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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
Jewish Dress and Cultural History – What You Can Learn from Grandma’s Photos
For most of Jewish history, clothing represented a tension between dressing Jewish and dressing like everybody else. This was especially ...
Summary of Tractate Yevamot
This talmudic text dives deep into the laws of levirate marriage.
Walking Tour of Kraków, Poland
Join My Jewish Learning for a special walking tour of Kraków, Poland (weather permitting). Kazimierz, the Jewish District, was the ...
Understanding God’s Loneliness Through the Prayers of Kabbalat Shabbat
Elements of our tradition teach that God, too, is in exile. Fragmented. Even lonely. Join Rabbi Nathan Kamesar of Society ...
Step by Step: Recreating a Family’s Lost Holocaust History
Holocaust survivors can have a difficult time talking about what they experienced during World War II. However, this can leave ...
Women on the Immigrant Yiddish Stage: Paths to Stardom
Yiddish theater was one of the most dynamic cultural institutions of East European Jewish immigrants in New York during the ...
The Weitzman National Museum Of American Jewish History
Established in 1976, and situated on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall, the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History is the only ...
Academy of Jewish Religion
Academy for Jewish Religion is at the forefront of pluralistic rabbinic and cantorial training.