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Chaya Sara Oppenheim

Chaya Sara Oppenheim is editor of The Shekel, a numismatic journal. She holds a B.A. in English and history from Barnard College.

  • Flyers advertising free food in honor of Reb Shayala’s yahrzeit
    Flyers advertising free food in honor of Reb Shayala’s yahrzeit
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    Reb Shayala’s Free Lunch

    Orthodox eateries open their kitchens to mark the yahrzeit of a Hasidic rebbe known for feeding the hungry

    byChaya Sara Oppenheim
  • The Megillat Saragossa, written in the 17th century, tells the story of a medieval Jewish community’s narrow escape from death
    The Megillat Saragossa, written in the 17th century, tells the story of a medieval Jewish community’s narrow escape from death
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    A Second Purim Story

    Megillat Saragossa tells a tale that parallels the Book of Esther

    byChaya Sara Oppenheim
  • The Viznitz Cemetery, Monsey
    The Viznitz Cemetery, Monsey
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    The Pilgrimage to Monsey

    A cemetery in New York state draws Orthodox Jews by the thousands to the graves of famous rebbes—and in the process, redefines how the community thinks about diasporic life on American soil

    byChaya Sara Oppenheim
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    Where Are the Yeshivish Writers?

    Yeshivish literature has long been overlooked and oversimplified, but it’s a genre worthy of meaningful consideration

    byChaya Sara Oppenheim
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