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Kveller is a Jewish parenting website that publishes articles on pregnancy, parenting and Jewish culture. It was founded in 2010 as a project of Jewish education website, MyJewishLearning. The site's parent company is 70 Faces Media, the result of a 2015 merger between the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and MyJewishLearning.[1][2] It is the largest on-line community of Jewish parents in the United States.[3]

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History

The idea for the website, catering to Jewish parents, came from the Jewish learning website, MyJewishLearning as early as 2007.[4]

A naming contest was held for the site, with thousands of submissions. Kveller, suggested by the writer, Sam Apple was chosen.[5] The name derives from the Yiddish word, Kvell, meaning to express great pleasure combined with pride. The site received seed funding from UJA-Federation of New York.[4]

The site's first editor was Deborah Kolben.[5] Kolben was a new parent herself when the site was founded and saw its potential to pass on "solid core Jewish values".[5]

The actress Mayim Bialik and Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg are among contributors to the site.[6][7]

Awards

In 2015, the site was awarded the Simon Rockower Award for Excellence in Jewish Journalism.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    JTA and MJL merge to create 70 Faces Media Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 5 January 2015
  2. [2]
    After hard times, The Jewish Week has a new owner. The New York Times. 11 January 2021
  3. [3]
    Parenting site tailored for Monmouth, Middlesex New Jersey Jewish News. 18 October 2016
  4. [4]
    Kveller: A Jewish Twist on Parenting MyJewishLearning. 28 September 2010
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    Kvelling in Brownstone Brooklyn — and Beyond The Forward. 30 September 2010
  6. [6]
    Author - Mayim Bialik Kveller
  7. [7]
    Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg Kveller. Retrieved on 30 March 2024
  8. [8]
    70 Faces Media’s Kveller website takes Rockower Award for digital outreach Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 24 June 2015
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