Miriam's Advice Well

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...

Dear Miriam, A new patron has started frequenting my favorite coffee shop, and I'm not sure what to do. He has terrible body odor, which...

Dear Miriam, My family recently attended a fall festival that had a semisupervised children's play area. The attendant checked kids in and vaguely made sure...

Dear Miriam, How can I teach gratitude to my middle class, privileged 6-year-old? He takes his belongings for granted, doesn't understand the value of things...

Dear Readers, Forget logistics for a minute. No one cares what you're eating at break fast or what materials your sukkah is made out of....

Dear Miriam, What is the obligation to donate to the High Holiday fundraising pledge if you are a visitor? Does that obligation change if you...