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
Electricity on Shabbat
Why traditional Jews unplug (albeit with some workarounds) during the Sabbath.
Yirmiyahu Taub
Taub writes poetry in both English and Yiddish.
Jewish Culture MFA
Joselit, a professor at George Washington University, is launching a master's degree in Jewish Cultural Arts- -the first time a program like this has ever been created.
Indelicates
The Indelicates sing the Book of Job.
Do Jews Believe in Satan?
In Jewish texts, the devil is sometimes an adversary and sometimes an embodiment of evil.
Der Golem
Der Golem, the film.
Honi the Circle-Maker
The Talmudic fable of Honi the Circle-Maker isn't the only lesson on environmentalism from traditional Jewish sources, but it's an especially fascinating--and especially strange-- story.