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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
Violence and Peace in Sacred Texts
Religiously inspired violence remains a tragic feature of today’s world. Join the Jewish Theological Seminary for a discussion of the ...
Salonica and Sarajevo: Balkan Sephardi Metropolises
Join the BZD and tour guide Joseph Benatov, for a virtual walkthrough of Balkan Sephardi metropolises. As Sephardi Jews settled ...
What Does Being A Reform Jew Mean Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow?
Temple Beth El of Boca Raton presents their February Tuesday series with guest speaker: Rabbi Laurence A. Kotok, DD who ...
On the Ground Update from Israel: Ukrainian and Russian-Speaking Olim: A Year Since the Invasion
In this past year, tens of thousands of Ukrainian and Russian speakers have fled to Israel. Learn how this is ...
A Musical, Mystical, and Mouthwatering Indian Tu BiShvat Seder
This year, the Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning welcomes award-winning journalist Rahel Musleah to teach participants about Indian-Jewish customs ...
The Characteristics of a Good Jew
Home renovation shows feature flippers stripping old, outdated homes down to the bare bones only to rework them into beautiful ...
The Workers Circle Presents Winter in Yiddishland Online
WINTER IN YIDDISHLAND ONLINE, held entirely on Zoom, will offer a variety of programming on February 5, 2023. The Workers ...
Virtual Walking Tour: Seville, Spain
Seville’s Santa Cruz quarter was formerly the city’s famous Jewish quarter. Its maze of streets and their evocative names give ...
An Overview of Israeli Current Affairs with David Horovitz
Join the Orange County Community Scholar Program for an overview of Israeli current affairs from the editor of The Times ...
The Jews of Belarus: From the Pale of Settlement to the USSR and Beyond
Belarus’ Jewish story is rich, vital, traumatic, fascinating and barely spoken of. The territory was ruled at different times by ...