The Mogi Bagel Taste Test
It was 11 years ago that I, a New York Jew who had recently moved to the Frozen North, embarked on a mission to find the best bagel in Minnesota. […]
May 5, 2023
May 4, 2023
How Do I Deal With An Overly-Competitive Friend?
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 friend who has […]
May 2, 2023
Amid Soot & Smoke Damage, There’s Hope
Last week on Sunday evening, a fire was set at the Masjid Omar Islamic Center. Then the next day, Mercy Islamic Center was similarly set ablaze, miraculously no one was […]
April 28, 2023
Herzl, Olami Named Among Top Summer Camps In America
Herzl Camp and Camp Olami were two of the camps named among the 500 best in America by Newsweek magazine on Wednesday, according to the results of their nationwide study. […]
April 21, 2023
Rehovot Welcomes Minneapolis To Celebrate A Strong Partnership
REHOVOT, Israel – In 2003, the Minneapolis Jewish Federation Board decided to re-enter Partnership2Gether, a program that partners Jewish communities around the world with cities or regions in Israel to […]
April 20, 2023
Why Can’t My Neighbor Pronounce My Name?
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 neighbor doesn’t know how to […]
April 19, 2023
Meaningful Interactions Everywhere, Even The Edge Of A Crater
MITZPEH RAMON, Israel – I went rappelling once in my life before Wednesday morning. Check that. I attempted to go rappelling once in my life before Wednesday morning. Long story […]
April 18, 2023
Remembering Lova & Bronia – Shahar Cohen’s Family Story
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. To honor this day, I would like to share a family story. This is a love story during World War II between my great-grandmother: Bronia, […]
April 18, 2023
A Personal Yom HaShoah
Last night we began the observance of Yom Hashoah v’Hag’vurah (the Jewish National Day of Commemorating the Holocaust and the Heroism) at the Monument to the Martyrs of Zagłębie, just […]
April 18, 2023
Flowers at Auschwitz
The Creeping Thistle is no flower. Although it’s reddish-light purple, globe like ball of fluff makes you think otherwise, the aggressive weed is illegal in different parts of the United […]