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
A Musical, Mystical, and Mouthwatering Indian Tu BiShvat Seder
This year, the Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning welcomes award-winning journalist Rahel Musleah to teach participants about Indian-Jewish customs ...
The Characteristics of a Good Jew
Home renovation shows feature flippers stripping old, outdated homes down to the bare bones only to rework them into beautiful ...
The Workers Circle Presents Winter in Yiddishland Online
WINTER IN YIDDISHLAND ONLINE, held entirely on Zoom, will offer a variety of programming on February 5, 2023. The Workers ...
Virtual Walking Tour: Seville, Spain
Seville’s Santa Cruz quarter was formerly the city’s famous Jewish quarter. Its maze of streets and their evocative names give ...
An Overview of Israeli Current Affairs with David Horovitz
Join the Orange County Community Scholar Program for an overview of Israeli current affairs from the editor of The Times ...
The Jews of Belarus: From the Pale of Settlement to the USSR and Beyond
Belarus’ Jewish story is rich, vital, traumatic, fascinating and barely spoken of. The territory was ruled at different times by ...
How Jews Became Citizens: Highlights from the Sid Lapidus Collection
What does citizenship mean to you? What are the rights and responsibilities that come with citizenship? Join curator Ivy Weingram ...
Michal Raucher on Medicine and Religion: Doctors and Rabbis in Israel
The relationship between doctors and rabbis in Israel reflects the complex ways in which medicine and religion interact daily. Although ...
Children’s Theories About Judaism with Anna Hartman
Children’s ideas about the world are rich, nuanced, sometimes amusing and surprising, and for Anna Hartman, always fascinating. In this ...
Marcel Marceau and the French Resistance
The great French mime Marcel Marceau was the son of a kosher butcher who was murdered at Auschwitz. Following his ...