Ask Miriam | How Do You Say âNo’ to Mom for Seder?
Dear Miriam,
I was supposed to host my extended family, including my mom, for sedarim this year. The rest of the extended family lives in...
Ask Miriam | Revisiting Last Weekâs Seder Advice
Dear Miriam,
What should we do about the quarantine and celebrating Passover with our family? My husband is an only child. His parents are in...
Ask Miriam | Coronavirus Makes Passover Planning Problematic
Dear Miriam,
What do you think we should do about Passover coming up and the coronavirus situation? We would be starting to clean out our...
Ask Miriam | Is Boundary-Pushing Costume OK for Purim?
Dear Miriam,
I have a costume all ready for Purim tonight that riffs on some very topical current events. I told a friend, though, and...
Ask Miriam | Whatâs in an (Autocorrected) Name?
Dear Miriam,
I sent someone an email in a professional context and signed it with my slightly-unusual-but-very-Jewish first name. The person wrote back, but addressed...
Ask Miriam | Can I Bring a Small Child to Shiva?
Dear Miriam,
An acquaintanceâs mother passed away, and I am easily able to attend a shiva visit, so I would like to do so. My...
Ask Miriam | Cold and Flu Season Creates Questions
Dear Miriam,
This has been the worst cold and flu season. What are some common sense guidelines for when kids need to be kept away...
Ask Miriam | How Can We Make Tu BâShevat More Relevant?
Dear Miriam,
Tu B'Shevat went from being completely unknown when I was a kid, to being a huge "Jewish Earth Day" celebration around the time...
Ask Miriam | Face the Race
Dear Miriam,
My kindergarten daughter is obsessed with her classmate's mom. She spends a lot of time in my daughter's classroom as a volunteer, so...
Ask Miriam | Shiva: A Primer
Dear Miriam,
I'm not Jewish, but I have a co-worker who is, and her mom just died. I can't make it to the funeral, but...