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
Karaites Revisited
Back in November, I blogged about the Karaite representation at the United Jewish Communities General Assembly.I wrote:But perhaps most fascinating ...
David Grossman Mourns, Writes
Yesterday’s New York Times Magazine contained a heartbreaking essay by Israeli novelist David Grossman about writing after his son Uri ...
Israel and the Diaspora
From “Rosner’s Domain”:Dear Daniel,My question to you is this: what will be the role of Israel in the new era ...
Do we need rabbis?
More from “Rosner’s Domain”:Dear Mr. Septimus, Do you think Jewish Americans know enough about Judaism to make their own judgment ...
More Democracy
Since my initial post on Rosner’s Domain about the internet and its role in helping to democratize Judaism, there’s been ...
Democratizing Judaism
This week I’ll be the featured guest on Haaretz‘s Rosner’s Domain, hosted by chief US correspondent Shmuel Rosner.I’ll be answering ...
Satire and the Shoah
My Holocaust, Tova Reich’s satirical novel, was published last month to rave reviews. Cynthia Ozick struck first, writing an extended ...
The Ellenson Challenge
In this week’s Forward, David Ellenson, president of Hebrew Union College, recounts two recent events in which Israeli Orthodox rabbis ...
Chabon’s Sigh of Relief
Michael Chabon’s The Yiddish Policemen’s Union was officially published on Tuesday, and the book has already received its first award ...
Old-Time Religion
Not sure how I missed this, but thanks to Mark Berch for pointing out this story about Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz ...