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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
Next Year
Rosh Hashanah is a day that we set aside for the explicit purpose of stopping in our tracks, checking in, and asking ourselves, how are we doing?
Inspiring People
An inspirational person doesn't have to be a role model.
How Fear Limits You
In Jewish thought, people have a two-pronged relationship with their Creator: We love God and we fear God.
Predictions for Next Year
The answers--and the direction we take--are all in our hands.
Improve Your Life
Jewish teaching advocates strongly that proper care be taken for the health of mind and body, since life is God's precious gift.
Achieve One Thing
We can change. And we can change anything.
Spiritual & Cultural Experiences
Could a spiritual experience happen as you're watching the final Harry Potter film, in the moment that Harry finally raises a wand and vanquishes Voldemort for good?
Describe an Event
On Rosh Hashanah, the anniversary of the Creation of the World, we recreate ourselves--and we wrestle with our relationship with the world around us.
A Major Milestone
In Judaism, there's a notion that the personal is communal--what happens to one of us, affects us all.
10 Questions Jill Soloway of “Transparent” Answers on the High Holidays
For the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the 10Q project offers a question a day to promote reflection.