Mijal Bitton
Dr. Mijal Bitton is a Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, and the Rosh Kehilla (communal leader) and co-founder of the Downtown Minyan in New York City. Mijal received a BA from Yeshiva University and earned her doctorate from New York University, where she conducted an ethnographic study of a Syrian Jewish community with a focus on developing the field of contemporary Sephardic studies in America. She is an alumna of the
The New Jewish Canon, a new anthology edited by Yehuda Kurtzer and Claire Sufrin, brings together a series of texts that shaped a generation and pairs each selection with an insightful contemporary essay explaining its continuing significance today. This 4-part lecture series explores some of the most compelling themes from the book, including power, media, Orthodoxy, and diversity.
Session 2: Mijal Bitton exploring Identity and “Who Counts?” in The New Jewish Canon
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