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
What Is Babi Yar?
Over 33,000 Jews were murdered at this ravine in Kyiv in September, 1941.
Purim Cooking Class: All Things Poppy Seed
Join The Nosher for an evening with Israeli chef and writer Vered Guttman. Guttman will teach participants how to make ...
Rainbows in Jewish Thought
God's promise never to again destroy the world with a flood is represented by a rainbow.
Siyyum for Tractate Chagigah
Join My Jewish Learning to mark the completion of Tractate Chagigah of the Daf Yomi Cycle, with Rabbi Asher Lopatin, ...
Midwives & Modernizing Education in the Ottoman Empire: Jewish “Bloody Midwives”
Büşra Demirkol, Ph.D student in Near & Middle Eastern Studies and 2020-21 graduate fellow at the Stroum Center for Jewish ...
Thanks For Registering For Our Class: Poppy Seed Hamantaschen with Chef Vered
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Sefer Yehoshua – The Book of Joshua
In their new series on the book of Yehoshua, they will examine an extraordinary period in biblical history. Matan will ...
From Iran to America: The Strengths and Struggles of Iranian Jewish Women
This Museum program explores what it means to be a Persian Jewish woman and a refugee living in the United ...
Tour of Jewish Amsterdam
Join My Jewish Learning for a journey through the history of Jewish Amsterdam. The tour is led by Nachshon Rodrigues ...
A Glimpse into the Life and Teachings of Maimonides Dr. Sandra Lilienthal
One of the greatest scholars of all time, Maimonides was a physician, a philosopher, a codifier. He travelled between the ...