My Jewish Learning

My Jewish Learning is the leading independent website and digital community for all things Jewish, from Jewish history to text to ritual to prayer to food and much more. We offer a robust website with thousands of articles answering nearly every possible question about Judaism and Jewish life, a daily newsletter guiding subscribers through interesting facts and must-read news about Jewish life and practice, a daily Talmud essay called "A Daily Dose of Talmud," a weekly Shabbat newsletter, dozens of special emails featuring insights into major Jewish topics, and a robust online community through our social media channels. Articles written with the My Jewish Learning byline are authored and edited by our staff. My Jewish Learning's staff includes leading Jewish scholars and journalists. Rachel Scheinerman, who holds a doctorate in Ancient Judaism from Yale University, is My Jewish Learning's Editor, and Ben Harris, a longtime, award-winning journalist covering Jewish topics, is Managing Editor.


Articles by My Jewish Learning

Poetry and Kabbalah

Allen Afterman, in his opening line of Kabbalah and Consciousness calls Kabbalah the “holographic, poetic universe of Judaism.” What poetry ...

Soul: An Introduction to Kabbalah

Soul: The study of Kabbalah enables us to discover what is hidden from our perception in plain sight. In this ...

A Visit to the Heart of the Ancient Silk Road: The Jews of Uzbekistan

According to tradition, the oldest of Uzbekistan’s Jewish communities, that in Bukhara, was established more than 2,000 years ago following ...

Tour of Jewish Bessarabia: Today’s Moldova

Today Moldova is still a home to some 15,000 – 20,000 Jews. Historically, this land was known as Bessarabia, and ...

Demystifying History Part 2: FDR and the Holocaust

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the greatest president of the twentieth century, a magnificent leader during the Depression and in the ...

Exodus — The Ship that Launched a Nation

The story of the Exodus, the ship that carried 4,500 Jewish refugees from Europe to Palestine in 1947, encapsulates the ...

Maven AJU Hebrew Classes Winter 2023

Sundays, Starting January 81:00 PM Beginner 5 For beginning students. join AJU Instructor, Alisa Lotatti as you explore adjectives, Piel ...

Zentangling

Patterned yet unique, spectacular yet imperfect…like life itself, Zentangling is a practice of tuning in and letting go. Join our ...

Soul: Free Introduction to Kabbalah

Join this free intro class to learn more about the kabbalistic concept of the soul.

All About the Concept of Tikun Olam (Repairing the World)

Bring your lunch and come learn all about the concept of Tikun Olam (Repairing the World) with Tziporah Altman-Shafer from ...