November 27, 2023
Editors Note: This Piece was originally published before the pause in Fighting and the first round of Hostage Releases. The ground war in Gaza is intensifying. Skirmishes are growing along […]
November 24, 2023
Austin Zoot is the Rabbi/Educator at Valley Temple in Wyoming, Ohio. For more content from Rabbi Zoot, visit his website, austinmzoot.com. A Jew never struggles alone. It is one of […]
November 16, 2023
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column.Dear Miriam, Dear Miriam, I am expecting to have my child start […]
November 10, 2023
There is a certain beautiful magic to raising Jewish children without ever having been a Jewish child myself. My two children are Jewish because I chose to be Jewish before […]
November 9, 2023
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, I have some Facebook friends who seemed to have […]
November 6, 2023
For many, cooking can be very meaningful and nostalgic. We cook a dish that evokes memories of times gone by, or that makes us think of someone dear to us. […]
October 27, 2023
Halloween and Purim. Two times a year, one secular, one Jewish, during which we are invited to dress in costumes and play at being someone – or something – else. […]
October 25, 2023
Dear Babka, I grew up in an Orthodox home. I love the memories I have of growing up and keeping Shabbat, the values that were instilled in me, and the […]
October 20, 2023
These are scary days for the Jewish people. Many wonder silently or aloud: Do we take the kippah off our heads? Remove the Jewish star chain from our neck? Take […]
October 12, 2023
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, Since the news of the attacks and war in […]