May 17, 2024
If hand-wringing was an Olympic event, Jews would sweep the podium. We are a people well acquainted with angst, and for good reason. Since the earliest days of our tradition, […]
May 13, 2024
Dear Miriam, Do Jewish folks do sympathy cards? Do non-Jewish friends visit while a family is sitting shiva? What’s the etiquette a) around death in general, and b) coming from […]
May 8, 2024
While drinking is a wonderful activity that can enhance many people’s lives, it can also be a challenging aspect for others. For those who have struggled with alcohol, in addition […]
May 6, 2024
Are you sure you’re not having triplets? Ouch. And other goodies. Plus a few things you COULD say to a pregnant colleague/friend that would not be awkward and awful.
May 2, 2024
I got the nickname, Holocaust Girl, back in college. Little did they—the poetry department mean girls—know, instead of feeling insulted and ridiculed, as they had hoped, I loved the designation. […]
May 1, 2024
This week on the Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Drew welcomes guest Rabbi Dan Margulies to discuss Maimonides’ views on Kiddush and Havdallah.
April 29, 2024
Shortly after 9/11, Linda Strauss decided to write a children’s book about the 600 year old Sarajevo Haggadah. Originally from Spain, and carried elsewhere by a family fleeing the Inquisition, […]
April 19, 2024
Listen to the Pesach Spotify playlist from the Jewish Foundations Mike Boberg As I was growing up, I recall annually watching The Ten Commandments on the Saturday before Easter Sunday (it still […]
April 18, 2024
On Apr. 11, the Skirball Museum of Cincinnati unveiled its latest exhibit, “The Guiding Hand,” featuring a collection of over 100 Torah yads (pointers used for reading from parchment) on […]
April 18, 2024
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, My daughter, an only child, is very attached to […]