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Jewish Online Resources 12/3/2021

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 Shalom Hartman Institute offers free virtual course through its Shalom @ Home…

On the Jewish food scene: My seasonal iced cookie craving

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

About four or five years ago in December, I stopped into a coffee shop and noticed an iced cookie shaped like a moose among the baked treats on offer. Although I rarely ate iced cookies, I couldn’t resist buying it. I showed the cookie to a friend when I got to T…

Jewish Baseball Players: Pitcher Max “Maximus” Fried: The new Koufax?

By Bill Simons

Game six of the 2021 World Series – November 2, 2021 – produced an indelible Jewish vignette. During the bottom of the second inning, Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried faced Houston Astros batter Alex Bregman. Bregman lined Fried’s pitch to rightfield where the Braves…

Off the Shelf: Looking for romance

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

A recipe for romance novels: 1) Take two insecure people who are attracted to each other. 2) Have them each believe the other can’t possibly be interested. 3) Mix in several misunderstandings and at least one major crisis. 4) Stir until you have a happy ending. 

Off the Shelf: Resistance, betrayal and survival

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

If I had to summarize Roxane Van Iperen’s “The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Sisters’ Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory” (Harper) in three words they would be resistance, betrayal and survival. Janny and Lien Brilleslijper did the unth…