Kveller
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| Available in | English |
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| Headquarters | United States |
| Owner | 70 Faces Media |
| Created by | Deborah Kolben |
| Editor | Molly Tolsky |
| URL | kveller |
| Launched | September 28, 2010 |
| Current status | Active |
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]
History
[edit]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
[edit]In 2015, the site was awarded the Simon Rockower Award for Excellence in Jewish Journalism.[8]
See also
[edit]- Institute for Nonprofit News (member)
References
[edit]- ^ JTA and MJL merge to create 70 Faces Media Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 5 January 2015
- ^ After hard times, The Jewish Week has a new owner. The New York Times. 11 January 2021
- ^ Parenting site tailored for Monmouth, Middlesex New Jersey Jewish News. 18 October 2016
- ^ a b Kveller: A Jewish Twist on Parenting MyJewishLearning. 28 September 2010
- ^ a b c Kvelling in Brownstone Brooklyn — and Beyond The Forward. 30 September 2010
- ^ Author - Mayim Bialik Kveller
- ^ Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg Kveller. Retrieved on 30 March 2024
- ^ 70 Faces Media’s Kveller website takes Rockower Award for digital outreach Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 24 June 2015