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
Funny Girls: The Hilarious Jewish Women of Film
Beginning with Jewish mother caricatures in the silent era through their evolution to becoming an indispensable segment of the Hollywood ...
Fake News: Jewish vs. American Perspectives on Lying, Libel, and the Law
How we value the truth says something about our communal culture. Jewish teachings place a very different value on truth ...
Dreaming with the Torah
In this online class, explore biblical, talmudic, and kabbalistic methodologies for exploring your dreams, and examining the sacred texts of ...
The Book of Legends: Retelling Our Stories
Stories are key to how we see ourselves as an individual and as a people. Jewish stories are scattered throughout ...
Journey To Your Roots
Usually people have knowledge of only 2-3 generations and these stories are told to their children. It is so exciting ...
Back in Time to 1909: The Black Jewish Relationship and The Founding of the NAACP
After a deadly riot in Springfield, Illinois, Jewish leaders joined with African American leaders to address racial injustice. W.E.B. Du ...
Healing Circle
Take a moment to think of all who are ill and pray for wellness. Healing of body and healing of ...
Virtual Tour of Jewish Iraq
Join My Jewish Learning and Jewish Telegraphic Agency for a tour of Jewish Iraq, where Jews have lived continuously for ...
Philosopher, Outsider, Rabbi: The Many Lives of Baghdad’s Saadia Gaon
Saadia Gaon, (b. 892, d. 942), made the unlikely rise from Egyptian scholar to head the of the Babylonian Jewish ...