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

Blessings for Shabbat & Holidays

Texts, translations and transliterations.

Blessings for Food & Drink

Texts, translations and transliterations.

The Akedah, or Binding of Isaac

The Torah reading for the second day of Rosh Hashanah.

The Adventures of Todd and God

Episode 2: How to Eat a New Fruit on Rosh Hashanah

How Jews Look: Video

Four Jews break it down.

Months of the Jewish Year

Navigating the 12 months of the Hebrew calendar.

Jewish Calendar: Solar and Lunar

How the Hebrew calendar works.

Jewish Practices 101

Jewish daily life and practice is how Jews do things--day in and day out, and week after week--that embody the ideals and standards expressed in Judaism’s sacred writings and its ancient (and modern) traditions.

Jews Around the World, 1980 to 2000

Moving toward a new millenium.

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