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
Mr. Saturday Night
The film.
Arranged Movie
Arranged: the movie
Ask the Expert: An Optional Paragraph
What's with the optional paragraph in the birkat hamazon?
New Soul
Yael Naim's song New Soul.
Yom Kippur Cartoon
Arthur's friend Francine fasts for Yom Kippur.
Y-Love Video
Y-Love and Yuri Lane make music.
Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger
a smart, rueful and dead-on portrait of life's unending quest to fit in... and the girl who solves it by completely breaking out
Abba Kovner
The Jewish writer and fighter.
Take Your Shoes Off
When you think of Moses approaching the Burning Bush, you can be forgiven if the first thing that pops into your mind is Charlton Heston and some fuzzy Technicolor special effects.