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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
What Makes Tanakh Unique?
Some claim that Tanakh, with its myths, tales and origin stories, is simply another product of Ancient Near East culture. ...
Nakam: The Holocaust Survivors Who Sought Full-Scale Revenge
Author Dina Porat and AJU’s Michael Berenbaum discuss Porat’s new book, Nakam (Hebrew for “vengeance”) which tells the story of ...
A Leap of Faith: Isaac Caro’s “Tefillin Case” and the Quest for Sephardic Material Culture
While the legacy of Sepharad looms large in the imagination of contemporary Jews, academics, and cultural institutions, the physical remnants ...
Judeo-Baghdadi Arabic as a Jewish Language
Arabic has been the main language of communication for Jewish communities in the Middle East and North Africa for over ...
Hebrew Writing Crash Course
This course is a two-session class which gives students the additional skill of Hebrew writing while reinforcing their reading skills. ...
The Shared Society of the Lower Galilee
Join us as Israeli Rabbi Leora Ezrachi-Vered shares the story and experience of interfaith and interethnic community building in the ...
Chanukah HerTorah: Shining Our Light in a Time of Antisemitism
On Chanukah, we wear our Jewish identity out in the open. We have different December rituals than our neighbors, lighting ...
Rethinking Your College Gameplan
For students that are thinking about college, there are a new set of factors influencing college decisions – from rising ...
Abraham ibn Ezra: A Medieval Philosopher and the Poet’s Words for Today
Abraham ibn Ezra (1089-1164), the subject of Robert Browning’s famous poem “Rabbi ben Ezra,” was a poet and influential philosopher ...
The Hanukkah Story You Never Heard
Many people know that Hanukkah is a minor holiday. The books of the Maccabees, which detail the Jewish victories over ...