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Articles by My Jewish Learning
Confessions of a Yiddish Writer: The Life and Work of Chava Rosenfarb
In this new online course, participants will learn about Chava Rosenfarb, a major Yiddish novelist, essayist, and short story writer, ...
Emma Lazarus: Beyond the Statue of Liberty
In this special session we will focus on one of the earliest and most high profile Jewish American writers, and ...
The Biblical Art of Marc Chagall
There is a museum in Nice, France devoted exclusively to paintings of Biblical scenes by the Jewish painter Marc Chagall. ...
Conflicting Visions of Israel
When the State of Israel was established in 1948, its founders envisioned a democratic, pluralistic society that would develop “for ...
Free Intro to Mussar and Kabbalah
Mussar offers a framework and a toolkit for translating the wisdom of kabbalah (specifically the sefirot of the Tree of ...
The State of Israel and Jewish Mysticism
The kabbalists declare: ‘’every place (and moment, and soul) is filled with Divine Glory.” If so, what’s the deal with ...
Free Intro to Soul: Intro to Transformative Kabbalah
The study of Kabbalah enables us to discover what is hidden from our perception in plain sight. In this introduction ...
African American Roots and Resilience: Black History for American Jews
Join Dr. Lillie J. Edwards for a four-part lecture series exploring the broad landscape of African American history from its ...
Va’eira: God of Nature, God of History
Join our popular series developing Rabbi Sacks’ thought on the weekly parasha, along with a community of learners from around ...
Thought Process: Jewish Law and Mental Health
Every decade or so, societal shifts emerging from economic development, technological innovation, and medical research force rabbis to clarify Torah ...