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
Emerging Communities in Modern Jewry
Numerous groups and communities around the world have adopted Judaism and/or Jewish practices over the centuries. This trend has accelerated ...
Torah, The Laws of Nature, and Divine Providence
Many events described in the Torah are meant to sound impossible, or at least shockingly unlikely, given what we know ...
Awakenings: Transforming Jewish Responses to Interfaith Marriage
Join Rabbi Joshua Stanton and Rabbi Benjamin Spratt, authors of “Awakenings: American Jewish Transformations in Identity, Leadership, and Belonging,” in ...
Tour Global Jewish Life: Hasidic Brooklyn
Explore the Hasidic area of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood with tour guide and former Satmar Hasidic community member, Frieda Vizel. Virtually ...
Soul: Free Introduction to Kabbalah
Soul: The study of Kabbalah enables us to discover what is hidden from our perception in plain sight. In this ...
Couples & Conversation (National) – Online
“Being part of an interfaith/Jew-ish/multi-faith/however-you-define-yourself couple can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This online ...
Psychedelics & The Future of Judaism with Rabbi Zac Kamenetz
As psychedelics re-enter the mainstream through potential therapeutic applications and shifting legal frameworks, there is growing enthusiasm amongst Jewish individuals ...
The Musical Legacy of Leonard Cohen with David Broza and Amy E. Schwartz
Poet and songwriter Leonard Cohen had a profound influence on the music world. His work inspired renowned Israeli singer-songwriter David ...
Dr. Ted Merwin on Jews: Their Culture and Our Community
Join Temple Beth El of Boca Raton Virtually for Lunch and Learn on Zoom, Livestream or YouTube for speaker Ted ...
Jewish Genealogy Workshop: Death and Burial
Learn how to use death records, burial information, headstones and memorial plaques to discover and research our family trees.