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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
JLive with Beverly Sky
Beverly Sky is an artist who is trained as a weaver and paper-maker. She has been specializing in pulp painting ...
Summary of Tractate Megillah
This talmudic tractate covers Purim, reading the Torah and more.
Celebrate Two Years of Daf Yomi
January 5, 2022 marked two years into the current Daf Yomi Talmud study cycle, and two years into My Jewish ...
Woman of Valor: Exploring the Most Famous Poem in the Book of Proverbs
What does it mean to be “a woman of valor,” and how can the power of art help us interpret ...
Music Between Cultures: The Sounds of Jewish America
Throughout the 20th century, Jews have always contributed to American popular music, from Irving Berlin to Carole King and beyond. ...
Torah as the Blueprint for the World
A closer look at the famous midrash that opens the collection Genesis Rabbah.
Israel’s Vibrant Jewish Ethnic Mix
Just because Israel is a Jewish country doesn't mean all its Jews are the same.
Shmita: The Year of Release – Rest, Renewal, Resilience
Shmita is the seventh year of a seven-year cycle, in which the Jewish people are instructed to release the land, ...
Tour of Jewish India
Join My Jewish Learning for a tour about the Jews of India. Our local guide, Yael Jhirad, is a Mumbai ...
What Does ‘Torah’ Mean?
Not just the Five Books of Moses, torah can refer to a single teaching — or all of Jewish tradition.