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Articles by My Jewish Learning
King Charles’ Coronation: Is it Just Pageant or Does it Make a Difference?
Explore the highly anticipated Coronation of King Charles, an occasion that promises to draw one of the largest TV audiences ...
Aharon Applefeld’s “Poland, A Green Land”
Award-winning Israeli novelist Aharon Applefeld’s posthumous work, Poland, A Green Land, joins his many publications including the novels The Iron ...
Otto Warburg and ‘Botanical Zionism,’ c. 1900-1930
The Schusterman Center for Israel Studies invites you to join us for the last Schusterman Seminar of Spring 2023, “Making ...
Tour Global Jewish Life: Majorca
The Spanish Island of Majorca is known for its beach resorts, limestone mountains, and being home to tennis celebrity Rafa ...
Across The Pond: Being Jewish Today and Yesterday in England and Ireland
A class about the Jewish Community in the United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland) and Ireland. How does Jewish life in ...
Earth Day Book Release Brunch for “The Sacred Earth”
Rabbi Andy Kahn, editor of “The Sacred: Earth Jewish Perspectives on Our Planet,” welcomes you to a light brunch event ...
Jews of Color Monthly Mindfulness Sit
Slowing down and resting are one of the ways that we move ourselves to greater liberation. Join a space dedicated ...
“Repairing the World” (Tikkun Olam): Radical Justice or Conscientious Consequentialism?
The Jewish phrase “because of repairing the world” has become a widespread slogan for a commitment to a broad array ...
Jewish Mexico: a Visual Journey
Join this visual tour through the history of the Jews in Mexico, focused mostly on the twentieth century, when the ...
The Ketubbah: What It Reveals About Jewish Life Through the Ages
How and when did the ketubbah evolve from a legal marriage contract to a meaningful work of art? And what ...