Summer Camp Round-up
Summer is in full swing … and Connecticut campers are enjoying lots of fun in the sun! Here are some scenes... Read more
Conversation with Dr. Donna Divine
Hamas had several reasons to instigate its current conflict with Israel, says a Mid-East expert…and Israel... Read more
PRIMER: Israel advocacy in good times and bad
The keyboard is mightier than the media By Cindy Mindell It has long been the opinion of many in the... Read more
The Joy of Poetry
SummerWood residents let their imaginations run wild By Avigayil Halpern In 2009, Andy Weil, a local... Read more
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- Summer Camp Round-up
- Conversation with Dr. Donna Divine
- PRIMER: Israel advocacy in good times and bad
- The Joy of Poetry
- KOLOT – The view from here…and there
- Ten Ways to Support Israel
- Bel Kaufman was author of Up the Down Staircase
- Gaza conflict spotlights role of Qatar, the Hamas-funding U.S. ally
- Under Muslim-Jewish hashtag, sharing a message of people over politics
- FAA lifts ban on Israel flights after Obama criticized of ‘economic boycott’
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CT News
Joe Lieberman appointed to Yeshiva U chair
NEW YORK, N.Y. —Former United States Senator Joseph I. Lieberman has been appointed the Joseph Lieberman Chair in Public Policy and Public Service at Yeshiva University (YU) for the 2014-2015… Read more
West Hartford teen arrives “home” in Israel
Undeterred by the current unrest, a group of Jewish teens headed for Israel this summer on a national USY trip that took them first to Eastern Europe and then on… Read more
Beginning anew, in Israel
With his wife Hannah looking on, Berry Libman, 89, discards his cane and kisses the ground as he steps off a plane and onto the tarmac at Ben Gurion Airport in… Read more
New England Urgent Care named “Best of 2014” by Hartford magazine
WEST HARTFORD – New England Urgent Care has been awarded the “Best Of 2014” recognition from Hartford Magazine’s reader’s poll. Results of the poll appeared in the publication’s May 2014… Read more
Jewish day schools eligible for new school safety grant
Special to the Ledger WETHERSFIELD – On Wednesday, July 16, Governor Dannel Malloy announced a new State of Connecticut $22 million grant for school security, of which 10 percent… Read more
CT Briefs
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Norwalk shul names new education director
NORWALK — Al Treidel has been appointed director of education at Congregation Beth El in Norwalk, it was announced recently by the synagogue’s search committee. It is Treidel’s second stint… Read more
- Michael Johnston receives Vision Award
- KOLOT – The Weaver’s Loom
- Movers & Shakers
Jewish Life
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Torah Portion – Devarim
By Tzvi Hersh Weinreb The popular media often accuses the Jewish people of an obsession. Some accuse us good-humoredly of an obsession with food. Others maliciously accuse us of… Read more
- Torah Portion – Masei
- Torah Portion – Matot
- Torah Portion – Pinchas
Milestones
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B’NAI MITZVAH
IRA EINBINDER, son of Robin and Hilly Einbinder, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, August 2 at Congregation Or Shalom in Orange. JONATHAN SCHWARTZ, son of Laurel Hunt and… Read more
- BIRTH
- Lisa-Loraine Smith marks a decade of service at JFS
- B’NAI MITZVAH
National/World
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Israel blasts U.S. demand for ‘unconditional’ cease-fire
(JNS.org) Israeli officials expressed outrage on Monday, July 28 after President Obama urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to announce an “immediate, unconditional humanitarian cease-fire” in Gaza. In a statement about a… Read more
- Bel Kaufman was author of Up the Down Staircase
- Egypt destroys 13 Gaza tunnels
- ADL scrutinized over interfaith staff’s ties to Al-Qaeda terrorist
Obituaries
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BLOOMSTONE
Robert (Bob) Bloomstone, 81, formally of West Hartford, died July 23. He was the widower of Lynda (Krechevsky) Bloomstone. Born in Montreal, Canada, he was the son of Ann and… Read more
- BORNSTEIN
- CHAIN
- COMEN
Opinion
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Ten Ways to Support Israel
By Harry Weller In the midst of these stressful times for those who love Israel, people wonder, “What can I do?” As one who is often frustrated by being… Read more
- President Obama must cease his relentless hostility to Israel
- Accusations against Israel are latest disservice to coiner of the word ‘genocide’
- Premature Palestinian empathy syndrome
Special Features
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In the kitchen – Veggie burgers (and more) for The Nine Days
The period of Jewish observance known as The Nine Days begins on the Rosh Chodesh Av (the first of the Hebrew month of Av) – which this year begins after… Read more
- Each May, Jewish history and American history collide
- Lag B’Omer: A Boy Scout’s guide to lighting your bonfire
- PASSOVER RECIPES
Spotlight on Business
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Warren Buffett lauds Israel
(JNS.org) Dubbed the “start-up nation” for its culture of innovation in a book by Dan Senor and Saul Singer, Israel received praise last week from world-famous billionaire investor Warren… Read more
- Spotlight on … Jonathan Reiner
- Creative Chanukah Gifts for Kids
- Yiddish Book Center Named Slingshot “Standard Bearer”
