January 20, 2023
One thing that has always been important to me is using music to create bridges between people of different backgrounds. In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I wanted […]
January 13, 2023
January is “New Year’s Resolution” season, another opportunity to dream in color about our lives and what we need to do to live them in the best way possible. Part […]
January 5, 2023
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 child is in middle school […]
January 4, 2023
I have been an actively outspoken writer since I was 12 years old in an antisemitic town, growing up in St. Cloud, reminding people Christianity is not the only religion […]
December 30, 2022
You might be asking yourself, “Rick, why did you pick a song about synagogues at a time of year when most people are on vacation?” So glad you asked! It’s […]
December 28, 2022
You may have heard of a synagogue with a sanctuary, a social hall, maybe even a basketball court. But for one synagogue in the winter wonderland of Minnesota, they became […]
December 23, 2022
Chanukah time is truly magical — when the days are darkest, we light tons of candles and fill our homes with sweet light! The imagery and symbolism of ‘light’ has […]
December 19, 2022
It’s Hanukkah! Time for family, candles, presents, and of course a house smelling of oil (unless you air fry your latkes). But while we have light from candles, it’s also […]
December 16, 2022
When it comes to Jewish songs about food, Chanukah is the winner by a landslide! While most of that singing is about crispy golden-fried potato latkes — there are also […]
December 15, 2022
Just in time for Hanukkah to start on the night of Dec. 18 and fresh off their visit to a packed Temple Israel to perform last week, Jewish a cappella […]