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Sign Up For A Daily Dose of Tractate Shekalim

Around the world, thousands of Jews read the entire Talmud one page at a time, on a set schedule called ...

Thank You For Signing Up For A Daily Dose of Tractate Shekalim

Your first email will arrive in your inbox shortly. In the meantime, discover more about Talmud study: Nine Things to ...

Chaim Weizmann, the Forgotten Founder

Listen to the Jewish Review of Books’ editor Abraham Socher in conversation with distinguished historian Jehuda Reinharz. In 1985, the ...

Nosher Monthly Cook-Along: Potato Knishes

Watch the recording of this session here:Join Nosher editor Shannon Sarna to make knishes, two ways.Here is the recipe we ...

AJC Advocacy Anywhere: Four Generations Celebrate Israel’s Independence

Watch the recording of this event here: Join American Jewish Committee (AJC) for a special program to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, ...

The Great Hebrew Poets Series

Together we will study the poetry of two of Israel’s “greats”: Leah Goldberg and Uri Tzvi Greenberg. These represent two ...

Jews, Race, and Religion: From Minneapolis, Minnesota to the Streets of Jerusalem: The Diaspora Within. Mizrahi Jews, Race, Belonging, Dislocation and Identity

Mizrahi Jews in Israel, like other minorities of color, have been suffering from institutionalized racism inflicted on them by Ashkenazi ...

Quandaries of Quarantine in Biblical, Talmudic and Hasidic Literature: Part 1

Watch the recording of this class here: https://youtu.be/M4J5qlFdIK4 Solitude comes in many forms in Jewish tradition: Miriam was sent out ...

Quandaries of Quarantine in Biblical, Talmudic and Hasidic Literature: Part 2

Watch the recording of this session here: https://youtu.be/5TzQTX518yk Solitude comes in many forms in Jewish tradition: Miriam was sent out ...

Going Deep into Modah Ani: The Blessing of Gratitude

Take a closer look at the text of Modah/eh Ani, the blessing recited upon awakening. Rabbi Shefa Gold takes us ...

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