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. 

Keshet is looking for members of the LGBTQ+ community and Jews of Color to fill out a survey about their experiences in the Jewish community. The LGBTQ+ Jews of Color in Jewish Spaces Survey can be found here. The deadline to complete the survey is September 22.

Literary Modiin will hold a virtual “Solidarity Session Commemorating One Year Since October 7th” on Sunday, October 6, at 1 pm. The program will offer readings, perspectives, prayers and support. For more information or to register, click here.

The Qesher Book Club will hold two virtual book talks: “The Architecture of Modern American Synagogues, 1950s-1960s” by Anat Geva, Ph.D., on Tuesday, September 24, at 3 pm (available here); and “Wave After Wave” by Sarah Ansbacher on Tuesday, October 8, at 3 pm (available here).

Literary Modiin’s September virtual author event will feature Batnadiv HaKarmi (“The Love of Mortal Beings:), Sasha Vasilyuk (“Your Presence is Mandatory”) and Lynne Golodner (“Cave of Secrets”) on Sunday, September 15, at 4 pm. For more information or to register, click here.

Shpait.AI will hold the virtual event “Elevate Torah Learning with AI” on Sunday, September 15, from 9 am-5 pm. The cost to attend is $369.99. The event will offer a “hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to use AI technology to enhance your Torah learning experience.” For more information or to register, click here.

The Nosher is offering a free digital cookbook “12 Jewish Breakfasts from Around the World.” For more details or information on how to receive the book, click here. 

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency will hold the virtual event “The Future of Memory: October 7 and Its Aftermath” on Thursday, September 12, at 6 pm. Authors Amir Tibon, Lee Yaron and Ilan Troen have written new works about October 7 and the state of Israel’s conflict with its neighbors. They will discuss the personal, communal and national stories their books tell. For more information or to register, click here.

The Braid will hold the virtual class “Learn to Write Your Story” on Thursday, September 12, at 6:30 pm. The cost to attend is $21. The Braid’s Artistic Director Ronda Spinak will share “the secrets of writing a story from the heart.” For more information or to register, click here.

Tikvah will hold the virtual four-part lecture series “The Liberal Betrayal of the Jews” by Dr. Ruth R. Wisse. The lectures will taped and then the link to the video will be sent. Donations are requested. For more information or to register, click here.

The Jewish Book Council will hold the virtual program “Community One Read in Honor of Dr. Ruth” with Allison Gilbert and Lori Gottlieb on Tuesday, September 24, from 1-2 pm. For more information or to register, click here.

The Institute for Jewish Spirituality will hold a virtual evening with IJS President/CEO Rabbi Josh Feigelson in conversation with Rabbi Yitz Greenberg on Thursday, September 26, from 8-9 pm. Greenberg will talk about his new book, “The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism.” To register, click here.

The Yiddish Book Center has launched a new digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app, making the Center accessible from anywhere. The digital guide seeks to enhance the overall experience by providing access to information before, during and after a visit. The guide is available by downloading the Bloomberg Connects app from Google Play or the App Store and searching for the Yiddish Book Center. 

The Israeli American Council is offering a free download of its “College Student’s Guide to Antisemitism.” The booklet can be found here.

Melton+ will hold a variety of courses this fall. There is a cost for some of the courses. Classes include “The Real Heroines of Sephardic Culture” on Monday, September 9, from 2-3 pm (available here); “Is the Golden Age Over for American Jews?” on Monday, September 16, from 1-2 pm (available here); “The Time Traveling Guest at the Back of the Class” on Wednesday, September 18, from 1-2 pm (available here); “Live from Israel: The Local Discourse on What Matters to Israelis Today” on Monday, September 23, from 1-2 pm (available here); “The Difficult Moral Choices Everyday Heroes Had to Make on October 7” on Tuesday, September 24, from 7-8 pm (available here); and “From Creation to the Flood: The Dual Foundations of Judaism” on Mondays, September 30-October 21, from 1-2:30 pm (available here).

