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. 

Ritualwell will hold the virtual class “Threading Stones: An Elul Tradition” on Tuesdays, July 2-30 and August 6, from 2-3:30 pm. The cost to attend is $250. The class will look at the threads Jewish women made to used to make soul candles (neshome likht) or protective bands worn on wrists, ankles or necks. For more information or to register, click here.

Uri L’Tzedek will hold the virtual class “Was Avraham right to listen to God? ‘Yirat Elokim’ – Fearing God as the Development of a Moral Conscience” with Dr Tanya White on Tuesday, July 16, at noon. The cost to attend is $18. The class will “question the premise of Divine authority as a premise for ethical behavior and show how a deeper understanding of biblical narratives can help us navigate a path toward understanding some difficult religious and ethical dilemmas.” For more information or to register, click here.

The Yiddish Book Center will hold the virtual program “Oysyes off the Page: The Yiddish Book Center’s Type Collection” on Thursday, June 20, at 7 pm. The program will explore the Yiddish Book Center’s collection of type and how it plays a role in the new permanent exhibition, “Yiddish: A Global Culture.” For information or to register, click here.

Ritualwell will hold the virtual class “Spiritual Resilience in a Time of War: Inspired by Etty Hillesum” on Wednesdays, July 10-31 and August 7, from noon-1:15 pm. The cost to attend is $225. For more information or to register, click here.

Jewish Women’s International will hold “Children and Guns: What Every Parent Should Know” on Monday, June 17, at 8:30 pm. The Jewish Gun Violence Prevention Roundtable will hold a conversation about how to keep our children safe from gun violence. To register, click here.

The 2024 Yetzirah Jewish Poetry Conference will take place Tuesday-Friday, July 2-5, and some of its events will be available for viewing on Zoom. A listing of events can be found here. Registration can be made by clicking on the event image. 

Ritualwell will hold the class “Can We Talk? Navigating Challenging Conversations” on Thursdays, July 11-25, from noon-1:30 pm. The cost to attend is $118. For more information or to register, click here.

Qesher will hold the virtual Qesher Book Club: “Family Declassified” by Katherine Fennelly on Tuesday, June 18, at noon. Kennelly used her expertise as a social science researcher to answer to learn more about her maternal grandfather, a Jewish Hungarian immigrant who arrived in the U.S. one hundred years ago. For more information or to register, click here.

Aleph will hold the virtual class “GPS for Your Inner Landscape: The Shore” on Monday, June 24, at 7:30 pm. The cost to attend is “pay what you can.” Rabbi Julie Hilton Danan will discuss how to “connect to your soul by connecting to the beauty of the natural world and Jewish wisdom about nature.” For more information or to register, click here.

Ritualwell will hold two free talks: “Climate Emotions and the Wisdom Our Bodies Carry” on Tuesday, June 25, from 7-8:30 pm (available here); and “Advot End-of-Year Celebration and Poetry Reading” on Thursday, June 27, from 7-8:30 pm (available here).

Hey Alma will hold a virtual writing class “How to Tell Your Jewish Story” on Monday, June 24, from 6-8 pm. The class is open to everyone ages 18 and older. For more information or to register, click here.

The Jewish Theological Seminary will hold the virtual series “JTS Alumni in the World: Scholarship and Impact” on Mondays, June 17-August 12, from 1-2:30 pm. JTS alumni will talk about the contributions they are making through their work as scholars and thought leaders in their field. For more information or to register, click here.

The American Jewish University will hold the five-week class “Hebrew Through Israeli Songs” on Sundays July 14-August 11, at 4 pm. The cost to attend is $96. The class will “explore the evolution of Israeli music, from the nostalgic tunes that defined past eras to the modern beats resonating with today’s generation.” For more information or to register, click here.

The Yiddish Book Center will hold the hybrid program “Bruno Schulz and the Hijacking of History” with Benjamin Balint on Sunday, July 21, at 2-3 pm. Balint will discuss Schultz’ life ad the controversy over the mural he painted during the Holocaust. For more information or to register, click here.

Hadar will hold the virtual class “Intro to Rebbe Nahman: Conversations With A Man of Faith” with Rabbi Avi Strausberg on Mondays and Wednesdays, June 24-July 31, from noon-12:30 pm. The class will explore the teachings of Sihot HaRan in which Rebbe Nahman’s student Rebbe Natan recorded teachings from his teacher. For more information or to register, click here. 

The Congress for Jewish will offer a virtual course on “Der Shtumer Minyen” (“The Silent Minyan”) by Chaim Grade with Shane Baker on Sundays, June 23-July 28, from 3-4:30 pm. The discussions will be in English, but Shane will read it aloud in class in Yiddish. To register for the class, e-mail Shane at kongres@earthlink.net. 

The Forward will hold the virtual program “How Young Cantors are Embracing the Sound of the Traditional Synagogue” on Tuesday, June 25, at 7 pm. Forward Deputy Yiddish Editor Zach Golden will talk with Cantors Judith Berkson and David Childs, who will also sing. For more information or to register, click here.

My Jewish Learning is holding the eight-part course “Jewish Funeral Practices: Your Helping Hand Through a Challenging Time.” The course will offer a behind-the-scenes journey through Jewish funeral planning and the mourning process. The classes are tapes and available for viewing. For more information or to register, click here.

The American Jewish University will hold the virtual talk “What Does It Mean to Be a Christian Ally of Israel?” on Tuesday, July 9, at 3 pm. Johnnie Moore, oresident of JDA Worldwide and the Congress of Christian Leaders, will be in conversation with AJU President Jeffrey Herbst “to discuss his perspective on Israel after October 7th, the current wave of antisemitism, the feeling of many Jews being abandoned, and his own experience of advocacy.” For more information or to register, click here.

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