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Articles by My Jewish Learning
Passover Cooking Series with The Nosher: Passover Cooking Around the World
Cook and bake along with Jewish chefs and cookbook authors, who will led 4 classes in April each featuring different ...
Passover Cooking Series with The Nosher: Easy Passover Desserts
Cook and bake along with Jewish chefs and cookbook authors, who will led 4 classes in April each featuring different ...
Interactive Israeli Dance Workshop
Join this fun online workshop to learn the steps and styles of classic Israeli folk dances, plus some contemporary innovations! ...
Passover Cooking Series with The Nosher: Passover Cooking Hotline
Cook and bake along with Jewish chefs and cookbook authors, who will lead 4 classes in April each featuring different ...
Holocaust in the Balkans: “A Question of Survival” Discussion with Elka Nikolova
The documentary film “A Question of Survival” is an eye-opening portrait of three Bulgarian Jews—Chaim Zemach, a cellist; Robert Bakish, ...
“Between Iran and Zion” – Prof Lior Sternfeld
Professor Lior Sternfeld discusses his book “Between Iran and Zion: Jewish Histories of Twentieth-Century Iran.” About the book: Iran is ...
The Jewish Diaspora: Latin American Stories
Between 1880 and 1930, Latin America experienced its largest influx of Jewish immigration. These immigrants were fleeing the poverty and ...
Living the Story of Pesah: The Holiday According to Syrian Tradition
Pesah is all about storytelling, family time and traditions. Which is why we’re excited to present the traditions of the ...
Jewish Migration and Settlement in Ireland through the Lens of Personal Experience. Dr. Natalie Wynn
Dialann Deoraí (Diary of an Exile): Jewish Migration and Settlement in Ireland through the Lens of Personal Experience. Dr. Natalie ...
Mandatory Fun: The Commandment of Joy
Usually we think of the mitzvot, the commandments of Jewish law, as involving specific actions. Yet the Torah also commands ...