Kveller

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Kveller
Kveller logo.png
Available inEnglish
Headquarters
United States
Owner 70 Faces Media
Created byDeborah Kolben
EditorMolly Tolsky
URL kveller.com
LaunchedSeptember 28, 2010;13 years ago (2010-09-28)
Current statusActive

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]

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References

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