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This Indian Jewish Cuisine Has a Fascinating History
Exploring the unique culinary mishmash that is Mumbai Jewish cuisine.
Jewish Texts, JOFA's Torch, Live, Study, Talmud, Women & Feminism
What!? You Mean Women Can Actually Study Talmud?
Memories of the film, Yentl, came to mind when a number of highly Jewishly educated women invited me to join ...
My First Week in the Southern & Jewish World
The only Jewish person I knew of growing up was Jesus, and to be honest I had never thought much ...
Jewish History, Mixed Multitudes, Study
The Stranger’s Notebook
Michael David Lukas will be blogging all week for the Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning’s Author Blog. His first book, The ...
Mourn, Mourning Rituals, Prayers for Mourners, Sitting Shiva
Burial and Mourning
An overview of Jewish death and mourning practices.
The Most Fun Yom Kippur Ever
Was it just me, or did this year’s Yom Kippur seem a lot less, well, dire than usual? It started ...
Growing Up Jewish in Modern Baghdad
Celebrating Nowruz as a model for hope and change.