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Articles by My Jewish Learning
Kavkazi “Mountain Jews”: Ancient Hebrew and Persian Roots, Between Russia and Azerbaijan
The Jewish community of the Caucasus lived for centuries in the mountainous region between the Black and Caspian Seas. However, ...
Melton Meets the Moment: An Inside Look at the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism
Jews around the world are feeling the impact of the war in Israel. While focused on what’s happening in Israel, ...
But What If I Love The Greeks?!: Hanukkah for Philosophers
On Hannukah we light candles and commemorate a time “when the evil Greek kingdom rose up against Your people Israel.” ...
Release and Recharge: Connecting to your Authentic Creative Expression
The creative process never exists in a vacuum: we create from our emotions and circumstances, and sometimes these are the ...
What Is A Rabbi, What Was A Rabbi – and Was Jesus A Rabbi?
What is a rabbi? What was a rabbi? Was Jesus a rabbi? In the Gospels, Jesus is sometimes called “rabbi,” ...
Mikketz: What was Joseph Thinking?
The Rabbi Sacks Legacy recently unveiled the first cohort of ‘Sacks Scholars’, a group of educators, academics and leaders who ...
Defender of the Middle Way: Marking the first nahala (yahrzeit) of Rabbi Dr Abraham Levy OBE
S&P Sephardi Senior Rabbi Joseph Dweck and Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum Strict or lenient? Broad or insular? What’s the best ...
Samson Schames: “Fragments of Exile”
Samson Schames (1898-1967) came from a long-established Jewish family in Frankfurt am Main and began his training there as a ...
Walking Tour of Jewish Berlin with Olga from Wowzitude
From the grandeur of the Hanukkah Menorah near the Brandenburg Gate to intimate local celebrations, you’ll witness how Berlin honors ...
The Controversialist: Arguments with Everyone, Left Right and Center
Marty Peretz makes a rich and compelling argument for the ideals that have been the focus of his life: liberalism, ...