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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
Intra-Jewish Censorship: The Case of Spinoza
This class, instructed by Dr. Jonathan Ray, Samuel Eig Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, Georgetown University, will explore some of ...
Lady Killers: Jewish Female Assassins in late 19th Century Russia
“Lady Killers” is a collection of six short stories, each portraying a separate Jewish female assassin from the Russian Revolution ...
An Evening with “One Hundred Saturdays”
Enjoy art, music, and conversation celebrating the new book “One Hundred Saturdays” & the remarkable life of Holocaust survivor Stella ...
Drawing Us In: Jewish Art from Ancient Works Through the 20th Century
Jewish art has a long and storied history. How long has Jewish art existed? What styles and themes have influenced ...
Judaism Between Christianity and Islam: Where We Stand Today
Join Rabbi Burton Visotzky as he discusses current Jewish-Christian relations after Vatican II and Jewish-Muslim relations in the wake of ...
The Jews of Georgia: Travel to the Caucasus Mountains
The origin of Georgian Jews, one of the oldest surviving Diaspora Jewish communities – also known as “”Gurjim”” or “”Ebraeli””, ...
Tour Global Jewish Life: Mexico City
We invite you on a virtual tour through the history of the Jews of Mexico City, touching on episodes from ...
Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy(ish) Way
Join is as we learn more about how Hebrew works…(melech, malach, yimloch?) Rabbi David will teach on Tuesdays at 7:30, ...
Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy(ish) Way
Join is as we learn more about how Hebrew works…(melech, malach, yimloch?) Rabbi David will teach on Tuesdays at 7:30, ...
Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy(ish) Way
Join is as we learn more about how Hebrew works…(melech, malach, yimloch?) Rabbi David will teach on Tuesdays at 7:30, ...