Miriam's Advice Well

Dear Miriam, My kindergartener has decided she hates breakfast. Every day is a major struggle to get her to eat something before school. She wants...

Dear Miriam, I'm not exactly setting New Year's resolutions, but I would like to do a few things better, more intentionally and more effectively this...

Dear Miriam, My almost super savvy history-loving 7-year-old boy knows a whole lot about the oppression of other groups of people. We talk a lot...

Dear Miriam, My husband and I are newly-ish married, and we don't have kids. We're looking for ways to create new, adult-focused Chanukah traditions together...

Dear Miriam, I'm the father of a very enthusiastic 3-year-old who loves attending Shabbat services at our synagogue. He sings along and is very happy...

Dear Readers, My 8-year-old daughter asked me to please answer this question for her: What should I do at the lunch table when all my friends...

Dear Miriam, One of my friends is getting married, and she just told me a tentative date for her wedding. It's Rosh Hashanah. She's clearly...

Dear Miriam, I know, I know: no politics at Thanksgiving. But aren't there any exceptions? At all? Like, if I know the person agrees with...

Dear Miriam, My family keeps a kosher kitchen, but we eat vegetarian at non-kosher establishments. My family of origin is not Jewish. Upon the birth...

Dear Miriam, In the past year, I discovered that I have a number of food sensitivities to common items, including some spices. While my reactions...