kids who love Jewish food can feel like a full-time job. And let me tell you, in my house the culinary Jewish favorites list is very short: matzah balls, […]
October 17, 2025
This Rosh Hashanah, my daughter sits next to me for the entire three-hour service, which baffles me for several reasons. The first being that we are members of a Reform […]
October 2, 2025
Most people get one New Year a year, but the Jewish people are the chosen ones, so we get two. One in January, and one in September when the High […]
September 25, 2025
Traveling internationally with kids is not for the faint of heart. Our recent trip home from Japan took 18 hours, including one 14-hour rerouted flight that felt like a small […]
September 12, 2025
Back to School, Back to Jewish Wisdom It’s the start of the school year. My daughter is heading back to class, and I’ll be teaching seventh and eighth graders in […]
September 4, 2025
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, I recently had a falling out with a family […]
August 29, 2025
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to be chill. (I have no chill) My daughter is a senior in high school. She’s going away to college next year, […]