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

Pirkei Avot Chapter 1, Mishnah 2 reads: 1:2 – Simon the Righteous was one of the last survivors of the ...

While I love the ideas and rituals of Passover, I admit, I’m a little disappointed: Is it really only Day ...

Pirkei Avot, literally Chapters of the Fathers, but more commonly translated “Ethics of the Fathers,” is one of the most ...

In last week’s Forward, Jay Michaelson entered the Peoplehood debate with force, simultaneously acknowledging his own sense of connection to ...

MyJewishLearning.com is currently seeking a full-time graphic designer — for both web and print materials — to work from our ...

Over the last few days, I’ve written much (I, II, III) about the Prayer for the State of Israel and ...

Today’s edition of the Very Short List features Gregory Levey’s memoir Shut Up, Iâ€™m Talking: And Other Diplomacy Lessons I ...

As promised, here is the complete text of Sarah Margles’ speech about the Prayer for the State of Israel (mentioned ...

Last week, I wrote about a JTA article discussing communities that are rethinking the Prayer for the State of Israel, ...

In honor of the debate I had with Ariel Beery this week about distinctions between Jewish Peoplehood and the Jewish ...