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

Friday Evening Shabbat Service

Join us for our weekly Shabbat service! We rotate between Shabbat B’yachad, Shabbat Shirah, and a Classic Shabbat: Shabbat B’yachad ...

The Jews of Kurdistan: A Land of Jewish Heritage, and Potential Reconciliation

Jews from Kurdistan have a documented history going all the way back to the Bible, and there are hundreds of ...

The Kabbalistic Tree: When, Where and Why Jews Began to Visualize It

The iconic Kabbalstic “Tree of Life” is certainly the best known kabbalistic symbol. Complex graphical scrolls have been a genre ...

Let There Be Light – Conversation with Liana Finck and Jane Golden

Welcome the National Jewish Book Award winning cartoonist and graphic novelist, Liana Finck, and celebrate the release of her new ...

Jewish Blessings and Prayers for Every Occasion

Become active in Jewish life and engaged in holidays by learning the most recited Jewish prayers and blessings. In this ...

Couples & Conversation: Interfaith Families

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 ...

Jews and Muslims in Colonial Algeria: Between Intimacy and Resentment

In this talk, Yuval Tal will explore the unique relations between Muslims and Jews in the French colony of Algeria ...