The Book Club announced changes to its schedule. The discussion of “On Her Own: A Novel” by Lihi Lapid, translated from the Hebrew by Sondra Silverston, will take place on Tuesday, November 4. On Tuesday, August 5, the book to be discussed will be “The Ladies Auxiliary: A Novel” by T…
By Reporter staff
The Reporter won two 2025 Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism. Bill Simons won second place in the Excellence in Writing about Sports category for his article “The winningest Jewish pitcher of all-time: Kenny Holtzman,” about which the judges said…
Hillel Academy will hold its annual Journal Celebration on Thursday, September 11, from 6:30-9 pm, at Temple Israel. “This year’s event promises to be a vibrant evening of recognition, gratitude and community spirit featuring a lively Pop Art theme inspired by student artwork from the 20…
By Reporter staff
The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton will hold a pre-Campaign dessert reception featuring basketball player Tamir Goodman on Sunday, August 17, at 7 pm. Goodman will speak on “Spiritual and Life Lessons from the Game of Basketball.” (An interview with Goodman ca…
By Bill Simons
Depictions of interfaith romance, sex and marriage have long elicited Jewish commentary as evidenced by the Bible. The Book of Ruth is a story of inclusion. After the death of her Hebrew husband, the Moabite woman Ruth tells her mother-in-law Naomi, “[W]herever you go, I wi…
