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Articles by My Jewish Learning
Get Lit, Bitch: A Hanukkah Comedy Show
On Hanukkah, Jews come together to light the menorah, play dreidel and reflect on the miracle that happened to our ...
Dinner with Ruth Bader Ginsberg: The Power of Friendship
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Nina Totenberg were friends for nearly 50 years, meeting long before Ruth became a Supreme Court ...
All About the Concept of Kehilah (Community)
Bring your lunch and learn all about the concept of Kehilah (community) with Tziporah Altman-Shafer of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation.
New York Jewish Book Festival: Fleishman Is in Trouble
The New York Jewish Book Festival opens with a screening of the first episode of Fleishman Is in Trouble followed ...
Tu Bishvat 2023
In 2023, the "birthday of the trees" begins at sundown on Sunday, Feb. 5 and ends at sundown on Monday, Feb. 6.
“Did You Hear What Happened to Dina?”: Responses to Abuse in the Torah + Today
The Biblical story of the assault of Dina and its violent aftermath makes for difficult reading. Many of us have ...
Judith the Chanukah Heroine
Too scandalous for the Jewish canon, considered the world’s first work of historical fiction, and saved from obscurity by early ...
The Yahuda Collection of Isaac Newton Manuscripts at the National Library of Israel
The National Library of Israel in cooperation with the Cambridge University Library invites you to a new series of lectures ...
Virtual Walking Tour: Jewish Copenhagen
Jews arrived in Denmark in the 17th century by invitation of the Danish King. In this live, virtual walking tour, ...
Arise, My Friend, My Beautiful One, and Go Forth! – Hanukkah Edition
Arise, My Friend, My Beautiful One, and Go Forth! – Hanukkah Edition features poignant, funny, and contemporary Jewish stories. Brought ...