By Reporter staff

Passover Resources

A variety of Jewish groups are offering educational and recreational online resources. Below is a sampling of those. 
Ritualwell will hold the virtual event “Why is This Year’s Seder Different?” on Thursday, April 3, from 12 pm. The cost to attend is $18. Rabbi Mira Wasserman and Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer will use text study, an interactive discussion and reflective writing to discuss on how the Passover seder can offer a sense of order amidst chaos. For more information or to register, click here. 

The Nosher will hold the virtual cooking class “3 Delicious Dishes to Get You Through Passover” on Thursday, April 3, from 7-8 pm. The cost to attend is $15. Attendees will learn to make how to matzah mac and cheese, broccoli kugel and eggplant “shawarma.” A recording of the event will be available. For more information or to register, click here.

The American Jewish University will hold the virtual talk “Tikkun Ha’am: Passover, Crisis, and Reclaiming Jewish Identity” on Wednesday, April 9, at 3 pm. Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin will “explore how Passover themes of liberation and resilience guide us in repairing our people amidst modern challenges.” For more information or to register, click here.

 

3/28/25 Resources

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 American Jewish University will hold the virtual talk “‘The Anatomy of Exile’: Love, Identity, and Belonging” on Wednesday, April 2, at 3 pm. Zeeva Bukai and AJU’s Rabbi Gail Labovitz will talk about Bukai’s debut novel, “The Anatomy of Exile.” For more information or to register, click here.

Uri L’Tzedek will hold the virtual class “Shamayim-Jewish Ethics: The Basics” with Rabbi Geoffrey Claussen on Thursday, April 3, at 2:30 pm. He will talk about his new book about Jewish ethics. To register for the event, click here. 

The Institute for Jewish Spirituality will hold the virtual course “The Seven Weeks Towards Healing and Wholeness: An Omer Journey through the Sefirot” on Wednesdays, April 16-May 28, with an orientation session on Wednesday, April 9, from 8-9 pm. There is a sliding scale cost to attend from $199-399. The course will offer a “seven-week journey of Jewish mindfulness practice to help us cultivate these sacred qualities within ourselves, to promote healing and soften and loosen the constrictions of our lives.” For more information or to register, click here.

The Jewish Theological Seminary will hold the virtual class “Fundamentals of Biblical Hebrew: Reading and Pronunciation” on Thursdays, May 29-July 24, from 10-11:15 am. The cost to attend is $415. For more information or to register, click here.

The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute will hold a virtual program in the Sandra Seltzer Silberman HBI Conversations Series featuring Noa Shashar, author of “The Marital Knot, Agunot in the Ashkenazi Realm, 1648-1850,” on Wednesday, May 14, at 12:30 pm. For more information or to register, click here.

The American Jewish University will hold the virtual talk “Trump, Ukraine, and Israel: What’s the Real Lesson?” on Monday, April 7, at 3 pm. Jonathan Tobin will discuss Trump’s pressure on Zelenskyy and what it means for U.S.-Israel relations. For more information or to register, click here.

The Institute for Jewish Spirituality will hold a virtual program featuring IJS President and CEO Rabbi Josh Feigelson in conversation with Rabbi Shira Stutman about her book “The Jewish Way to a Good Life: Find Happiness, Build Community, and Embrace Lovingkindness” on Tuesday, April 29, at 8 pm. For more information or to register, click here.

Roundtable will hold the virtual course “Jewish Émigrés in Film Noir: Wilder, Lang, Preminger, and More” on Wednesdays, April 9-30, from 4-5 pm. The cost to attend is $176. The course will look at how film noir was shaped by the influx of Jewish émigré artists fleeing Nazi Germany and finding refuge in Hollywood. For more information or to register, click here.

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency will hold a virtual program “Team Israel Baseball Documentary Screening and Q&A with Shawn Green.” In addition to a week of online streaming access to the documentary “Israel Swings For Gold,” the cost of $18 will also allow viewers to attend a question-and-answer with Green on Thursday, April 10, at 7 pm. A recording will be available for those unable to attend on April 10. For more information or to register, click here.

Roundtable will hold the virtual course “The Everyday Life of Jews in the Ancient World” on Thursday, May 8-22, from noon-1 pm. The cost to attend is $132. Historian Karen B. Stern will “explore the evidence and artifacts of ancient Jewish history from public graffiti to the art and architecture of synagogues, learning about how the life of Jews in the ancient world existed at the intersection of empires of Mesopotamia, Persia, Greece, and Rome.” For more information or to register, click here.

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