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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
How To Read the Bible: Maimonides vs. Spinoza
Should every passage of the Hebrew Bible be read literally? Is the Bible a source of not just religious inspiration ...
Meet The Genealogy Department at the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw
For more than 25 years the Genealogy Department at the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw has been researching ...
Yankee Resistance: The Story of a Small Connecticut Town that Challenged the Nazis and Won
In 1937 the German-American Bund bought land in Southbury, CT with plans to build Camp General Von Steuben, a Hitler-Youth ...
Temple Emanu-El Author Series: Margarita Gokun Silver, I Named My Dog Pushkin
Moscow, 1988. After years of antisemitic harassment, countless hours waiting in line for toilet paper, and zero access to cool ...
Golda, Why Now? With Sophia Berry
In recent years, there’s been a revival of interest in Golda Meir, both in the US and in Israel. A ...
The Year of Remembrance of the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The first of two live, virtual tours of the Warsaw Ghetto will focus on the lives of Jews in the ...
Jewish Languages Today: Endangered, Surviving, and Thriving
Throughout history, Jews around the world have spoken many languages. In this multimedia session, you will learn what these languages ...
The Journey of the Omer
This is the option to try the first session of an eight-session practice group as a free trial.At Pesach, we ...
Building A Home: Work of the Living and Work of the Dead
Rabbi Lynn Greenhough from Kolot Mayim Reform Temple in Victoria BC Canada will speak about Building A Home: Work of ...