How To Pick My Child’s BMitzvah Date?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, How do you choose the right date for your […]
September 6, 2024
August 28, 2024
The Great Bagel Crossover
You might have seen or heard about the 2024 Great Minnesota Bagel Showdown. There has been a lot of bagel talk around here lately, so when I found myself in […]
August 24, 2024
We Can’t Afford to Let Our Politics Take Away From Our Policies
Are you as exhausted from talking about politics as I am? Well, that isn’t exactly right. Let me rephrase: are you as exhausted from talking about these campaigns as I […]
August 22, 2024
How Do I Re-Engage My Child In Our Synagogue Community
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, My 9-year-old daughter used to like going to synagogue and enjoyed […]
August 22, 2024
Mutual Mitzvot: The Joys of Sharing a Holiday Meal
For Gayle Schindler, opening up her table during holidays isn’t just for the guests but also for her. “It’s not only the guests that ‘need’ a match,” she said. “Hosts […]
August 21, 2024
The Jewish Drinking Show: Beverage Terms in Geonic Literature
This week on the Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Drew and guest Phil Lieberman discuss terms for beverages in the literature of the Geonic rabbis. Phil Lieberman is a social, economic, and […]
August 15, 2024
Is There A Limit To When You Can Ask For Money Back From a Friend?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, What is the limitation on getting paid back by […]
August 12, 2024
In All of Our Feelings: The Importance of Tisha B’av in our Experience of Judaism
When I look around at what’s going on in our world, I feel like I am living in Charles Dickens’s novel A Tale of Two Cities. At any given moment, […]
August 9, 2024
The Jewish Drinking Show: Reform Responses to Prohibition
While The Jewish Drinking Show has previously discussed Prohibition, as well as an aspect of Orthodox responses to Prohibition, the newest episode of the show features a discussion of Reform rabbinic responses to Prohibition, […]
August 9, 2024
How Do I Know If Fasting Is Right?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, My teenage daughter wants to fast for Tisha B’Av […]