Identity and “Who Counts?” in The New Jewish Canon

Second of a 4-part series from The New Jewish Canon on the Texts & Topics Shaping Modern Jewish Life.

February 4, 2021

February 4, 2021

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, Books by Hartman Scholars, Judaism and Modernity, Jewish Identity, Hartman@Home, Video

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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