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
Halakhot of Yom Kippur – Rabbi Joseph Dweck
We are an online and global Bet Midrash with international students, striving to know God by embracing the world through ...
Intersections of Identity: The Jewish Indigenous Experience
To be both Indigenous and Jewish can be enriching and confusing. Those who are members of both of these communities ...
Safe Haven in the Philippines
In the 1930s, when nations of the world were closing their doors to refugee Jews fleeing the growing horror of ...
Who By Fire: War, Atonement, and the Resurrection of Leonard Cohen
Award-Winning Journalist Matti Friedman On Leonard Cohen’s Concert Tour During The Yom Kippur War In October 1973, the poet and ...
Aleinu: Writing Social Justice Liturgy
We live in a time when social action is deeply necessary. Prayers, intentions, and poetry can be a strengthening source ...
Virtual Walking Tour: The Jewish Community of Vienna
Join the Museum of Jewish Heritage and Our Travel Circle as travelers virtually explore the ninth district of Vienna – ...
Jewish Mallorca with Dani Rotstein
When American Dani Rotstein moved to the Spanish isle of Mallorca for work, he didn’t expect there to be much ...
Sukkot Workshop
Learn the beautiful symbolism of the four species, what constitutes a sukkah and develop a whole new understanding of the ...
Empathy Economics: Janet Yellen’s Remarkable Rise to Power
Jewish law commands that the poor are to be respected and protected. Janet Yellen, the United States’ Secretary of the ...
Desperately Seeking Psalms
What would Jewish prayers be without the Psalms? The lyrics of King David and other psalmists can open our hearts ...