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.


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Articles by My Jewish Learning

Demons in the Talmud

The Talmud is filled with stories about demons, and laws that regulate how humans and demons should interact. But what ...

Halakhot of Yom Kippur – Rabbi Joseph Dweck

We are an online and global Bet Midrash with international students, striving to know God by embracing the world through ...

Intersections of Identity: The Jewish Indigenous Experience

To be both Indigenous and Jewish can be enriching and confusing. Those who are members of both of these communities ...

Safe Haven in the Philippines

In the 1930s, when nations of the world were closing their doors to refugee Jews fleeing the growing horror of ...

Tour of Jewish Zimbabwe

Join My Jewish Learning for a virtual tour of Jewish Zimbabwe. The first synagogue in Zimbabwe, then the British colony ...

Clouds of Glory: The Real Meaning Behind The Sukkah

The Sukkah, the hut Jewish people traditionally live, eat and sleep in during the fall holiday of Sukkot, is commonly ...

Rosh Hashanah Melodies from Morocco and Gibraltar

The evening services of Rosh Hashanah begin with two beautiful piyyutim (liturgical poems) in Sephardic liturgies: on the first night, ...

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