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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
21st Century Yiddish Songs
Join the Chicago YIVO Society for a musical program and conversation with the “poet laureate of new Yiddish songwriting”!
In the Garden of the Righteous
Richard Hurowitz‘s new book In the Garden of the Righteous from HarperCollins chronicles the heroes and heroines who not only ...
Jews of Denmark: A Virtual Tour of Jewish Copenhagen
This conversation explores the history of Jewish Copenhagen: the triumphs, sorrows, and legacies of those who have long called Denmark ...
Bernard-Henri Lévy and Natan Sharansky on Freedom and Tyranny
Two of the greatest Jewish voices of the past half-century appear on stage together for the first time in what ...
Virtual Walking Tour: Florence, Italy
The Jewish presence in Florence dates to at least 1437, when the Florentine Republic called upon a group of resident ...
Animal Affinities: Word and Image in Medieval Hebrew Books
One of the most remarkable features of medieval Hebrew manuscripts is the inclusion of striking zoocephalic figures: humans with beastly ...
Slam Poetry in the Golden Age
Medieval Spain birthed a Golden Age for Jews, who wrote beautiful poetry that is still relevant today. From highly structured ...
Stories Survive: David Wiener
David Wiener was born on May 30, 1926, in Lodz, Poland, one of Moshe Chaim and Hannah Sur Wiener’s nine ...
All About the Concept of Kavod (Respect and Honor)
Bring your lunch and come learn all about the concept of Kavod (respect and honor) with Tziporah Altman-Shafer of the ...
The Deep Dive – All About the Shema Prayer
This seminal multi-part series plunges into the Shema’s poetry, themes, connections, and overall power as one of the most familiar ...