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Jewish Resources 10/10/25

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. 

Roundtable will hold the virtual class “Forgotten Holocaust Fiction” on Wedne…

Masters of shtick: A comedian minyan: part II

By Bill Simons

In descending order, “Masters of shtick: part I” led off with Groucho Marx, Jack Benny, Woody Allen, Alan King and Elain May. With five final entries, Part II completes the comic minyan. 
6. Jerry Seinfeld. He didn’t invent observational comedy but brought it to a new …

Off the Shelf: Israelis in the United States

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

People emigrate to a country for a variety of reasons. Some leave their native shores after experiencing persecution. Others come for economic reasons; a few even plan to return to their former homes once they’ve made their fortune. Then there are those looking to…

Off the Shelf: American detention camps and difficult choices

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

When I took American history classes in high school, several aspects of our past were ignored. We never learned about the restraints placed on Jewish immigration to the U.S., even when it became clear how dangerous it was to be Jewish in Europe before and during Wor…

Jewish Resources 9/26/25

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 a variety of programs in October and Nove…