By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
Looking back at the past year, I’m surprised by the number of rom-coms I’ve read – at least for the paper. You won’t find many on my not-for-the-paper bookshelves. However, I find myself looking forward to the break these works provide since many of the nove…
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
What do honey, date syrup and apple butter have in common? They all came in a packet of samples I received from a PR firm offering products for Rosh Hashanah. I answered the original e-mail by saying it was too late for me to get an article in the paper before the h…
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 Jewish Theological Seminary will hold the virtual class “Biblical Hebrew Ad…
By Bill Simons
A manila envelope, containing DVDs, arrived at our hilltop farmhouse, postmarked July 12, just five days before the death of its sender, Bob Ruxin. It was a documentary record of a remarkable August 29-30, 2004, event, “A Celebration of 143 American Jews in America’s Gam…
By Rabbi Rachel Esserman
Saints, demons and other mythical creatures
When one describes a novel as containing “everything but the kitchen sink,” it’s usually not meant in a positive way. In the case of “The Hidden Saint” by Mark Levenson (Level Best Books/New Arc), that phrase s…
