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Articles by My Jewish Learning
Should Religious Jews Care About Beauty?
If ‘charm is deceptive and beauty vain’ (Proverbs 31:30), then why does the Torah tell us that Sarah, Rebecca and ...
Gary Lucas’s Live Score of “The Golem” and Post-Film Discussion with Gary and Annette Insdorf
The legend of the Golem — a person made from clay and brought to life through kabbalistic magic in 16th ...
Antisemitism: Origins and Manifestations of Anti-Jewish Myths
From Q-Anon’s satanic cabals and Jewish Space Lasers to the George Soros conspiracy myths, antisemitic canards are extremely visible in ...
ParshaNut
In the spirit of Nechama Leibowitz’s classic, New Studies in the Weekly Parsha, Rabbi David Kasher offers 54 essays exploring ...
Jewish New York: The Upper West Side
Join Qesher to explore the unique and rich history of the Jewish community of the Upper West Side in New ...
“Arthur Miller: American Witness” Book Talk
In the new book Arthur Miller: American Witness from Yale’s Jewish Lives series, distinguished theater critic John Lahr brings a ...
Chanukah Day of Learning
Chanukah classes given by Dr. Tanya White, Yael Leibowitz and Rabbanit Deborah Geller
Access Judaism: The Kabbalistic Non-Binary God
Were you taught that God was a guy in the sky with a beard? Where did this image come from? ...
Where Do We Draw the Line?
Dr. Meredith Katz takes a look at censorship in Jewish days schools, examining successes and challenges.
A Musical Journey in Search of Iraqi-Jewish Roots with Yoni Avi Battat and Joe Alterman
Growing up in the United States, singer-composer Yoni Avi Battat knew very little about his Iraqi-Jewish ancestors and the long ...