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 course “Spinoza and Jewish Modernity” on Fridays, February 14-28, from noon-1 pm. The cost to attend is $132. Jewish historian Daniel B. Schwartz will examine Spinoza’s thought, asking why his past and our present interpret his ideas so differently. For more information or to register, click here.

The American Hebrew University will hold the virtual course “Hebrew Through Israeli Songs” on Sundays, February 23-March 23, at 4 pm. The cost to attend is $110. The course is for intermediate and advanced Hebrew students and celebrates Israel’s musical journey from the 1970s through contemporary times. For more information or to register, click here.

Qesher will hold the virtual program “Get to know the Haver Foundation of Hungary – Fighting Antisemitism by Building Connections” on Tuesday, January 21, at 3 pm. The talk will explore “explore how Haver Foundation fosters understanding and mutual acceptance between Jewish and non-Jewish students in Hungary.” For more information or to register, click here.

The Five Books podcast explores “the role of books in our lives.” Each week, Tali Rosenblatt Cohen will talk with a Jewish author about five books in five categories. 

The Institute for Jewish Spirituality will hold the virtual course “Meeting Antisemitism with Mindfulness” with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl on Thursdays, January 16-30, from 3-4:15 pm. The full tuition cost is $199 and the reduced tuition cost I $149. The course will help attendees “discern the difference between fear and danger, address internal and external antisemitism, and understand our agency to respond.” For more information or to register, click here.

The Qesher Book Club will hold a virtual discussion of “The Anatomy of Exile” by Zeeva Bukai on Tuesday, February 4, at 3 pm. The novel focuses on “a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story between a Palestinian and a Jew ends in predictable tragedy.” For more information or to register, click here.

Roundtable will hold the virtual course “Jewish Life in Medieval Spain” on Wednesdays, January 8-22, from 4-5 pm. The cost to attend is $132. Georgetown University’s Jonathan Ray will explore this time period, which includes “examples of Jewish cultural achievement, while the Inquisition and expulsion in 1492 rank among the most devastating events ever to befall the Jewish people.” For more information or to register, click here.

Siegal Lifelong Learning will hold several virtual classes during the winter. The cost to attend is $10. Classes include “The Kibbutz: Past, Present, Future” on Thursday, January 30, from 10:30 am-noon (available here); “From Here to Utopia: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Israel’s Kibbutz Movement” on Thursday February 6, from 7-8:30 pm (available here); “Why Do Jews Become Comedians? The Source of Jewish Laughter” on Tuesday February 11, from 7-8:30 pm (available here); “Social Dilemmas in the Kibbutz – How to Create an Equality-based Society” on Thursday, February 13, from 10:30 am-noon (available here); “Shared Roots: Childhood Experiences in the Kibbutz” on Thursday, February 27, from 7-8:30 pm (available here); and “The Imagined Kibbutz: Disillusionment and Late Inspiration in Literature and Beyond” on Thursday, March 6, from 7-8:30 pm (available here).

The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute has listed its winter/spring programs here. Upcoming lectures include Kerry Wallach, author of “Traces of a Jewish Artist: The Lost Life and Work of Rahel Szalit” on Wednesday, January 22, at 7 pm; “Birthing Authority: Early Modern Jewish Midwives and their Records” with Dr. Jordan Katz, HBI scholar-in-residence, on Monday, February 3, at noon; “Will Draw Our History? Graphic Witnessing by Jewish Women Holocaust Survivors” with Dr. Rachel Perry, HBI scholar-in-residence, on Monday, February 10, at noon; Tova Mirvis, author of “We Would Never,” on Wednesday, February 26, at 4 pm; and “As It Were, Suspended in Midair,” photography of Hannah Altman, artist talk on Thursday, March 20, at 6:30 pm. 

Literary Modiin’s February virtual author event will take place on Sunday, February 16, at 1 pm. Featured writers will be Zeeva Bukai (“The Anatomy of Exile”), Lihi Lapid (“On Her Own”) and Ruth Franklin (“The Many Lives of Anne Frank’). For more information or to register, click here.

The Jewish Women’s Archive will hold three virtual book talks in January, all at 8 pm: on Thursday, January 16, Anya Liftig will talk about “Holler Rat: A Memoir”; on Thursday, January 23, Maira Kalman will talk about “Still Life with Remorse”; and on Thursday, January 23, Rachel Somerstein will talk about “Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section.” For more information or to register, click here.

Tikvah will hold the online class “Creativity and Confrontation: The History of Medieval Jewry” taught by Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter. In 10 lectures, he will offer “a journey through the events, debates, and formative figures of the Jewish Middle Ages.” For more information or to register, click here.

The Braid’s StoryNosh presents “Tastes of Tradition,” which is a video series that invites viewers into the kitchens of five diverse Jewish families as they share recipes and the stories behind them. The videos can be found here.

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