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
How Jews Became Citizens: Highlights from the Sid Lapidus Collection
What does citizenship mean to you? What are the rights and responsibilities that come with citizenship? Join curator Ivy Weingram ...
Michal Raucher on Medicine and Religion: Doctors and Rabbis in Israel
The relationship between doctors and rabbis in Israel reflects the complex ways in which medicine and religion interact daily. Although ...
Children’s Theories About Judaism with Anna Hartman
Children’s ideas about the world are rich, nuanced, sometimes amusing and surprising, and for Anna Hartman, always fascinating. In this ...
Marcel Marceau and the French Resistance
The great French mime Marcel Marceau was the son of a kosher butcher who was murdered at Auschwitz. Following his ...
One Day Hebrew Writing Crash Course
This course is a one-time class, developed by NJOP and Florence Wiener, to give students the additional skill of Hebrew ...
Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty
Sarah Morgenthau interviews Andrew Meier about his book, Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty, a New ...
Belonging and Betrayal: How Jews Made the Art World Modern
Description: In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a host of Jewish outsiders came to play a critical role ...
Spirituality and Hasidism: Connecting to the Divine
Join Rabbi Ariel Mayse and explore Hasidic teachings on the commandments and the nature of spiritual practice. These sources approach ...
Online Jewish Bereavement Support Group
The Jewish Collaborative invites those who are navigating a path of grief to join a virtual Bereavement SupportGroups led by ...