The Omer: What Are We Counting? And Why?

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Why do we count the Omer? Ask 3 people and you might well get 3 answers. We are counting the days between Pesach and Shavuot, the time we left the […]

The Seder Giving Jews In Recovery A Safe Space

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When Jane Weiner first started the Jewish Recovery Network’s Freedom From Addiction Passover Seder, she knew that people in the recovery community needed a space to celebrate the holiday. “Then […]

How To Manage The Stress Of Passover Kashrut?

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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, My partner and I are hosting my in-laws for […]

Two Seders, One Spirit: Growing Up Jewish on the Prairie

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Jan (Shark) Frisch and I are members of Adath Jeshurun Congregation and often marvel at how closely our experiences of growing up Jewish in central North Dakota line up – […]

Preparing for Pesach in the Year 5785

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We are less than a month away from Pesach, which in the mind of the Jew means it may as well be tomorrow. In fact, if you’re just thinking about […]

Understanding Purim Differently

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I walked into the Barry Family Campus Purim morning dressed as the Queen of Hearts. I wore a glittering silver tiara, a sweater covered in hearts, pink glittery eyeshadow, and […]

How To Politely Turn Down Purim Gifts

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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, My synagogue is a place where people tend to […]

King Ahasuerus: Foolish Puppet or Malevolent Despot?

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Some characters in the Purim story are transparent: Queen Esther is good Mordechai is good Haman is bad But what about King Ahasuerus? Most of us remember the story of […]