The Sit-Down Ideas The rabbi who survived the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting 5 years ago considers hope in a dark time for the world’s Jews Jeffrey Myers reflects on how the attacks in Israel compounded the trauma in a Pittsburgh community that was hoping for some degree of closure.
The Sit-Down Ideas 10 years and 318 million words later, Sefaria brings Torah study into the digital age Sara Wolkenfeld, the chief learning officer of the online database of Jewish text, reflects on a decade of free, open-source learning.
The Sit-Down Ideas ‘Golda’ focuses on a few grim weeks in the life of Israel’s first female prime minister. A biographer wants you to see the bigger picture. Pnina Lahav sets out to show how a flawed leader can also be a great leader.
The Sit-Down Rabbi David Wolpe, stepping down from a top pulpit, wants you to stop arguing and start listening
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