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.


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Articles by My Jewish Learning

From Justification to Justice: Jewish Sources on Abortion

Part of the Eighth Annual JTS Evening of Jewish Learning, focused on “Expanding the Canon: Transforming Judaism in the 21st ...

Book Talk: The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902

Watch a free virtual talk with Scott Seligman, author of “The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902: Immigrant Housewives and the ...

The Jews are Coming to Brandeis: A Conversation with the Creators of Israel’s Hit Satire Series

The Jews are Coming (Ha-Yehudim Baim) is an Israeli Academy Award-winning satire now in its fourth season, airing on Kan ...

Inside the Scribe’s Studio: How Torahs are Made

Join My Jewish Learning for a glimpse into how Torahs and other sacred Jewish objects are made. Scribe Julie Seltzer ...

Shavuot Piyyut Workshop with Laura Elkeslassy

Join this workshop to learn two classic Moroccan piyyutim (liturgical poems), Yafa Vetama and Nirdi Natan Reho, sung for Shavuot. ...

Japan, Oddities and Jewish Stories

Join the BZD and tour Guide Jacob Shoshan and visit some of the strangest and most exciting places in Japan ...

Does Faith Matter?: The Ancient Jewish Debate About Faith and Mitzvot

One often hears it said that “Judaism cares what one does, not what one believes.” But this is a distortion, ...

Mothers of Exile — Emma Lazarus and Lady Liberty, May 8, 2022

This Mother’s Day program pays tribute to the twin “mothers of exile” — the poet Emma Lazarus and the Statue ...

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