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.

My Jewish Learning

Articles by My Jewish Learning

Reading of the Names

Tracing Your Jewish roots

Tracing Your Jewish roots

Tracing Your Jewish roots

New Perspectives on Consciousness and Soul: Creation, Kabbalah and Physics

‘Modernity’ and ‘Tradition’ on the Move: Spanish Moroccan Jews and their Diasporas

Defying All Categories: Witches in the Talmud

Elijah: The Amazing Prophet Who Didn’t Die, and Still Lives

YIVO Yiddish Club: Yiddish Hip Hop with Josh “Socalled” Dolgin

The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America