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Articles by My Jewish Learning
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, ...
Women Speak Out: Confronting War, Rape, and the Rise in Hate: An Interfaith Conversation
As antisemitism and Islamophobia rise and tensions heighten between Muslims and Jews, interfaith dialogue has become more difficult—and more important ...
Lighting Candles Together: Many Flames, One Bright Light
No one should light candles alone this year. Join us for candle lighting each night of Chanukah along with some ...
“The Last Ships from Hamburg” Book Talk with Steven Ujifusa and Chip Fisher
In The Last Ships from Hamburg: Business, Rivalry, and the Race to Save Russia’s Jews on the Eve of World ...
The Jews of Florida: Centuries of Stories
Join the Baltimore Zionist District and tour guide, Marcia Jo Zerivitz, on Tuesday, December 12 at 11:00 AM (ET) to ...
An Operetta by Rumshinsky and Shor
Join YIVO for a performance of the music of Shir Hashirim (The Song of Songs), a 1911 operetta by Joseph ...
Free Intro to Space: Tree of Life
A key to consciousness in Kabbalah is the Tree of Life, a visual map of how infinite and finite flow ...