Celebrate Good Times

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My birthday is in the early summer. When I was in preschool, which operated on a Labor Day to Memorial Day schedule, they celebrated my half birthday, since school wouldn’t […]

Facing Antisemitism at Catholic School

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(Editor’s note: For reasons of safety, the author’s name is being withheld) We were told to be quiet while we shuffled through the forest, ice cracking under our feet, no […]

Did A Prayer For Healing Violate Privacy?

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Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, I recently had a falling out with a family […]

When Rosh Hashanah and School Events Collide

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Got a question? Fill out this form to submit your anonymous question to be answered in a future column. Dear Miriam, The principal of my son’s school just sent an […]

Reframing Tzedaka

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When I was growing up, we had quite a few Shabbat rituals. My mother would cook an extravagant meal, enough for a week of leftovers. We would light the candles […]