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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.

Articles by My Jewish Learning

The Abraham Accords: Linking Nations in the Middle East

Many commentators have argued that Hamas timed its October 7 attack to derail the Abraham Accords. What are these accords ...

Crash Course in Hebrew led by Rabbi Navah

Join Rabbi Navah Thursdays at 7:00-8:30 PM on Zoom to learn the language of our people! Jan. 4: Refresher session ...

Shemot: I Am the Fate of My People

Join this popular series developing Rabbi Sacks’ thought on the weekly parasha, along with a community of learners from around ...

Sefer Shemot: The Book of Exodus

Join the London School of Jewish Studies to explore the Torah.

The Jews of Crimea and the story of the Karaites

The peninsula of Crimea, on the northern shore of the Black Sea, has been historically a land of different peoples ...

Introduction to Dreams and Kabbalah

“A dream not interpreted is like a letter not read.” This quote is not from Freud or Jung but from ...

Murder in Manchuria: The True Story of a Jewish Virtuoso, Russian Fascists, a French Diplomat, and a Japanese Spy in Occupied China, with Scott Seligman

In Murder in Manchuria, Scott D. Seligman explores an unsolved murder set amid the chaos that reigned in China in ...