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.
Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action will hold the virtual “Spiritual Adapta…
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
Almost everyone has something in their past they would prefer not be made public. Sometimes it’s just a minor embarrassment, but other times, it’s a secret that not only affects their life, but that of their children. These secrets can cause deep misunderstandin…
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
There’s a joke about Jewish holidays that says, “They tried to kill us; we won; let’s eat.” When thinking of recorded Jewish history, that statement could be changed to read, “They invited us to live there. We prospered, so they hated us and tried to destr…
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
I never ate peanut butter as a child. Yep, my poor mom could never get me to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch. The only exception was one summer at a Jewish overnight camp when the food was so bad even I was willing to eat bread with peanut butter ra…
By Bill Simons
Now available on streaming platforms, “Maestro” and “Oppenheimer,” are two of the most acclaimed films of the past year, the latter receiving the 2024 Academy Award for Best Picture. They dramatize the agony and ecstasy of Jewish American geniuses. Both are cinematic …
