Julie Seltzer

Julie Seltzer is a Torah scribe and educator with a BA in theatre arts from Brown University. She has been writing new Torah scrolls since 2009, when she was Scribe-in-Residence at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, CA. A video of Julie and this project can be found here. Julie also offers Torah repair, and runs interactive educational workshops, offering a hands-on glimpse into the world of Torah scrolls. Julie resides in the Hudson Valley, NY with her Israeli mutt Shusha. Her hand is featured on Sefaria’s homepage.


Articles by Julie Seltzer

Journey Into Judaic Art: The Art of the Huppah

  What makes a wedding canopy a huppah? In this workshop with world-renowned artist Jeanette Kuvin Oren, you will see ...

Megillah 19

The gantza megillah.

Nosher Hanukkah Cooking Class: Pumpkin Bimuelos with Susan Barocas

Watch the recording here: Food writer and cooking instructor Susan Barocas will be teaching how to make Pumpkin Bimuelos, a ...

Jewish Lives: Rabbi Akiva: Sage of the Talmud

Born in the Land of Israel around the year 50 C.E., Rabbi Akiva was raised in poverty and began to ...

Bukharan Jews and the Dynamics of Global Judaism

While intimately tied to the Central Asian landscape, the Jews of Bukhara have also maintained deep connections to the wider ...

Tisha B’Av: The Rabbi of Buchenwald- The Legacy of Rabbi Hershel Schacter

Rabbi Jacob J. Schacter and author Dr. Rafael Medoff will discuss the life of Rabbi Hershel Schacter, who was with ...

Insights into Success

Watch the recording of this session here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=4162226263815633&ref=watch_permalink  

Torah Live: 10 Minutes of Torah

Join My Jewish Learning on Facebook every Friday at noon for insights on this week’s Torah portion.

Torah Live: 10 Minutes of Torah

Join My Jewish Learning on Facebook every Friday at noon for insights on this week’s Torah portion.