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency will hold the hybrid event “Eyewitness to Atrocity” on Sunday, September 22, from 7-8:30 pm. There are several different types of tickets available. Israeli journalist Amir Tibon will tell the story about he, along with his wife and their two young children, were rescued from Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7, 2023, by Tibon’s own father – “an incredible tale of survival that also reveals the deep tensions and systemic failures that led to Hamas’ attacks that day.” For more information or to register, click here. 

Hadassah Magazine will hold the virtual program “How Are We Doing?” during which Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein will moderate a discussion with Rabbi Dov Linzer and journalist Abigail Pogrebin, co-authors of “It Takes Two to Torah: An Orthodox Rabbi and Reform Journalist Discuss and Debate Their Way Through the Five Books of Moses,” on Thursday, September 19, at 7:30 pm. Linzer and Pogrebin will share their observations and strategies for how American Jews might meet the upcoming holidays and October 7 anniversary with Jewish and spiritual resilience. For more information or to register, click here.

Hillel International is offering a free “2024 Hillel Magazine,” including a guide to Jewish college life, featuring the Top 60 schools chosen by Jewish students. To request a digital version of the magazine, click here.

Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History will hold the hybrid event “Redefining Antisemitism in the United States: A Historical Approach” with Britt P. Tevis, J.D./Ph.D., on Tuesday, September 17, at 7 pm. The cost for just the individual lecture is $15. Tevis is the Phyllis Backer Assistant Professor in Jewish Studies in the Department of History at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. For more information or to register, click here.

The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy will hold two Zoom events in September: “Babylonian Jews in Hashemite Iraq Zoom Tour” on Wednesday, September 11, from 7-9 pm (available here); and “Chasidic Williamsburg: A Zoom Tour” on Tuesday, September 17, from 7-9 pm (available here). The cost for each event is $15. 

The American Jewish Committee has released the second season of the podcast “Forgotten No More,” which focuses on Jews who left or fled Arab nations and Iran. Both seasons are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other popular podcast apps. For more information, click here.

The Jewish Theological Seminary’s Emerging Leaders Fellowship is accepting students for its 2024-25 program. From November through June, participants will study Jewish texts, traditions and history together. During the program, they will also collaborate with rabbinical school mentors to create and execute individual projects. The cost of the program is $500. Sessions will meet virtually from 7:30-8:45 pm on Tuesdays, November 5-26 and December 3-10. In 2025, students will begin working on their projects. The deadline to apply is Friday, September 27. For more information or to apply, click here.

The Museum of Jewish Heritage will hold the hybrid program “Land of My Soul: The Theater of Sholem Asch” on Thursday, September 19, at 7 pm. Caraid O’Brien will perform excerpts from some of Asch’s most successful and controversial dramas, including “God of Vengeance,” “Motke Thief,” “The Dead Man,” “Rabbi Doctor Silver” and more. There is a suggested donation of $10. For more information or to register, click here.

The American Ladino League will hold the virtual program “Becoming a Sephardic Storyteller” with Ruth Behar and Hannah Pressman on Monday, September 16, at 7 pm. The conversation will held in English with Ladino references and last 75 minutes. For more information or to register, click here. 

The Museum at Eldridge Street will hold a virtual book talk about “The Incorruptibles: Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld” on Tuesday, September 24, from 6-7 pm. The cost is pay as you wish. Author Dan Slater will discuss his work. To register for the program, click here. 

Hillel International will hold the virtual “Hillel’s Virtual College Prep Series: College Selection: Finding the Best Fit for Your Student” on Thursday, September 19, at noon. To register for the program, click here.

The Hebrew Union College will hold the hybrid program “Creatures in Medieval and Early Modern Books: Forms, Functions, and Artistic Fantasy” on Thursday, September 19, at 12:30 pm. The lecture will “explore the forms and functions of these fantastic beings, which appear not only in the margins, but also as the focus of religious and secular books alike.” For more information or to register, click here.

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