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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
Moses Meets Madison: Comparing Jewish and American Law
American Jews have a foot in two different legal systems. How do Jewish and American law treat specific issues that ...
At Face Value
How literal is the Torah? Does the Torah mean exactly what it says? How should we read Torah meaningfully today? ...
Virtual Tour of Jewish Belarus – the Land of Synagogues
Join the BZD and Evgenia Kempinski for a virtual tour of Belarus, the Eastern European country bordering Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, ...
Reflections on Jewish Mindfulness
Three trailblazing spiritual leaders, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, Sylvia Boorstein, PhD, and Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg will discuss the ways in ...
Monarchs vs. Presidents: A European Insight into American Democracy and Leadership
Ever wondered if the US Presidency is truly an upgrade from a constitutional monarch? As a loyal subject of King ...
Pride Month: Embracing Our Jewish LGBTQ+ Community
In celebration of Pride Month, join the Founder and CEO of JQ International Asher Gellis in conversation with AJU’s Alyssa ...
Sephardi Women’s Voices and Music: Jewish Tradition, Continuity, and Survival
Sephardim, like all migrating groups, developed tools to maintain the integrity of their unique group while redefining affiliations, rituals, traditions, ...
Practicing Judaism in the 21st Century: Rereading the Torah as a Spiritual Handbook
In this course, join Valley Beit Midrash founder, Rabbi Darren Kleinberg, for a new encounter with the Torah. Commonly understood ...
Facing Mortality with Jewish Wisdom: Back to the Sources
How do traditional Jewish texts encourage us to confront our mortality and add meaning to our lives today? And what’s ...
What the U.N. Should be Doing to Fight Antisemitism, with U.N. Special Advisor
The fight to combat antisemitism around the world has found a passionate ally in Alice Wairimu Nderitu of Kenya, Under-Secretary ...