Daniel Septimus

Daniel Septimus is executive director of Sefaria. Previously, he served as CEO and editor-in-chief of My Jewish Learning.

Articles by Daniel Septimus

This week, I contributed the Dvar Torah to American Jewish World Service’s Dvar Tzedek (which we also syndicate on MJL). ...

In my latest column for the Jerusalem Post, I examine the work of Leonard Michaels, whose collected stories were recently ...

At a time when Jewish influence has increased, how do we approach unethical commandments?

Barry Bonds became MLB’s new home run king last night, and while this could inspire blog posts about Jewish attitudes ...

If you haven’t yet, you must read the fascinating obituary of the French Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger. Lustiger was a close ...

Dalia Sofer’s novel The September of Shiraz received a rapturous review in yesterday’s New York Times Book Review. â€œThe Septembers ...

During the second day of the “Why Be Jewish?” conference, Art Green taught several passages from the Sefat Emet and ...

Last night, I returned from a few days in Park City, Utah where I was attending a conference sponsored by ...

Of course, Jews hold no monopoly on inter-denominational strife, but it was still eye-opening to read my friend Benjy Balint’s ...

If there’s one thing the Jewish community is all-too often missing, it’s self-criticism. Groups and movements tend to blame other ...