By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
Reading “My Childhood in Pieces: A Stand-up Comedy, a Skokie Elegy” by Edward Hirsch (Alfred A. Knopf) and Rachel J. Lithgow’s “My Year of Bad Dates” (She Writes Press) for this review left me with a question to ponder: What’s the point of writing a memo…
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
Distance creates far better relationships with siblings and in-laws than does traveling or living together. At least, that’s the lesson that could be learned from two recent novels: “Serge” by Yasmina Reza (Restless Books) and “Good Grief” by Sara Goodma…
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 several events: “The Firschein Press: A Legac…
By Bill Simons
My sister Jo Ann stitched together 8mm Simons family film. In one sequence, I appear to be about 5 years old, repeatedly swinging a bat at slow balls thrown by an off-screen pitcher. Although the swing is level, my efforts are largely futile. Still, the small me never loses h…
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
Ancient Rome has gone down in Jewish history as the ultimate enemy of the Jewish people. Even the Babylonians, who destroyed the First Temple in Jerusalem, were not considered as evil. Perhaps that’s because the Jewish population was able to rebuild the Temple abo…
