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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

Jewish Resurrection of the Dead

When and how will the dead will be brought back to life?

Is There a Jewish Afterlife?

Judaism is famously ambiguous about what happens when we die.

The Nuremberg Laws

Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor

The May Laws

Primary historical text: Russia, 1881

VEDEM, Terezin 1942-1944

The secret magazine of the boys of Terezin.

Shekhinah: The Divine Feminine

This kabbalistic concept has been embraced by Jewish feminists.

Responding to the Free Will Problem in Judaism

Responses to Jewish Free Will Problem. Jewish Free Will. Jewish Choice and Determinism. Jewish Ideas and Beliefs.

Supplementary Seder Readings

Remembering the oppressed--and others in need--at the seder

Passover (Pesach) 101

What you need to know about the festival of freedom.

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