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.


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Articles by My Jewish Learning

Summer Book Suggestions and Reviews

Book reviews of American Jewish literature.

Ordination of Women as Rabbis

Women rabbis in history and in the news.

Ask the Expert: Meat and Fish

Why do some Jews avoid eating meat and fish together?

Parashat B’ha’alotkha Quiz

Learn more about the weekly Torah portion.

Who Is a Jew: Matrilineal Descent

Why is Judaism traditionally passed down through the mother?

Ask the Expert: Become a Jew With a Tattoo

How do past actions influence a conversion?

Haftarah for Bamidbar

Though betrayed by Israel's unfaithfulness, God will reconcile with the people like a husband who cannot stop loving his wife.

Jon Stewart Highlights

His best Jewish jokes.

The Massena Blood Libel

The "Blood Libel" accusation has been around for centuries, and it arose once again in Massena, New York, in 1928.

Sosua: An American Jewish Experiment

As the search for a place for Jewish refugees to settle continued, the Dominican Republic expressed a willingness to accept refugees into its borders.

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