Features

Off the Shelf: A thriller and a mystery

By Rabbi Rachel Essernan

Deciding whether a novel qualifies as a thriller or a mystery isn’t always easy. A novel that features police officers or private detectives usually falls into the mystery, who-dun-it category. Other popular mysteries feature amateur detectives who manage to cleve…

Off the Shelf: Adventure, riches and power

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

Rudyard Kipling’s short story “The Man Who Would Be King” told the tale of two British adventurers in India who managed to become kings in a remote part of Afghanistan, although later events left one dead and the other impoverished and, perhaps, mad. Adam Rovn…

Jewish Resources 7/11/25

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 three-part virtual course “How Kabbalah Reimagines God…

On the Jewish food scene: No way would I eat that!

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

I was going to call this column “Weird foods,” but that title didn’t completely fit. I also thought about using “Bizarre foods,” but that’s already been taken and also didn’t seem accurate. What provoked this column was seeing two articles on a Jewish …

Goodman to speak on basketball and Judaism

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

Tamir Goodman will be the featured speaker at the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton’s pre-Campaign dessert reception on Sunday, August 17, at 7 pm. For more information about the event, see Federation’s pre-Campaign event on Aug. 17 to feature Tamir Goodma…