Rosh Hashanah 5785
This year I want to dip apples in saltwater I want to spread honey on my wounds How does one forgive the sting of alienation? How does one atone for […]
October 2, 2024
September 27, 2024
How To Prepare Shabbat Meals More Efficiently
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, As Friday afternoons are getting shorter, I would like […]
September 24, 2024
Where Prayer Goes to Die; Heeding Heschel’s Invitation to More Meaningful Worship
Over the past four years, I have read an average of 100 books per year. As someone who loves stories, I am struck by the conundrum of wanting to take […]
September 20, 2024
The Jewish Drinking Show: America’s Kosher Brewery & Bakery
Although there are thousands of breweries in America, and even dozens of them are certified kosher, only one is also a kosher bakery! Long Beach Beer Lab and Long Beach […]
September 19, 2024
What To Do When Work, High Holidays Collide
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, My company is hosting a once-a-year meeting on Shimini […]
September 17, 2024
Plan Ahead for a Stress-Free Rosh Hashana
Somehow, it doesn’t matter how late Rosh Hashana comes, it always seems to catch us by surprise. Three years ago, the Jewish New Year started the evening of Labor Day. […]
September 16, 2024
High Holiday Guide 5785/2024
It is hard to believe, but the High Holidays are right around the corner, and 5785 beckons. Cincy Jewfolk is giving you a comprehensive guide to the High Holiday services […]
September 12, 2024
How Do We Teach Our Kids Tolerance For The Intolerant?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, My spouse and I have raised our kids with […]
September 11, 2024
The Jewish Drinking Show: Man Seders
This week on the Jewish Drinkin Show: Man Seders. Man Seders have previously received coverage in such publications as The Forward (“Is the ‘Man Seder’ Wrong?”) and The Wall Street Journal (“‘Man Seders’ […]
September 11, 2024
Representing Judaism on College Campuses is No Small Task…Luckily a Jew is Never Alone
By the second week of September, most college students have started to get settled into their dorms, classes, and new routines. It is an exciting, discombobulating experience, especially for Freshmen […]