May 28, 2025
In the first few minutes of Dan Senor’s recent podcast episode, “The State of World Jewry,” he and his guests tap into something deep and quietly urgent. The episode isn’t […]
May 23, 2025
Before I had kids, I was the perfect parent. What I mean is that I certainly had an idea of how I wanted to do this job, and I was […]
May 22, 2025
One of the most beautiful things about Shabbat is the chance to slow down. Torah and Rabbinical teachings tell us to separate the Sabbath from the rest of the week. […]
May 21, 2025
This week was Jewish Night at the Reds game—and honestly? It felt more like Anatevka than Great American Ball Park. My friend went just to hang out with her shul […]
May 20, 2025
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, I started my current job during COVID, and over […]
May 16, 2025
Do you have a question you’d like answered? Submit it anonymously here! Rabbi, I’m in a 12-step program, and sometimes it feels like it’s overly Christian. How can I take a […]
May 15, 2025
Why do we count the Omer? Ask 3 people and you might well get 3 answers. We are counting the days between Pesach and Shavuot, the time we left the […]
May 6, 2025
Historian and futurist Yuval Noah Harari has become one of the most profound thinkers of the 21st century, examining the ancient past to predict and foreshadow what is yet to […]
April 25, 2025
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, When I took out my Passover dishes this year, […]
April 22, 2025
A friend who has been to two of my Seders says mine is the table for strays. I guess they’re right. And I like it that way. I’m a bit […]