5 Tricks for Raising Kids Who (Kind of) Like Jewish Food
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 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 26, 2025
At one point, he was my closest friend in the entire world. But now, we haven’t spoken in almost four years. It isn’t as if my childhood best friend and […]
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 15, 2025
The high holidays are just one week away. Rosh Hashanah begins the evening of Sept. 22, and Yom Kippur on Oct. 1st, and if you haven’t already asked to get […]
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 11, 2025
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, My local coffee shop makes a large chalk-illustrated calendar […]
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 […]
September 4, 2025
I’ve been a Jewish mother my whole life. I even kvelled over my toys and dolls. Having been raised in a family where Judaism was a primary identity factor, it […]