The Pros and Cons of the Zoom Shul Experience
I never knew my synagogue’s name. I never even knew it had one. I grew up out west…well, North Dakota. Western North Dakota. Minot. We never called our shul by […]
My Trip to the Mikvah As An Infertile, Non-Orthodox Woman
Growing up, I never thought someone like me would go to the mikvah. I grew up on the Jersey shore, an area with a mix of Jews of all levels […]
An Israeli American’s Fear of Today’s Antisemitism
I am a 76-year-old Jewish woman living in Minneapolis. Never ever did I imagine that I would be scared one day because I am Jewish. I grew up in Haifa, […]
Schools Need To Police Antisemitism Better
In eighth grade, I was walking to recess, and one of my friends laughingly said to me, “I feel bad for all the Jews who died in the Holocaust, but […]
Hallmark Channel Gifts Oy To The World To Jewish Viewers For Hanukkah
A veritable Hanukkah miracle, The Hallmark Channel interrupts its December Christmasaplaooza with one new Jewish-focused movie every season. This year’s offering, aimed at the Interfaith crowd, is Oy To The World, […]
Klezmer and Yiddish Dance Get Spotlight in Upcoming Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
Ballet has always been a part of Hannah MacKenzie-Margulies’s life. “I always loved the way that ballet has been able to tell stories,” she said. When she was younger, her […]
How a Chemo Bell Became a Shofar
The sound of the shofar makes me emotional, but I’m not entirely sure why. Maybe it’s the hearing the sound of something our people have done for thousands of years. […]
Nuremberg Is Both A History Lesson & A Cautionary Tale About Unchecked Despots
May 7, 1945, is not as well-known as other World War II dates such as Pearl Harbor or D-Day. But its significance – that Spring day 80 years ago is […]
Female Fighters Prevalent in the Hanukkah Story
Men feature heavily in the story of Hanukkah as it is usually recounted. Both in winning the war against Antiochus and the enormous Syrian/Greek empire, and in the miracle of […]
How Do I Respond To All The ‘Merry Christmas’ Wishes?
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, It’s that time of year… How do I respond […]