When a local parent sat down for parent-teacher conferences with her 8th grader’s global studies teacher, she asked a question she had never asked at conferences before: “Will you be […]
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, For our honeymoon three years ago, my wife and […]
Some years ago one of my elderly relatives remarried. Her new husband Shimon, was a Holocaust survivor whose relatives had been deported from France and murdered in Auschwitz, but he […]
I grew up in a big family that has always entertained a variety of eaters. At holiday meals, dishes would be organized buffet-style into sections labeled “kosher,” “vegetarian,” and “heathen.” […]
With Hanukkah just around the corner, now is the perfect time to think about where you can purchase sufganiyot for the holiday. Sufganiyot (the Hebrew word for “donuts”) are a […]
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, I am an adult male who works out and […]
At some point in most of our lives, whether as women or girls, we’ve been told to be ladylike, to not be so emotional, to cede leadership roles to men. […]
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, My daughter has asked for an advent calendar this […]
It can be cliché to call someone a pioneer, but for American film director, writer, and producer Susan Seidelman, it’s true. In her memoir, Desperately Seeking Something: A Memoir About […]
Watching The Ally at Mixed Blood Theatre was a stirring experience, tackling themes of identity, loyalty, and division within the Israeli-Palestinian conflict while masterfully exploring intersecting relationships. The play captures […]