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Articles by My Jewish Learning
Hanukkah Fashion Then and Now
Join Kveller and Rabbi Yael Buechler, a Hanukkah merch expert and fashion designer for a look into the history of ...
The Hanukkah Story You Never Heard
Many people know that Hanukkah is a minor holiday. The books of the Maccabees, which detail the Jewish victories over ...
Fried Foods for Hanukkah
Join The Nosher’s Shannon Sarna and popular Jewish cookbook author Jamie Geller to make crispy and delicious risotto balls and ...
Judaism and Cancel Culture
Jewish tradition prizes a multiplicity of voices, but it also considers some ideas too dangerous to circulate freely.
Judaism and Pornography
Consumption of adult materials may run afoul of several principles in Jewish law.
The English GI: A Yorkshire Schoolboy’s Adventures in the United States and Europe during WWII
Jonathan Sandler will discuss his graphic novel The English GI: World War II Graphic Memoir of A Yorkshire Schoolboy’s Adventures ...
Like Everyone Else But Different: The Jewish Glass is Half Full
Eminent Sociologist, Professor Morton Weinfeld will demonstrate how Canadian Jews have overcome the potential risks of assimilation and diversity amid ...
The Multifaceted History and Culture of Bukharian Jews
The eclectic story of Central Asia’s ancient Jewish community—Bukharian Jews—is situated at the lesser-known intersection of Sephardic, Mizrahi and Russian-Speaking ...
How to Light the Hanukkah Menorah
The traditional blessings and procedures for lighting the Hanukkah candles.