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Opinion

That Beloved Israeli Gym Bubbe’s Thick American Accent Is a Wonderful Thing

A CUNY linguistics professor asks, who says there’s only one way to speak Hebrew?

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Megillah Reading with My Jewish Learning

February 26 , 9:30 am - February 27 , 9:30 am

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Director/Writer Gary Sinyor on the Journey from “Leon the Pig Farmer” to Amazon’s “The Jewish Enquirer”

February 28 , 10:00 am

Sun 28

Stories Survive: Ruth Gruener

February 28 , 2:00 pm

Sun 28

Bridging the Divide through Sport: A Conversation with Sagi Muki

February 28 , 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

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Parshat Mishpatim: Voices in the Gates

By Rabbi Alana Suskin
Prayer Upon Receiving the Vaccine for COVID-19

By Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe
Matan Torah: A New Creation Narrative

By Talia Weisberg
Manspreading in the Women’s Section: Keep Your Distance

By Deborah Kotz
Parshat Beshalach: An Ode to Miriam

By Naima Hirsch
Reflections on Parshat Bo

By Erin Leib Smokler
JOFA Blog
Tu BiShvat, Inauguration, and the Winter Trees

By Lisi Levisohn
JOFA Blog
A Tribute to Rabbi Kelemer

By Ann D. Koffsky
Parshat Vaera Room to Breathe: Seeking Agency in Narrow Places

By Adina Roth
JOFA Blog
A PrayerFull Moment

By Rabbanit Leah Sarna
JOFA Blog
Tzfat Women’s Collective Megillah Scribes

By Chaya Ben Baruch, Susan Zehavi, Allison Ofanansky and Sheva Chaya Shaiman
Parshat Shemot Counting Stars

By Yael Smooha
Wondrous Women of the Exodus

By Daphne Lazar Price
Parshat Vayechi Death, Closure, and Hope

By Rivka Wietchner
JOFA Blog
The Many Blessings of Parshat VaYechi

By Dani Kogan
Parshat Vayigash Show Up, Speak Up, Stand Up

By Adina Fredman
JOFA Blog
Parshat Miketz – Resilient We Remain

By Nomi Kaltmann
JOFA Blog
Confronting the Darker Side of Hanukkah

By Ginna Green
Parshat Vayeshev Deceptions and Higher Callings

By Tamar Green Eisenstat
JOFA Blog
My Body For Myself

By Hannah Wenger Tam