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
Herville: A New Jewish Musical
Based on the award-winning (and 2023 JewCie-Award-nominated) Hereville graphic novels by Barry Deutsch, this female-driven, family-friendly musical follows Mirka, an ...
Jews on the Move: The Geographic Dimension of Jewish Survival in North America
Throughout history, Jews have been a people on the move, from the nomadic Abraham and Sarah to Moses wandering in ...
Discoveries from the Shapell Roster
If you are interested in genealogy, the Civil War, or local history, you’ll find that and more in The Shapell ...
PORTICO: Cooking and Feasting in Rome’s Jewish Kitchen with Leah Koenig
Cookbook author Leah Koenig will talk about her latest release, PORTICO: Cooking and Feasting in Rome’s Jewish Kitchen. The book ...
Holding Each Other: Israel on Our Hearts with Rabbi Dr. Janet Madden
Take time to pause and pen with the Ritualwell community. Each week, same day, same time. We’re all holding many ...
The Rise of Antisemitism Since October 7th with Ira N. Forman and Sarah Breger
Eighty-five years after the Nazi pogrom known as Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass), antisemitism is on the rise both domestically ...
International Law and the Israel-Hamas Conflict
After Hamas fired rockets and invaded southern Israel, killing some 1,400 hundred people and abducting more than 200, Israel’s response ...
Virtual Tour of Jewish Afghanistan
Join My Jewish Learning and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency to dive into the history and culture of a 2,500+ year ...
Give It a Rest: A Guide to Shabbat Prayers
Have you ever been in a Shabbat morning service and wondered what is going on? Why are there so many ...
Self & Mystical Identity in Sixteenth Century Kabbalah
In what would become the legendary kabbalistic hilltop town of Tzfat in the 1500s—the birthplace of such timeless texts as ...