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
“Hitler’s Girl” Book Talk
Lauren Young’s new book, Hitler’s Girl, is a groundbreaking history that reveals how authoritarianism nearly took hold in Great Britain ...
A Celebration of Life! The Rescue Mission of Mr. & Mrs. Kraus
In the spring of 1939, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus, a Jewish couple from Philadelphia, embarked on a risky and unlikely ...
Modesty For Heaven’s Sake!: Authority and Religious Creativity among Haredi Teenagers
Contemporary modesty is a creative sphere informed by two trends: the adoption of modern patterns and religious innovation. Based on ...
The Jews of South Africa: A Special Community at the Tip of the Continent
The history of the Jews in South Africa officially began in 1841, when the first congregation, known as the Gardens ...
Olam Chesed Yibaneh: The World Is Built On Kindness
Please join Shomrei Torah for a musical concert to remember Cantor Snow on the date of his second yarzheit, with ...
Learning About Learning: Why Jewish Day Schools Should Teach Students to Read Torah
Jewish day schools expend significant time and energy in teaching Torah. But what are they trying to accomplish in this ...
What Makes Us Brave? Cultivating Courage on the Page and in the Arena
A special NLI USA event marking December 7th, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, featuring Ambassador Michael Oren with Laura Blumenfeld. ...
Tour Global Jewish Life: Cape Town
Explore Jewish Cape Town, South Africa with the Director of Mother City Jewish Tours, Craig Nudelman. Together, we’ll open a ...
Stories Survive: Wendy Sandler
Rita Kaplan Lowenstein was born in Warsaw, Poland to Jewish parents Bernard and Rachel Kaplan. Her father owned chemical manufacturing ...
Shtetl: A Jewish Universe
Join the Baltimore Zionist District and tour guide, Evgenia Kempinski, for our 2-part series on Shtetls. Shtetl – A Jewish ...