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 Nosher is offering a free download of the digital cookbook “12 Jewish Breakfasts from Around the World.” The recipe collection was inspired by Jewish communities around the globe. For more information or to sign up to receive the cookbook, click here.
The Jewish Book Council will hold the virtual program “2025 Global Jewish Literary Alliance Conversation: How to Tell a Jewish Story” with Manya Wilkinson and Ayelet Tsabari on Wednesday, June 18, from noon-1 pm. Manya Wilkinson and Ayelet Tsabari will discuss “being storytellers, their journeys into the writing world, what inspires them, and how their approaches to writing differ.” For more information or to register, click here.
Yetzirah will hold a hybrid version of its 2025 Jewish Poetry Conference on Tuesday-Wednesday, June 24-Friday, June 27. The cost to attend depends on the number of events attended. For more information, including the schedule of events, or to register, click here.
My Jewish Learning is offering the eight-part e-mail series “ Breaking the Glass,” which offers information “about all the rituals that are unique to Jewish weddings” and “tips for establishing a Jewish home together and special resources for interfaith couples.” For more information or to register, click here.
Qesher will hold two programs in July: “A Year of Music and Food in Jewish Italy” on Sunday, July 13, at 3 pm (available here); and “The Jewish Metropolis: A Tour of Jewish New York through Time and Space” on Thursday, July 17, at 3 pm (available here). The cost for general admission to either program is $18.
The American Jewish University will hold the virtual talk “Echoes of a Vanished World: Jewish Life and Legacy in Lithuania” with Nick Sayers on Thursday, June 26, at 3 pm. Using a blend of family history and historical analysis, Sayers will address questions about Jewish migration, resilience and tragedy. For more information or to register, click here.
Roundtable will hold the virtual course “Letters from the Diaspora: A Sephardic Family in the 20th Century” on Mondays, July 7-14, from 3-4 pm. The cost to attend is $88. The course will look at Sephardic 20th-century history through the eyes of one remarkable family. For more information or to register, click here.
Tikvah is offering the five-part audio series “Words That Changed the World: The Meaning of the Ten Commandments.” Rabbi Meir Soloveichik will explore “the most consequential code of ethics in history.” For more information or to register, click here.
The Museum of Jewish Heritage will hold the virtual book talk “The Teacher of Auschwitz” on Tuesday, July 15, at 7 pm. The request cost to attend is $10. Wendy Holden’s novel “shines a light on a truly remarkable individual and tells the inspiring story of how he fought to protect innocence and hope amid depravity and despair.” For more information or to register, click here.
My Jewish Learning is offering the virtual on-demand course “Inside Jokes: Explore the Essence of Jewish Humor” taught by Andrew Silow-Carroll. The course explores “Jewish humor on a particular theme, and how that theme illuminates an aspect of the Jewish experience.” For more information or to register, click here.
The Jewish Grandparents Network will hold the virtual program “Connecting with Your Teen Grandchild in the Age of Social Media” on Wednesday, August 6, from 7-8 pm. The program will discuss digital literacy fundamentals and the challenges grandparents face in learning about these programs. For more information or to register, click here.
Tikvah Online Academy is accepting applications for its “Summer 2025 Book Clubs” for seventh- and eighth-graders. Tuition is $100. Classes are typically 10-15 students and meet for three 75-minute sessions on consecutive days, live on Zoom. For more information or to apply, click here.
The Center for Jewish History will hold the virtual class “Family History Today: Strategies to Analyze Endogamous DNA” on Monday, July 7, at 5 pm. A minimum donation of $5 is requested. The talk “will discuss how best to weed out false-positive DNA Matches that test-takers from endogamous groups face daily. Participants will learn about segment analysis and threshold manipulation to determine which matches are worth pursuing.” For more information or to register, click here.
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