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Jewish Online Resources 3/14/25

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 Museum of Jewish Heritage will hold several virtual book talks: “Sisters in…

Spotlight: Scholar talks about her commitment to Holocaust ed. 

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

Dr. Eileen M. Angelini will speak at the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton’s Yom Hashoah program on Tuesday, April 22, at 6:30 pm, at Temple Concord, 9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton. For more information, see the Federation plans Yom Hashoah program on April 22.…

On the Jewish food scene: The Shabbat family dinner

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman 

I periodically get obsessed with a book, TV or movie. My latest obsession is the Sonic the Hedgehog films. I have only seen Sonic 1 and Sonic 2, but there is something about that cute, wise-cracking blue guy that just tickles my fancy. (Please note: I have never p…

Off the Shelf: A funeral and a riot

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman 

Many American Jews are unaware that in 1888 a group of New York City Orthodox congregations brought Rabbi Jacob Joseph from Europe to the United States to be the first and only American chief rabbi. This attempt to establish one leader for the entire Jewish Americ…

Jewish Online Resources 2/28/25

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 the virtual talk about “The Chief Rabbi’s F…