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
Antisemitism, World War II and FDR’s “Arsenal of Democracy” with Craig Nelson and Dan Raviv
From Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh to a pro-Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden to passengers of the St. Louis ...
Max Weinreich and the Meaning of Yiddish
Max Weinreich spent the entirety of his adult life building YIVO and the field of Yiddish Studies. A ‘convert’ to ...
Women in Exile: What Yenta Mash Can Tell Us, with Ellen Cassedy
Yenta Mash (1922–2013) was an extraordinary writer whose own life story of exile and regime change deeply informed her work. ...
Elie Wiesel: Confronting the Silence
As an orphaned survivor and witness to Auschwitz, Elie Wiesel (1928–2016) became a torchbearer for victims and survivors of the ...
Sustainability, Technology, Judaism, and Climate Change
Congregation Rodeph Sholom (NYC) is honored to welcome Prof. Charlotte Vogt of Technion-Israel Institute of Technology who will speak about ...
The Sacred Earth Virtual Book Launch & Power for Purpose Climate Action Workshop
Join The Shalom Center, CCAR Press, and The Religious Action Center for a night of learning and action in honor ...
The Jews of Ukraine: A Virtual Tour of Kiev and Odessa
Visit the heart and the key cities of Ukraine, Kiev and Odessa, to explore their Jewish Heritage. Jews have been ...
Julius and Ether Rosenberg: Jewish Spies and Anti-Communist Paranoia
]This session explores the notorious case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, shedding light on the origins of the stereotype linking ...
Visas for Life — The Sousa Mendes Story
The Sousa Mendes Foundation presents a five-part film series created in partnership with Portuguese television. The series, called Visas for ...
Tour Global Jewish Life: Egypt
Embark on a journey through time, starting from the era of Moses through the Golden Age of Egyptian Jewry, up ...