Honesty As A Policy
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 […]
March 26, 2025
March 25, 2025
Two Seders, One Spirit: Growing Up Jewish on the Prairie
Jan (Shark) Frisch and I are members of Adath Jeshurun Congregation and often marvel at how closely our experiences of growing up Jewish in central North Dakota line up – […]
March 21, 2025
Preparing for Pesach in the Year 5785
We are less than a month away from Pesach, which in the mind of the Jew means it may as well be tomorrow. In fact, if you’re just thinking about […]
March 14, 2025
Understanding Purim Differently
I walked into the Barry Family Campus Purim morning dressed as the Queen of Hearts. I wore a glittering silver tiara, a sweater covered in hearts, pink glittery eyeshadow, and […]
March 13, 2025
How To Politely Turn Down Purim Gifts
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, My synagogue is a place where people tend to […]
March 12, 2025
What is our Job as Parents?
The Torah outlines the educational responsibilities of parents toward their children clearly and unambiguously with statements such as, “you shall teach these words [i.e., the words of the Shema describing […]
March 11, 2025
King Ahasuerus: Foolish Puppet or Malevolent Despot?
Some characters in the Purim story are transparent: Queen Esther is good Mordechai is good Haman is bad But what about King Ahasuerus? Most of us remember the story of […]
March 7, 2025
JFCS Launching First Pregnancy, Postpartum Class
When Lucy Marshall was pregnant with her first child two years ago, one resource she found lacking was pregnancy from a Jewish perspective – which was something she was really […]
March 6, 2025
How To Help My New Son-In-Law Through Grief
Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, Our new son-in-law’s father (who is Catholic) has been […]
March 5, 2025
Finding My Jewish Voice in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
Growing up in New York, being Jewish was as natural as breathing – it was everywhere, woven into the fabric of daily life. Kosher delis dotted every neighborhood, Yiddish phrases […]