Don’t Put Your Camp Blues On Your Kids
Got a question? E-mail me to submit a question. Dear Miriam, When I was a kid, I had a terrible time at sleepaway camp. I cried every day and counted […]
July 20, 2023
July 18, 2023
At Auschwitz, A Letter To My Grandfather
The most intense day of my life just happened. Our group toured Auschwitz-Birkenau today and I’ve been dreading stepping foot on the exact platform my grandfather arrived at almost 80 […]
July 18, 2023
89 Year-Old Author Wins Award For Humor Book
When Margie Zats wrote her latest book in 2021, she did so as a response to the combination of COVID isolation, Minnesota winters, and most tragically, the death of her […]
July 14, 2023
My Mother’s Unconventional Memorial
When the rabbi agreed to come for my mother’s pizza party memorial, my sister, father, and I were surprised. Mom’s untraditional wish to be cremated and surrounded by pizza, something […]
July 13, 2023
Wedding Gift Conundrum: To Buy, Or Not To Buy
Got a question? E-mail me to submit a question. Dear Miriam, I’m a college professor, and a few times a year, I get invited to weddings of former (and sometimes […]
July 7, 2023
JFS to Offer New Caregiver Crash Course
JFS invites anyone searching for help with their caregiver journey to the new Caregiver Crash Course, a six-class educational series covering different aspects of caregiving. These classes will be part educational and part participatory with an opportunity for caregivers to learn from and share with each other.
July 7, 2023
Race Car Driver Representing Jewish, Native American Roots
ELKO NEW MARKET, Minn. – Thomas Poretsky is six years away from being behind the wheel of a street-legal car and is too young to drive bumper cars at the […]
July 6, 2023
Do I Buy Tchotchkes For Others On Summer Vacation?
Got a question? E-mail me to submit a question. Dear Miriam, I love to buy souvenirs for people when I travel. But my friends are all transient 20-somethings who don’t […]
June 29, 2023
Is My Relationship Doomed Over Mini-Golf?
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, Mini golf is one of my […]
June 26, 2023
Who The Folk?! Rabbi Aaron Weininger
When it was announced more than two years ago that Rabbi Aaron Weininger would become Adath Jeshurun’s senior rabbi on June 1, 2023, he was asked if he’d be ready […]