Miscellaneous Features

First person: Encounters with a Litvak past – part 1

By Rhonda F. Levine

As long as I can remember, I have wanted to visit Lithuania, or what I understood as “the Pale of Jewish Settlement.” I remember my father telling stories of how his mother – the grandmother whom I was named after – barely escaped the Cossacks’ swords as she cr…

Sussman reviews his legacy

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

Rabbi Lance J. Sussman will speak on “In Our Time: American Jewish Life at the Beginning of the 21st Century” at Temple Concord, 9 Riverside Dr., Binghamton, on Sunday, October 15, at 2 pm. For more information, see the article "Sussman to speak at TC on Oct. 15…

Jewish Online Resources 9/22/23

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. 

Melton will hold the class “The Holiness of Doubt” on Thursday, October 12, f…

High Holiday and Sukkot Jewish Online Resources

By Reporter staff

A variety of Jewish groups are offering educational and recreational online resources for the High Holidays. Below is a sampling of those.

The Nosher offers a free online cookbook aimed at simplifying Rosh Hashanah cooking. To download the book, click here.

The Lower Eas…

Jewish Online Resources 9/8/23

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. 

Melton will hold the virtual program “Israel Revealed: September 2023” on Tue…