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Jewish Online Resources 10/21/22

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. 

Yodeah will hold a free virtual event for Breast Cancer Awareness Month: “The P…

Memories of the Get Together Club

By Alice Zappert Bonis

Editor’s note: This talk was given by Alice Zappert Bonis at the Holocaust memorial service on October 2 at the Temple Israel Cemetery. 

When I was asked to share my memories of the Get Together Club my mind went to more than the storied kaffeeklatsch that ended e…

Television Review: The U.S. and the Holocaust

By Bill Simons

“The U.S. and the Holocaust,” a six-hour series by Ken Burns, America’s pre-eminent documentary filmmaker, made its PBS debut with two-hour installments on the evenings of September 18, 20 and 21. Although it looked back to antecedents and forward to legacy, the docume…

Off the Shelf: Searching for romance: intellect vs. emotion

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

Looking back at the past year, I’m surprised by the number of rom-coms I’ve read – at least for the paper. You won’t find many on my not-for-the-paper bookshelves. However, I find myself looking forward to the break these works provide since many of the nove…

On the Jewish Food Scene: Honey, date syrup and apple butter

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

What do honey, date syrup and apple butter have in common? They all came in a packet of samples I received from a PR firm offering products for Rosh Hashanah. I answered the original e-mail by saying it was too late for me to get an article in the paper before the h…