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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

No Place Like Home: Immigration Through the Eyes of Rabbi Sacks

Humankind has been on the move for a long time. We now know that all humans can trace their origins ...

Becoming the Person He Was

What makes us who we are? Rabbi Shlomo Levin and Rabbi Sacks were fellow Torah students, good friends and rabbinic ...

All About Hanukkah

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah is an eight-day festival that has become a beloved and joyous holiday. But what does ...

Thank You For Signing Up For “All About Hanukkah”

Your first email will arrive shortly!In the meanwhile, read more on the holiday: Hanukkah 101How to Light the Hanukkah Menorah ...

Clickable Wisdom: Using Sefaria’s Digital Library to Uncover Everyday Ethical Teachings

How is a Jewish idea transmitted and transformed over the course of generations? Judaism has many big ideas about justice ...

Clickable Wisdom: Using Sefaria’s Digital Library to Uncover Everyday Ethical Teachings

How is a Jewish idea transmitted and transformed over the course of generations? Judaism has many big ideas about justice ...

Clickable Wisdom: Using Sefaria’s Digital Library to Uncover Everyday Ethical Teachings

How is a Jewish idea transmitted and transformed over the course of generations? Judaism has many big ideas about justice ...

Clickable Wisdom: Using Sefaria’s Digital Library to Uncover Everyday Ethical Teachings

How is a Jewish idea transmitted and transformed over the course of generations? Judaism has many big ideas about justice ...

Researching Chicago-area Jewish Ancestors

“Resources for Jewish Genealogy in Chicagoland—What’s New” will be the topic of a presentation by genealogist Mike Karsen for the ...

Seminar Series: “Gestating Difference: Jews, Non-Jews, and Abortion in the Babylonian Talmud”

Dr. Sara Ronis explores fetal personhood in the rabbinic world of late antiquity. Using close readings of primary texts from ...