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Ben Lerner’s “10:04:” A Look at a Modern Jewish Life

Ben Lerner's "10:04" explores contemporary struggles.

W. G. Sebald’s “Austerlitz:” A Search for Jewish Roots After the Holocaust

In "Austerlitz," W. G. Sebald explores European Jewishness in the post-Holocaust era.

How to Get Your High Holidays Questions Answered

You have questions about the High Holidays, My Jewish Learning has answers.

‘Jewish Guilt’: More Than a Trope

What Judaism really says about when we should feel guilty, and where we can go from there.

Learning To Forgive … Ourselves

The Torah places a high value on self-love. That means practicing self-forgiveness, too.

When a Loved One’s Politics Feels Like a Betrayal

In civil engagement, Judaism offers a way forward.

How Forgiveness Can Be Restorative

Should punishment take precedence over working toward peace — or is it the other way around?

How We Benefit By Forgiving Others

Judaism teaches that there are personal, societal and spiritual benefits to forgiving those who have hurt us.

The Nazi Victim Who Forgave Her Perpetrators

As a young child, Eva Mozes Kor was a subject of Dr. Mengele’s horrific human experiments. Decades later, she made headlines for granting ‘amnesty’ to a physician who worked alongside the notorious Nazi doctor. Here’s Mozes Kor’s story in her own words.

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