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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
Passover Pastas Cooking Class
By the time the middle of Passover rolls around, matzah might be starting to lose its appeal and you might ...
The Hidden Jews of Ethiopia
Come learn about and support this historically hidden Jewish community in Ethiopia with the filmmaker, the editor of a new ...
The Whole Megillah: Song of Songs
Join Rabbi Levy for the final installment of his series of adult education classes focusing on the five megillot (scrolls) ...
The Sturgeon: The Fish that Divided the Ashkenazic World
The debate over the kashrut of the sturgeon in turn of the 19th century Hungary began as a relatively minor ...
Free Intro to Time: The Present Moment
Do you understand time? It is not the seconds and minutes ticking by, or the days, weeks and years we ...
From Nazi Granddaughter to Holocaust Scholar: Researching the Vatican’s Holocaust-Era Archives
How does the granddaughter of a prominent Nazi grow up to become a Holocaust scholar? And what lead her to ...
The Sarajevo Haggadah: A Masterpiece of Jewish Art and Its Incredible Journey
Nowadays considered Bosnia and Herzegovina’s most valuable national art treasure, the Sarajevo Haggadah is popularly known as the most beautiful ...
Yiddish: Alive in America
Join Executive Director Susan Bronson and Lisa Rosenbaum of The Braid, the go-to Jewish story company, for a fascinating conversation ...
Pursuing Racial Justice: A Modern Exodus with Rabbi Lawson
With Passover coming to an end, we welcome Rabbi Sandra Lawson to Maven in conversation with Rabbi Sherre Hirsch to ...
Free Intro to Time: the Present Moment
Join Kabbalah Experience to learn about mystical, scentific, and spiritual relationships with time.