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
Wilfrid Israel, Holocaust Hero
Wilfrid Israel, a Berlin department store magnate and art collector, was German Jewry’s “secret ambassador” to England from 1938-43. He ...
The Paths of Jewish Migrants from Central and Eastern Europe to Chicago Before 1914
“Networks and Chains: The Paths of Jewish Migrants from Central and Eastern Europe to Chicago Before 1914” is the title ...
“Streets of Kazimierz”: The History of Krakow’s Jewish Quarter
For many centuries, Kazimierz was a place where ethnic Polish and Jewish cultures coexisted and intermingled. In 1941, the Jews ...
Mishpachah Festival: A Celebration of Genealogy, Heritage, & Immigration
The Hebrew word Mishpachah means family – we invite you to join ours. The day-long Mishpachah Festival focused on Ashkenazi ...
ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service
Join this sign-language-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service — both in-person and via livestream.
Wandering through the Land of the Postscript: A Discussion of Chava Rosenfarb’s Short Stories
This talk will focus on “In the Land of the Postscript: The Complete Short Stories of Chava Rosenfarb,” translated by ...
The Inheritance of Ancestral Wisdom
This is the season in the Jewish calendar for receiving wisdom and insight from our ancestors. Receiving the blessings and ...
Rain of Ash Book Talk
Jewish and Roma people died side by side in the Holocaust, yet in the years and decades following the war, ...
The Prayer Book
Discover the beauty of Jewish prayers, and their historical origins, with Valley Beit Midrash.
Night Without End: The Fate of Jews in German Occupied Poland
“Night Without End” is a study which focuses on the so-called third phase of the Holocaust in Poland. The phase, ...