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Jewish Resources 10/24/25

By Reporter staff

A variety of Jewish groups are offering educational and recreational online resources. Below is a sampling of those. The Reporter will publish additional listings as they become available. 

The Yiddish Book Center will hold several events: “The Firschein Press: A Legac…

JBP: Generations of Jewish baseball

By Bill Simons

My sister Jo Ann stitched together 8mm Simons family film. In one sequence, I appear to be about 5 years old, repeatedly swinging a bat at slow balls thrown by an off-screen pitcher. Although the swing is level, my efforts are largely futile. Still, the small me never loses h…

Off the Shelf: Rome, Jews and military revolt

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

Ancient Rome has gone down in Jewish history as the ultimate enemy of the Jewish people. Even the Babylonians, who destroyed the First Temple in Jerusalem, were not considered as evil. Perhaps that’s because the Jewish population was able to rebuild the Temple abo…

Jewish Resources 10/10/25

By Reporter staff

A variety of Jewish groups are offering educational and recreational online resources. Below is a sampling of those. The Reporter will publish additional listings as they become available. 

Roundtable will hold the virtual class “Forgotten Holocaust Fiction” on Wedne…

Masters of shtick: A comedian minyan: part II

By Bill Simons

In descending order, “Masters of shtick: part I” led off with Groucho Marx, Jack Benny, Woody Allen, Alan King and Elain May. With five final entries, Part II completes the comic minyan. 
6. Jerry Seinfeld. He didn’t invent observational comedy but brought it to a new …