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Rachel Scheinerman

Rachel Scheinerman is the editor of My Jewish Learning. She holds an MA in Scripture & Interpretation from Harvard Divinity School and a PhD in Rabbinic Literature from Yale University.


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Articles by Rachel Scheinerman

Menachot 44

Slapped by tzitzit.

Menachot 25

The frontplate atones.

Menachot 16

A calculus of sesame seeds.

Zevachim 86

In the midnight hour.

The Significance of Blood in Ancient Judaism

A symbol of life with enormous spiritual power.

A Comprehensive Overview of Ancient Jewish Sacrifice

In antiquity, sacrifice was the primary way of worshipping God.

Zevachim 19

Today's daf is a cinch.

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