By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
I wrote in part one of this review that I was looking for light reading after having read some very serious fiction. Once again, I found two books in this review had more serious themes than I expected, although there was a great deal of humor in the romance novel.…
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 Leo Baeck Institute – New York | Berlin will hold a hybrid event “Identit…
By Bill Simons
Well before the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, U.S. media provided extensive coverage of aggression in Asia, the German blitzkrieg of Europe and the bombing of British cities. Fanning isolationist sentiments, the aviator hero and chief spokesman of the an…
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
People who know that there are only eight nights of Passover may be scratching their heads over my headline: “The meal for the ninth night of Passover.” What could I possibly mean by that? Well, there is a holiday food tradition that starts just after the eight…
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
Most haggadot (the plural of haggadah) are designed for use at the seder table. Some include commentary for those interested in either the spiritual or historical aspects of the ritual. Others offer interpretative versions of the material for those who are unable t…
