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
The Jewish Community of Lebanon: Erasure and Memories
The Lebanese Jewish Community reaches back to Biblical times, but hardly has any remaining presence today. A complex mosaic of ...
Hanukkah: Bringing Light into the Darkness
Sunday, December 10th at 1pm, with Rabbi Steve Nathan. The spiritual essence of Hanukkah is that we are bringing light ...
ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service
Join this sign language interpreted Shabbat service.
Disagree Better: Uniting Against Hate and Polarization
Over the last few years, hyperpartisanship and toxic polarization have plagued America, deepening divides within our society and serving as ...
Light, Might, and Beyond: Chanukah and Meaning-Making in 2023
Chanukah has been called “a type of holy Rorschach test.” The story and rituals of this holiday have many different ...
Yiddish Theater as a Cultural Lifeline during the Holocaust, with Debra Caplan
On the eve of World War II, Poland was the epicenter of the global Yiddish theater scene. Yiddish theater continued ...
Free Intro to Space: Tree of Life
A key to consciousness in Kabbalah is the Tree of Life, a visual map of how infinite and finite flow ...
Jesus and Geography in Ancient Israel
SESSION 1: The Lay of the Land When we look at the US map today, we can chart regional differences. ...
Holding Each Other: Israel on our Hearts with Gabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer
Take time to pause and pen with the Ritualwell community. Each week, same day, same time. We’re all holding many ...
Light the World: A Nia Dance Party for Hanukkah
Rav Abraham Isaac Kook once wrote that each of us has a unique candle burning deep within us, and that ...