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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
Kurt Weill, An American Story
An in-depth exploration of the life, career and music of Kurt Weill, the famous German/Jewish/American composer whose career spanned several ...
Zisl Slepovitch Ensemble
The Museum of Jewish Heritage welcomes the Zisl Slepovitch Ensemble and Sasha Lurje to present a selection of songs that ...
The Great Jewish Short Stories of Singer, Malamud, Ozick & Roth with Dr. Michael Krasny
Spend January curled up with short stories. Join award-winning journalist Dr. Michael Krasny for conversations about classic Jewish tales by ...
Reading the Siddur as a Source of Wisdom: The Amidah
The Siddur (Jewish prayer book) is the result of more than 1800 years of evolution and development, and it continues ...
Jewish Heritage Tour of Philadelphia
Join the BZD and Travel Circle to explore the Jewish Heritage of Philadelphia, USA. Walk through two historic sections of ...
Understanding Arab Culture: Understanding Ourselves
Within a century of the death of Muhammad, in 632 CE, Muslim armies had conquered almost the whole of the ...
Kids’ Art Festival
Let’s get crafty! The Kids’ Art Festival at the Jewish Children’s Museum features an array of Jewish crafts. Little artists ...
Hanukkah 2023
In 2023, Hanukkah begins at sundown on Thursday, Dec. 7 and lasts until sundown on Friday, Dec. 15.
Solving Puzzling Biblical Texts
The Bible contains many confusing and hard-to-untangle texts. For example, right after Moses returned from talking with God at the ...
Solving Puzzling Biblical Texts
The Bible contains many confusing and hard-to-untangle texts. For example, right after Moses returned from talking with God at the ...