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
Virtual Trip to the Jews of Amsterdam
There is a special connection between the Jewish communities of Philadelphia and of Amsterdam. Mikveh Israel, the first synagogue in ...
Virtual Walking Tour: Ljubljana, Slovenia
From a once-thriving medieval community to one of the smallest Jewish communities in Europe today, with only 150 Jews remaining, ...
The State of Antisemitism in America
Each day seems to bring more troubling news about the state of antisemitism in America. Over the last few years, ...
Jewish Diversity in Medieval Jewish Babylonia: Beyond Rabbanites and Karaites
Discover the many Jewish groups that lived in Babylonia during the 8th to 10th centuries. With My Jewish Learning and ...
Eugene Levy: The Reluctant Traveler
As all eight episodes of The Reluctant Traveler begin streaming on Apple TV+, Levy joins Temple Emanu-El for a screening and ...
The Diary Keepers: Untold Stories of WWII in the Netherlands
Why did seventy five percent of the Dutch Jewish community perish in the war, while in other Western European countries ...
Missed Connections: Linking the Haftarah to a Fresh Start
Jewish life presents us with many opportunities for personal and national renewal. One of those opportunities occurs during the weeks ...