Talmud Torah of St. Paul Closes Its Day School

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After several years of unsteady enrollment, Talmud Torah of St. Paul’s board of directors voted Tuesday night to close the Newman School, its kindergarten through 5th-grade day school, effective immediately. […]

How Do I Encourage My Kids To Read In The Summer?

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Got a question? E-mail me to submit a question, and to read future Miriam’s Advice Well columns, visit miriamsadvicewell.com weekly on Thursday. Dear Miriam,  How do I encourage my school-age […]

How To Solve Dinner Battles?

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Got a question? E-mail me to submit a question, and to read future Miriam’s Advice Well columns, visit miriamsadvicewell.com weekly on Thursday. Dear Miriam,  My 8-year-old son hates sitting at […]

Parenting Goals

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When you become a parent, you naturally fast-forward in your mind to what kind of person your child will eventually become. You have hopes and dreams and aspirations for your […]

What’s In A Name?

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Got a question? E-mail me to submit a question, and to read future Miriam’s Advice Well columns, visit miriamsadvicewell.com weekly on Thursday. Dear Miriam, My husband and I are expecting […]

Mount Zion Mitzvah Day Exceeds Expectations

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Like so many things, Mount Zion’s planned hands-on, all-ages mitzvah day which had been scheduled for the spring of 2020, got put on a pause. That was until May 7, […]

A Motherless Mother’s Day

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I was 20 years old when I experienced my first Mother’s Day without my Mom, eight months after her death. She had lived 10 years fighting Breast Cancer and eventually, […]

Do We Risk Taking A Young Child To A Broadway Show?

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Got a question? E-mail me to submit a question, and to read future Miriam’s Advice Well columns, visit miriamsadvicewell.com weekly on Thursday. Dear Miriam, I have a chance to take […]

Jewish Song of the Week: “Farmers Market” by Shira Kline

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Farmers market season is upon us! I personally can’t get enough berries and fresh veggies! My friend Shira Kline a.k.a. Shir La La wrote this fun song called “Farmers Market” […]