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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
Mitzvot: Obligation in Jewish Thought
What does it look like to value religious obligation in a world that privileges free choice and the rights of ...
Virtual Walking Tour: Discovering Jewish Heritage in Breisach, Germany
A picturesque destination in southern Germany, Breisach’s Jewish heritage has been woven into the fabric of the place, nestled across ...
Understanding the Arab Israeli Conflict with Professor Scott Spitzer
Scott Spitzer, Associate Professor of Political Science at California State University, Fullerton, invites us to join him for his course ...
Past and Present of Jewish Romania: From Transylvania with Love
Before the Holocaust the Romanian Jewish Community had a very interesting mix of cultures, traditions and languages, based on the ...
Jewish Primitivism – A Lecture with Professor Samuel Spinner
Around the beginning of the twentieth century, Jewish writers and artists across Europe began depicting fellow Jews as savages or ...
An Afternoon with Musician Noah Aronson
Join Jewish recording artist and composer Noah Aronson in a workshop that explores music, movement, mindfulness, and spirituality.
American Jews, Abortion, and the First Amendment
Liberal, religious Jews strongly advocated for legal abortion between the 1970s and the turn of the twenty-first century. Why did ...
Pre-State Photographic Archives and the Zionist Movement
Author Rotem Rozental and AJU’s Sagi Refael discuss how the Division of Journalism and Propaganda of the Jewish National Fund ...
The Torah of Human Dignity: Exploring What it Means to be Created in the Image of the Divine
What does Jewish tradition teach us about living with integrity and concern for other people? How should we live in ...
Virtual Argentina Part II: Modern Jewish History in Argentina with Claudio Hercman
Before WWII many Jews came to Argentina. In a country of immigrants, it became a very important and strong community. ...