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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
From the Caspian to the Caucasus: The Jews of Azerbaijan with Evgenia Kempinski
Located on the southern edge of the Caucusus and bordered by Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Iran, and the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan ...
The History of Antisemitism: “Gentleman’s Agreement” with Cecilia Peck and Claudine Stevens
In their presentation “Gentleman’s Agreement: Hollywood’s Stand Against Anti-Semitism,” documentary director Cecilia Peck and film historian Claudine Stevens will bring ...
Jewish Veg Hanukkah Gala
Join Jewish Veg and amazing performers for a night of light, laughter, and learning. Jewish vegan comedians Zach Sherwin (Crazy ...
Chanukah One Day Hebrew Review
The Hebrew Reading Crash Course One Day Review on Zoom is coming back with Florence Wiener, NJOP’s renowned Hebrew Reading ...
A Daughter’s Kaddish
To honor her beloved father Sarah Birnbach committed to reciting the Mourner’s Kaddish twice a day for eleven months — ...
Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble, Live in Concert
After two years, Joey Weisenberg and the Hadar Ensemble are back in-person, performing live from B’nai Jeshurun on Manhattan’s Upper ...
Salonica and Sarajevo: Balkan Sephardi Metropolises
As Sephardi Jews settled in the Ottoman Empire, Salonica and Sarajevo became two of the most important centers of Jewish ...
Why Was Spinoza Excommunicated?
Discover the origins of philosopher Baruch Spinoza’s controversial excommunication from Judaism.
A Rabbi in the Vatican: Exploring Jewish Influences on the Sistine Chapel
With its famous Michelangelo ceiling, the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican is the crowning glory of Catholicism. But did you ...
A Very Jewish Christmas: Jesus and Shabbtai Zvi, from Heretic to Hero
In Jewish memory, Jesus and Shabbtai Zvi were heretics, false messiahs who rebelled against the rabbis and against normative Judaism. ...