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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.


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Articles by My Jewish Learning

Morning Meditations and Melodies with Rabbi Jamie

Join Rabbi Jamie and friends for peaceful reflection, music, and meditation.

Virtual Walking Tour of Jewish Venice

Join My Jewish Learning for a live virtual walking tour of Venice, Italy, weather permitting. Together, we will explore the Jewish neighborhoods of 16th century Venice, in the place where the word “ghetto” originates. With our guide, Luisella, whose family has been in Venice since the 1700s, we will learn where the gates used to be; see the synagogue exteriors; and visit a Holocaust memorial in memory of Venetian Jews.

9 Books To Prepare You For the High Holidays

Spiritual preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur can make the holidays that much more meaningful.

12 Things To Know About the Temple in Jerusalem

On Tisha B’Av, Jews mourn the destruction of the Temple. But how much do you know about what it was really like?

Virtual Tour of Jewish Yemen

Join My Jewish Learning for a virtual tour of Jewish Yemen. Our guide, Joey Leskin, is a British Jew of ...

Who Destroyed The Temple? A Talmudic Tale

The Romans, then rulers of the known world with unprecedented military might, destroyed the ancient Jerusalem Temple and, with it, ...

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