Features

Off the Shelf: Romance, fantasy or a combination of the two: Part one

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

After some serious literary reading, I decided it was time for something lighter. On my review copy pile were six books that I thought would be perfect for this: romance and fantasy novels. Well, some of the works were more serious than I expected, although others m…

Off the Shelf: Collectors and the war, in fact and fiction

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

The Oxford Languages English Dictionary defines the term collector as “a person who collects things of a specified type, professionally or as a hobby,” and uses the phrase “art collector” as an example. Jewish art collectors were of particular interest to Na…

Jewish Online Resources 4/8/22

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 Blue Dove Foundation, has a new website with information about mental illness…

On the Jewish food scene: Passover without the food-ceremonial or otherwise

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

A group of friends and I gather for an off-night seder each year. We usually hold it on a Sunday afternoon so people can attend family seders on the first nights of the holiday, and those of us still working don’t have to worry about a late night. Sometimes, the …

Television Review: “The Kominsky Method”: Izzy’s son and Jewish legacy

By Bill Simons

A few years ago, I decided to take an economy-class tour of Hollywood. The spiel of a seasoned gentleman, commanding a vintage van with its top removed, intrigued me. A threadbare sportscoat covered his lean frame. Light makeup appeared to burnish his once handsome face.