It is real. And it can carry us through water. About the Author Dr. Mijal Bitton is a Spiritual Leader and Sociologist. She is the Rosh Kehilla of The Downtown Minyan, a Scholar in Residence at ...

Editor’s Note: Mijal Bitton, PhD, is the spiritual leader of the Downtown Minyan in New York City and a sociologist of American Jews. The views expressed in this commentary are her own.

The episode centers on Mijal Bitton’s deeply personal essay, “Why I Am Not a Jew of Color,” published in Sapir Journal. Mijal opens up about her background as a non-white Sephardic Jew from ...

About the Author Dr. Mijal Bitton is a Spiritual Leader and Sociologist. She is the Rosh Kehilla of The Downtown Minyan, a Scholar in Residence at the Maimonides Fund, and a Visiting Researcher at ...

In the latest episode in the miniseries, “Faith on Faith,” Mijal Bitton sits down with special guest, speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz, to explore the many layers of Jewish faith, identity ...