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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.


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Articles by My Jewish Learning

Judaism & Science in History

Jewish tradition and scientific reasoning provide two different and sometimes contradictory sources of truth, and Jewish thinkers throughout the ages have struggled to address these contradictions.

Cincinnati

Adath Israel Congregation A Conservative synagogue located in Cincinnati  

Jewish Year in Review: 2006

Four stories that mattered--and three that might have.

Modern Halachic Texts

In the wake of emancipation, various strategies emerged to stem and possibly reverse the tide of modernism.

Sephardic Halachic Texts of the Middle Ages

As Jewish communities grew throughout the Muslim world, they developed their own rabbinical schools and scholars.

The Geonic Period

During this time Babylonia was the spiritual and political center of Diaspora Jewry, and Jewish communities looked to the Geonim for authoritative teachings on halachic matters.

Tacoma

Temple Beth El A Reform synagogue located in Tacoma

Walla Walla

Congregation Beth Israel A Reform synagogue located in Walla Walla

Amarillo

Temple Bnai Israel A Reform synagogue located in Amarillo

Corpus Christi

Congregation Beth Israel A Reform synagogue located in Corpus Christi

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