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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
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, ...
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.