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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

Schav

This flavorful cold soup was a favorite of the Jews of Eastern Europe.

The Death Penalty in Jewish Tradition

Capital punishment: allowed in the Torah and Talmud, but rarely carried out by Jewish courts.

Borekas

Turkish Turnovers

The Circumcision Debate

While Jewish critics have arisen in modern times, brit milah is still widely practiced.

Conversion to Judaism

Judaism and Conversion. Converting to Judaism. Jewish Lifecycle.

The Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin

Learning conflicting lessons from Rabin's life.

Founding Producers

Founding Producers

Simon Wiesenthal (1908-2005)

Bringing Nazis to justice.

Israel’s Disengagement from Gaza

A geographic area's identity crisis ... with no easy solution.

Rutland

The Woodstock Area Jewish Community A Reform synagogue which aims to provide a Jewish experience that will enable Jewish people from diverse backgrounds to join together, worship, study, and enrich each oth

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