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
Paper Cut Artist Rosa Leff
Rosa Leff is a papercut artist who specializes in capturing cityscapes and bringing a modern, urban perspective to traditional folk ...
Why Bad Stuff Happens: Two Dissident Theodicies
The second chapter of Tractate Shabbat presents multiple explanations of why bad things happen. The majority opinion that we get ...
Sephardic Jews in Atlanta and Montgomery
What do you know about southern Sephardic Jewish history? And what does the island of Rhodes have to do with ...
Great Yiddish Voices Come Alive in Yiddish and English: Schmooze with Sheva Zucker
Yiddishist Sheva Zucker shares highlights from her new bilingual recording and book project, Di Goldene Pave: Dos Kol fun dem ...
Recalling Jewish Calcutta
Join Jael Silliman for a multimedia presentation on the historic Jewish communities of India. Silliman will draw upon her extensive ...
Tour of Jewish Suriname
Join My Jewish Learning for an inside look at the history of Jewish Suriname, the oldest existing Jewish community in ...