By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
If you are shaking your head wondering why those two food items appear in the same headline, you would not be alone. I did the same when reading an e-mail about Jewish happenings in New York City. I am a big fan of pizza: my favorite is the traditional sauce (lots o…
By Bill Simons
Jews figure prominently in the history of American comedy. Time magazine estimated that nearly 80 percent of U.S. comics were Jewish. That’s enough of a prompt for me to forward my Top 10 list of Jewish American comedians/comediennes.
Only Americans are eligible, thus exp…
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
According to the dictionary, an author is a person who writes a book. That leads to an interesting question: can someone be called an author if the overwhelming majority of the prose in her work was written by someone else? That question arose because Rachel Cocker…
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.
High Holiday Resources
Hadassah Magazine will hold the virtual event “‘Happy…
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
I’ve always loved apples. My current favorite are Granny Smith apples, a bag of which I keep in the house all year-round. They are long lasting, and stay fresh even cut, so I can bring them along with me for a snack. Not everyone likes them because they are tart, …
