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
Seminar Series: “Gestating Difference: Jews, Non-Jews, and Abortion in the Babylonian Talmud”
Dr. Sara Ronis explores fetal personhood in the rabbinic world of late antiquity. Using close readings of primary texts from ...
The Danger of Spreading the Word: Book Censorship in 16th-Century Venice
Join Dr. David Kraemer, Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian and Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics as he discusses book ...
Book Talk: Between the Lines: Choosing Hope
Throughout our history, Jews have traditionally responded to our trials with hope, psychologist David Arnow says, because we have had ...
Access Judaism: Demystifying Denominational Differences
Reform? Conservative? Orthodox? Renewal? Reconstructionist? Non-denominational? Learn the history, philosophy, and cultural characteristics that define these branches of Judaism. Learn ...
Rabbis Before Ordination: Origin Stories of Female Orthodox Rabbis
In 2013, Yeshivat Maharat became the first Orthodox Jewish rabbinical seminary to ordain women. Yet, as women were finally becoming ...
Introduction to Judaism Online in American Sign Language (ASL)
Introduction to Judaism online taught in ASL is a weekly 21-session class taught entirely in American Sign Language for Deaf ...
LGBTQ+ Monthly Mindfulness Sits
Rabbi Myriam Klotz, IJS Senior Core Faculty, and guest leaders host a monthly Jewish mindfulness sit offered by and for ...
Kristallnacht: Visual Responses
November 9- 10 marks the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the 1938 “Night of Broken Glass” in Germany, Austria, and Sudentenland. On ...
Coffeehouses, Parks, and Neighborhoods: Jews and Muslims
In this talk, Alon Tam will explore the social history of the Jewish community in Egypt, with a special emphasis ...
Yom Kippur 2023
In 2023, Yom Kippur begins at sundown on Sunday, Sept. 24 and ends at sundown on Monday, Sept. 25.