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 […]
Convention Conduct Not DFL At Its Best
Into the Bright Sunshine, a recent book by Samuel G. Freedman about Hubert Humphrey’s youth and early years in DFL politics, reminds us that the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party is at its […]
How Do I Pick The Right Talit For My Child’s BMitzvah?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, My child’s B’Mitzvah is coming up in a couple […]
Wine Connoisseur? Ghost Enthusiast? New LGBTQ Travel Book Gives Options
June ushers in the official start of Summer but more significantly, it’s all things Pride, making it exactly the right month for Out In The World: An LGBTQIA+ (and Friends!) […]
Cheesecake, Pickles, and Joan Nathan, Oh My!
Pastrami, pickles and cheesecake could be an expectant mother’s salty and sugary cravings, but these traditional Jewish foods were featured in the mouth-watering lineup of programs during the first online […]
Dealing With A Late Change Of Heart About Camp
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, Members of my family have been going to the […]
Documentary Looks At True Story Behind Oscar-Winning Holocaust Film
The legacy of Holocaust trauma is a subject that books, movies and other media have explored in innumerable ways in the decades since survivors were asked and permitted to talk […]
New Documentary Presents Deeply Troubling History of Jews, Palestinians In Hebron
Two weeks ago, Israel marked its 76th anniversary, a celebration certainly tempered by Oct. 7 and what has transpired in response since, in Israel, the U.S. and around the world. […]
13 Pieces Of Advice For Planning A B’Mitzvah
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Readers, My daughter’s bat mitzvah was this past Shabbat, and […]
Noa Tishby Offers Advice, Shares Experiences On Minneapolis Visit
Before being greeted with a standing ovation from a crowd of almost 1,500 people, Noa Tishby spent 30 minutes talking to students in high school and college in what she […]