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Articles by My Jewish Learning
A Light on New Beginnings with Rabbah Dr. Mira Neshama Weil
Together, we will read Genesis as never before, through the luminously beautiful commentary of the Me’or Enayim (Light of the ...
Arabian Judaism and Early Islam
The worldview of the early Muslims was deeply shaped by the history of Arabian Judaism. This talk will explain how ...
THE GOLDEN PEACOCK: THE VOICE OF THE YIDDISH WRITER
Many may be familiar with the poetry and prose of Celia Dropkin, Yankev Glatshteyn, Rokhl Korn, Aron Glanz-Leyeles, H. Leivick, ...
JCP Downtown Sukkot Yizkor Service on Zoom
On the last day of Sukkot, it is a tradition to recite the Yizkor (memorial) service to commemorate deceased loved ...
The Unexpected Story of Jewish Williamsburg
It would be fair to call Williamsburg the Lower East Side’s lesser-known sibling. Opening in 1903, the Williamsburg bridge, which ...
Talmudic Medicine: Between Magic and Science
Although medicine is not the first topic that most people expect to encounter when studying Talmud, this corpus is in ...
Chava Rosenfarb’s Montreal, with Goldie Morgentaler
This talk will center on Yiddish writer Chava Rosenfarb’s early years in Montreal in the 1950s, the vibrant Yiddish literary ...
Jewish Perspectives on the Ballot: Key Issues in the U.S. Midterms Using a Rabbinic Lens
Emotions are high as we approach the U.S. midterm elections. When we exercise our right to vote, we rely on ...
Jewish Perspectives on the Ballot: Key Issues in the U.S. Midterms Using a Rabbinic Lens
Emotions are high as we approach the U.S. midterm elections. When we exercise our right to vote, we rely on ...
Jewish Perspectives on the Ballot: Key Issues in the U.S. Midterms Using a Rabbinic Lens
Emotions are high as we approach the U.S. midterm elections. When we exercise our right to vote, we rely on ...