Miriam's Advice Well

Our first Chanukah with our son in Jewish preschool just ended, and we are left with a mountain of crafts.

My son just turned 1. He understands neither Chanukah nor gifts

I want to ask what to do about a seemingly innocuous, well-meaning assignment in my fourth grader’s class.

The other night, I was invited by a friend for Shabbat dinner. In attendance was a person who was an insufferable dinner guest.

My (non-Jewish) daughter has been invited to a number of upcoming bar and bat mitzvahs, and she is very excited.

 At the playground recently, my kids and I ran into a family we are friendly with.

I’ve developed a proposal to change my job to a higher-level position that I am excited about, but I worry if the board says yes I won’t actually be able to follow through.

I have an uncle that I really love, even though our political views are polar opposites.

I recently discovered that my 12-year-old has been hanging onto her allowance, earnings from watering neighbors' plants and years of birthday cash and just has it all sitting in her room.

I have a neighbor who is still deeply invested in her pandemic baking hobby ...