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 To Run A Tu Bishvat Seder
Join My Jewish Learning and Rahel Musleah for this class on how to run a Tu Bishvat seder, centering on ...
Unmasking Antisemitism: A Panel Discussion in Conjunction with the Exhibition #FakeImages at the United Nations
6:15 pm – Welcome Reception 7:00 pm – Panel Discussion Widely regarded as the “oldest hatred,” antisemitism is experiencing an ...
10 Questions for Henry Ford
What if the ghost of Henry Ford returned to face his legacy of antisemitism? In a moment marked by resurgent ...
History & Philosophy of Islam: The Hajj – The Pilgrimage to End All Pilgrimages
Join the Orange County Community Scholar Program as they delve into the origins of the Hajj ritual, the place it ...
Women’s Resilience and Survival in the Holocaust
A virtual event presentation by Professor Bjorn Krondorfer ABOUT THE EVENT: This talk will trace the lives of two women ...
Book Talk: “Shekhinah Speaks” by Dr. Joy Ladin
Join HBI to speak, listen, and learn with Dr. Joy Ladin, widely published essayist and poet, literary scholar and author ...
Searching for the Sacred: Why Jewish Theology Still Matters
Can Jewish thought help us understand our role in confronting climate change? Can it guide us when facing the loss ...
Jewish Child Partisans In The Holocaust
Jewish children in German-occupied Eastern Europe during World War II and the Holocaust (1939–1945) were hunted like prey and ran ...
Stories Survive: Annelies and Marianne Bernstein
Annelies and Marianne Bernstein were among the 1,700 German Jews in Berlin who survived the Holocaust by posing as non-Jews. ...
Unweavings by Laurie Wohl
Fiber Artist Laurie Wohl’s work responds to the turmoil of our world through inspiration found in various poetic text sources, ...