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. 

American Jewish University will offer “Summer Book Talks: The Boy with the Star Tattoo” on Monday, July 15, at 3 pm. Author Talia Carner and AJU’s Michael Berenbaum will discuss Carner’s new novel, “The Boy with the Star Tattoo,” which “delves into the stories of Jewish children hidden in Christian homes during the Holocaust, and the postwar efforts by the Youth Aliyah movement to find and rescue these orphans.” For more information or to register, click here.

Tivkah is offering the five-part online course “Zionism and Anti-Zionism: The History of Two Opposing Ideas” with Dr. Einat Wilf and Zoé Tara Zeigherman. For more information or to register, click here.

Aleph will hold the virtual program “Honoring the Life and Legacy of Reb Zalman” on Sunday, July 14, at 4 pm. Donations are requested. During the tribute to Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael will be joined Schachter-Shalomi’s friends, family and students, who will share their memories. To register, click here.

Roundtable will hold the four-part virtual course “British Prime Ministers and the Jewish People” on Thursday, July 11-August 1, from 10:30-11:45 am. The cost to attend is $140. The course will look at four prime ministers – Ministers Benjamin Disraeli, Arthur Balfour, Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain – who affected the Jewish people. For more information or to register, click here.

The Museum of Jewish Heritage will hold three virtual events in July:”Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial” Discussion” on Tuesday, July 9, at 7 pm (available here); “Stories Survive – Imagining Jewish Futures in World War II Labor Camps: A Gendered Perspective” on Monday, July 15, at 7 pm (available here); and “The History of Antisemitism – Dark Mirror: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Jewish Iconography” on Tuesday, July 30, at 7 pm (available here). The museum requests a donation of $10 from those attending.

My Jewish Learning will hold the four-part class “Introduction to Kabbalah: Concepts and History to Enhance Your Understanding” on Wednesdays, July 3-24, at 1 pm. The cost to attend is $80. University of Haifa Professor J.H. Chajes will offer a combination of the history and practical knowledge of Kabbalah. For more information or to register, click here.

Literary Modiin’s July 2024 Author Event will take place on Sunday, July 14, at 1 pm, and feature Marcela Sulak (“The Fault”), Maya Arad (“The Hebrew Teacher) and Mimi Zieman (“Tap Dancing on Everest”). For more information or to register, click here.

Roundtable will hold the three-part class “Becoming Elijah: Prophet of Transformation” with Professor Daniel Matt on Tuesday, August 6-27, from 2-3 pm. The cost to attend is $132. Matt will explore “the life and legacy of the prophet Elijah. How did this biblical zealot turn into the compassionate Jewish superhero and the most popular figure in all Jewish folklore?” To view, click here.

The Biblical Archaeology Society will hold a hybrid version of its 27th Annual Fall Bible and Archaeology Fest from November 22-24. For more information or to register, click here.

The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives will hold the webinar “Religicide: Confronting the Roots of Anti-Religious Violence” on Tuesday, July 2, from 4-5 pm. It will feature Dr. Georgette F. Bennett and Rabbi David Saperstein, and be moderated by Dr. Gary P. Zola. For more information or to register, click here.

Literary Modiin’s August 2024 Author Event will take place on Sunday, August 4, at 1 pm, and feature Ellis Shuman (“Rakiya”), Maxim D. Shrayer (“Kinship”) and Danila Botha (“Things That Cause Inappropriate Happiness”). 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 course will look at Israel’s musical journey from the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and today. It is aimed at intermediate and advanced Hebrew students only. For more information or to register, click here.

My Jewish Learning will hold the virtual “Healthy Jewish Cooking: A Four-Part Class” with dietician and chef Micah Siva on Mondays, July 8-29, at 7 pm. The cost to attend is $60. The class “will focus on nutrition hot-topics through interactive learning, recipe demonstrations and ingredient modifications.” For more information or to register, click here.

Reform Judaism.org will hold two sessions of its three-part class “A Taste of Judaism®.” Classes will be held on Sundays, August 11-August 25, from 8-9:30 pm; and Mondays, October 21-November 4, from 8-9:30 pm. The cost to attend is $99. The class is designed for beginners from any background. For more information or to register, click here.

Roundtable will hold the virtual three-part class “Martin Buber’s Philosophy of Dialogue” on Wednesdays, July 17-31, from 10-11 am. The cost to attend is $132. Paul Mendes-Flohr, professor emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, will discuss the life and work of the Austrian-born Jewish philosopher Martin Buber. For more information or to register, click here.

My Jewish Learning is offering a “Hebrew Word of the Day” e-mail. To sign up for the e-mail, click here to view.

The Sapir journal will hold the virtual discussion “The Courage to Be Uncool” with New York Times best-selling author Noa Tishby and Bret Stephens on Monday, July 8, at 2 pm. They will talk about “the new position American Jews find themselves in and the steel they will need in the battle to support Israel.” For more information or to register, click here.

Uri L’Tzedek will hold the virtual program “The Social Justice Vision of the Book of Devarim” with Rav Nati Helfgot on Monday, August 19, at 5pm. The cost to attend is $18. 

Roundtable will hold the virtual three-part class “Einstein: Passionate Physicist, Political Activist, Reluctant Jew” on Thursdays, August 1-15, at varying times in the early afternoon. The cost to attend is $132. For more information or to register, click here.

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