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The Passover Seder: Not just for kids
Students at the Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy (HAGH) in Bloomfield fanned out across West Hartford last month to bring the joy of Passover to area seniors. Led by… Read more
Hartford gets passionate about Israel
Bruce Stanger (left) and Robert Zellinger (right), both of West Hartford, were among those in attendance at a planning meeting hosted by the Jewish National Fund in Hartford, facilitated by… Read more
The mysteries of pi explored
The students at Beth Chana Academy High School for Girls in Orange tackled the complicated math concept of “pi” on Thursday, March 14 with a day dedicated to its study…. Read more
Mitzvah Day in Greenwich
On Sunday, April 7, more than 100 volunteers came out to take part in Annual Mitzvah Day, organized by Temple Sholom of Greenwich. The volunteers took part in all sorts… Read more
Elbert Weinberg exhibit in Hartford
“The Animals,” an exhibition and sale of the work of the renowned Hartford-born sculptor Elbert Weinberg, will open at Real Art Ways in Hartford on Thursday, April 25, at 6:30… Read more
A seder for seniors
Rabbi Mitchell M. Hurvitz, spiritual leader of Temple Sholom in Greenwich, and his wife, Roseanne Hurvitz, who lead a Jewish worship service each Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Nathaniel… Read more
High honors
More than 140 guests were on hand to honor Gene and Fran Wittenberg and Rabbi Brahm and Elana Weinberg, all of West Hartford, at a gala fundraising dinner hosted by… Read more
Orange day schoolers win top awards at statewide science fair
For the fourth consecutive year, students at Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy (SCHA) in Orange have placed first and second in the annual Connecticut State Science Fair, held March 12-16 at… Read more
An interfaith plan to end violence
Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children’s Defense Fund, visited Hartford recently to discuss “Ending the Culture of Violence” at an event held on Thursday, March 14, that was open… Read more
New beginnings
After 40 years, Jewish congregation reinvents itself By Cindy Mindell STAMFORD – With the economic challenges and demographic changes that have marked the last decade, many synagogues today must find… Read more
