Dear Miriam | Make Life Work for You
Dear Miriam,
As a Jewish professional and grad student, I am struggling. I am eager to find ways to ground myself in today even when...
Dear Miriam | School or Inauguration?
Dear Miriam,
My daughter is attending her elementary school as a hybrid program. Her days are Monday/Wednesday. This Monday there is no school in observance...
Dear Miriam | How to Help a Troubled Friend
Dear Miriam,
Say you had a friend you were very close to once (let's call her Lisa). And now you are watching her make a...
Dear Miriam | Life is Like a Box of Chocolates
Dear Miriam,
After I shared the details of a recent difficult breakup, one of my neighbors gave me a box of chocolates. It was...
Dear Miriam | Santa Suggestion Shakes Parent
Dear Miriam,
In the wake of this year's Christmas season, my 4-year-old has announced that he wants to be Santa for Halloween. I know...
Dear Miriam | Do Virtual Events Require Gifts?
Dear Miriam,
A friend invited me to join her family remotely for one night of candle lighting last week. It was a lovely 20 minutes,...
Dear Miriam | Coping with a Crush of Christmas Cheer at Virtual School
Dear Miriam,
As a teacher in both public school and Hebrew school, I have noticed there is much more Christmas in school than in a...
Dear Miriam | COVID Complicates Interfaith Celebrations
Dear Miriam,
Historically, our interfaith household doesn't have Christmas inside our own house; we go to the in-laws. But this year is different and I...
Dear Miriam | Will Camps Open Next Summer?
Dear Miriam,
I’m dreaming of summer camps for next summer. Is this a realistic dream? Kiddo still talks a lot about how camp got canceled...
Dear Miriam | Answers Instead of Questions
Dear Readers,
Rather than a question, today I have two answers. (Feel free to insert your own Alex Trebek tribute here.) Times are painfully tough,...