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Articles by My Jewish Learning
Reclaiming Identity: Dr. Sasha Goldstein Sabbah and Myriam Levain
Dr. Sasha Goldstein Sabbah, Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Her recent ...
Sepharadi Approach to Talmud Torah by Hakham Yosef Faur
Part 1 in their series “Insights from our Hakhamim with the students of The Habura.”
Jewish Iraqi Songs for Purim
Taught by Rabbi Haim Ovadia.
Journey Into the Book of Lamentations
The Book of Lamentations, or Eicha, is a poetic series of laments that raises tough theological and emotional questions about ...
Thank You For Signing Up for “Journey Into the Book of Lamentations”
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Virtual Shuk Tour of Mahane Yehuda in Jerusalem
Explore the vibrant stalls of Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda market — which features delicacies like shawarma, fragrant spices, rugelach, baklava and ...
The Binding of Isaac in Poetry
Learn about poetic depictions of the Binding of Isaac with Sephardic U.
The Jew who Ruled Persia: The Story of Sa’ad ad-Dawla
Sa’ad ad-Dawla was a Persian Jew from the city of Abhar. Being a master in recovering delayed taxes, he was ...
Ali Sheqer Pashkaj
A shopkeeper in northern Albania, Sheqer rescued a Jewish man from the Nazis and sheltered him for three years.