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.
Articles by Rachel Scheinerman
Esther and Daniel: Biblical Advice for Diaspora Communities
How should Jews live under foreign rule? These biblical books offer different answers to a 2,000-year-old question.
The Secret Connection Between Hanukkah and the Book of Daniel
Jewish tradition records two very different approaches to dealing with the religious persecutions of Antiochus IV.