My Jewish Learning
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 American Way: A True Story of Nazi Escape, Superman, and Marilyn Monroe
Family lore had it that author Bonnie Siegler’s grandfather Jules crossed paths with Marilyn Monroe in Midtown Manhattan late one ...
Mordechai the Villain: The Shocking Story Behind Drinking on Purim
Unlearn everything you thought you knew about the biblical Mordechai, drinking on Purim, and Purim itself. Whether you’ve studied Talmud ...
Let the Comedians Say What They Want! with Judy Gold and Joe Alterman
Award-winning comedian Judy Gold believes in speaking truth to power and is tired of political correctness getting in the way ...
Will Her Love Remember? A Medieval Jewish Love Song
Will her love remember his graceful doe her only son in her arms as he parted? On her left hand ...
What Does ‘Bashert’ Mean?
The Jewish concept of a divinely ordained soulmate dates back at least to the Talmud.
The Bakery of Erfurt’s Jewish-Medieval Community: An Excavated Element of Jewish-Medieval Heritage
In the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), hardly any research was dedicated to Jewish topics. Yet in the early 1990s, ...
Jewish Lisbon and Portugal: A Community Reconnecting with its Past
Join Qesher for a virtual tour exploring the Jewish heritage of Lisbon, Portugal; a presence that dates back to the ...
The Holocaust and Jewish Theology
This session deals with the questions of whether the kelalot (curses) in the Torah are applicable to the Holocaust and ...
Breaking the Frame: New School of Polish-Jewish Studies
“Breaking the Frame: New School in Polish-Jewish Studies” edited by Irena Grudzińska Gross and Konrad Matyjaszek is a collection of ...