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
Between the Lines: Hélène Jawhara Piñer on the History of Sephardi Cuisine
Scholar and author Hélène Jawhara Piñer discusses her unique books about Sephardi cuisine and demonstrates how to make a delicious ...
A History of Weed Culture in Palestine-Israel: Ethnic, Class and Gendered Perspectives
Haggai Ram is a Professor of History at the Department of Middle East Studies in Ben Gurion University of the ...
Sacred Space in the Language of Sacred Time
Discover how a relationship to the land of Israel – including the Temple – finds a home in Shabbat song, ...
Seharaneh Storytime: Tamar Zaken
Seharaneh is the post-Passover festival celebrated by Kurdish Jews for thousands of years. Traditionally, participants sing, dance, take long walks ...
Seharaneh Storytime: Ilana Zaken
Seharaneh is the post-Passover festival celebrated by Kurdish Jews for thousands of years. Traditionally, participants sing, dance, take long walks ...
10 Holocaust Memoirs You Should Read
These first-person accounts of Jewish survival and resilience during the Holocaust are powerful, educational and moving.
Dreaming and Drawing: A Conversation with New Yorker Cartoonists Liana Finck and David Sipress
Two amazing storytellers, Liana Finck and David Sipress, join Sandee Brawarsky and Andrew Silow-Carroll to discuss their art, humor and ...
Tour of Jewish Dublin
Join My Jewish Learning for an historic tour of Jewish Dublin, a community immortalized through the main character of Ulysses, ...
Stories Survive: Solomon Kofinas
More than 80% of Greek Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. Among them were the father, sister, mother, and baby ...