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Articles by My Jewish Learning

Virtual Tour of Akko, Israel

Watch the recording of this session here: Herzl called Akko, “The jewel of the Mediterranean,” and there is indeed no ...

Passover Havdalah Tunes

Watch the recording of this session here: Join Cantor Dan Singer for some Passover tunes as we bid farewell to ...

How to Make Passover Cleaning Manageable

Tips for the overwhelmed, the last-minute and the lazy.

Passover Around the World: South of the Border Starters

Watch the recording of this event here: Didn’t know that 50,000 Jews live in Mexico, or that the mayor of ...

Thank You For Signing Up for Hebrew for the Haggadah

Our first class starts on Monday March 22 at noon ET. We’ll send you a reminder before each class. For ...

Seder Telling

Watch a recording of this event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iywRroSsveo Today our seder nights are guided by the liturgical prompts of the ...

Women of the Exodus: Resistance and Grace

Watch the recording of this session here: The women of the Exodus stories are instrumental in bringing liberation to the ...

10 Weeks – 10 Prayers: Class source sheets, recordings, and related material

This is the resource page for the 10-part class series 10 Weeks – 10 Prayers. To register, go to this link.The ...

As Above, So Below: Astrology in Jewish Cultural History

Join the Jewish Museum of Maryland for a presentation about the zodiac in Jewish cultural imagination. Explore the Jewish history ...

Freedom in the Face of Tyranny: A Conversation with Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy

Watch the recording of this event here: Hear Jewish Review of Books editor Abe Socher in conversation with Israeli politician, ...

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