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
Jewish American Life, 1700 to 1914
Life for America's early Jews.
Ritba (Rabbi Yom Tov Ishbili)
Ritba's chief fame rests on his commentaries to the Talmud.
Radbaz (Rabbi David Ben Zimra)
Talmud scholar, Kabbalist and longtime chief rabbi of Egypt.
Milton Steinberg
This Jewish thinker and Reconstructionist leader asked: Does belief in God make sense?
Responsa
Rabbinic responses to questions of Jewish law enrich the body of halakhic literature.
Do Jews Believe in Miracles?
From the Bible to the Talmud to the Hasidic masters, miracles are found everywhere in Jewish tradition — but there is no single way to understand them.
