Rebecca Kerzner

Rebecca Kerzner is a editorial assistant at My Jewish Learning and a Jewish artist and creator based in New York City.


Articles by Rebecca Kerzner

How to Lead a Zoom Tu Bishvat Seder

Nearly a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, Tu Bishvat is the last holiday Jews haven’t yet celebrated while practicing social distancing.

9 Things You Didn’t Know About Tu Bishvat

Lesser-known facts about the Jewish “Earth Day.”

How to Spell Tu Bishvat?

The Jewish birthday for the trees has a name that can be spelled in several ways.

What Makes a Hanukkah Menorah Kosher?

There aren’t too many stipulations when it comes to making sure a menorah is kosher.

The 10 Best Hanukkah Songs on YouTube

From the classics to the most creative acapella, here’s a list of Youtube’s best Hanukkah music.

Is it Traditional to Put Up Hanukkah Decorations?

Hanukkah decorations are a new phenomenon — and there are no rules!

Imperfect Panacea? American Jewish Education and the Response to Crisis with the Association of Jewish Studies

In this session of the Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference, Jodi Eichler-Levine, Sandra Fox, Ari Y. Kelman, Jonathan Krasner ...

Visioning New Worlds and Recalling the Old World in Queer Yiddish Drag and Burlesque with the Association of Jewish Studies

This session of the Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference will include two live performances of queer and trans Yiddish ...

People of the Helping Friendly Book: Jews, Judaism, and Phish with the Association for Jewish Studies

Over most of four decades, the rock band Phish has developed a diehard following that includes a significant Jewish fan ...

Embracing Ambiguity: How History Matters with the Association for Jewish Studies

This plenary session of the Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference is a Conversation with Lonnie G. Bunch (Smithsonian Institution), ...