Miscellaneous Features

Jewish Online Resources 4/8/22

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. 

The Blue Dove Foundation, has a new website with information about mental illness…

Spotlight: Wallenstein takes the stage solo

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

Josh Wallenstein will appear in “Buyer and Cellar” by Jonathan Tolins at the Cider Mill Stage from April 7-10. The play was the winner of the 2014-2015 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show. For additional information about the performances, visit their…

Television Review: “The Kominsky Method”: Izzy’s son and Jewish legacy

By Bill Simons

A few years ago, I decided to take an economy-class tour of Hollywood. The spiel of a seasoned gentleman, commanding a vintage van with its top removed, intrigued me. A threadbare sportscoat covered his lean frame. Light makeup appeared to burnish his once handsome face. 

Television Review: “The Kominsky Method”: Izzy’s son and Jewish legacy

By Bill Simons

A few years ago, I decided to take an economy-class tour of Hollywood. The spiel of a seasoned gentleman, commanding a vintage van with its top removed, intrigued me. A threadbare sportscoat covered his lean frame. Light makeup appeared to burnish his once handsome face. 

On the Jewish food scene: Passover without the food-ceremonial or otherwise

By Rabbi Rachel Esserman

A group of friends and I gather for an off-night seder each year. We usually hold it on a Sunday afternoon so people can attend family seders on the first nights of the holiday, and those of us still working don’t have to worry about a late night. Sometimes, the …