Julie Seltzer

Julie Seltzer is a Torah scribe and educator with a BA in theatre arts from Brown University. She has been writing new Torah scrolls since 2009, when she was Scribe-in-Residence at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, CA. A video of Julie and this project can be found here. Julie also offers Torah repair, and runs interactive educational workshops, offering a hands-on glimpse into the world of Torah scrolls. Julie resides in the Hudson Valley, NY with her Israeli mutt Shusha. Her hand is featured on Sefaria’s homepage.


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Articles by Julie Seltzer

Kaddish Minyan (Tuesdays)

My Jewish Learning offers a place for people to come together each weekday for a few minutes of Torah teaching ...

Kaddish Minyan (Tuesdays)

My Jewish Learning offers a place for people to come together each weekday for a few minutes of Torah teaching ...

Kaddish Minyan (Tuesdays)

My Jewish Learning offers a place for people to come together each weekday for a few minutes of Torah teaching ...

The Torah Blessings: Celebrating the Source of ‘Eternal Life’

The idea that the Torah is alive and ever-changing is encoded in the blessings recited before and after an aliyah.

High Holiday Zoom Services: How to Get the Most out of Them

Try these seven tips to make the holiday sacred and special, even if you're not going to synagogue in person.

Vayehi Binso’a Ha’aron: Two Aspects of Torah

The Torah is not merely an artifact of the past, but part of an ongoing process of revelation.

Challah for Parashat Nitzavim

Not in heaven. Not beyond the sea.

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