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Watch out, Haman!
Ari may not be two years old just yet – but that doesn’t mean he’s not tough enough to shake a fist at Haman! Once Ari had his special Purim… Read more
Diploma Day in Bridgeport
Merkaz Community High School for Judaic Studies held its graduation recently at Congregation B’nai Israel in Bridgeport. A program of the Jewish Center for Community Services of Eastern Fairfield County,… Read more
Science Brings two Hartford area day schools together
Last week, with family and friends looking on, students from Solomon Schechter Day School (SSDS) in West Hartford and the Bess & Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy in Bloomfield came together… Read more
Leading the way
Beth El Temple of West Hartford kicked off L.E.A.D. – a new initiative to engage young leaders of today and tomorrow. L.E.A.D. – which stands for “Learn. Engage. Affiliate. Develop.”… Read more
Purim partners
Lance Goldberg helps his son Barak make hamentaschen at The Emanuel Synagogue in West Hartford. The hamentaschen were part of mishloach manot – boxes of goodies – that were sent… Read more
4th Annual Interfaith Hunger Seder at Connecticut State Capitol
HARTFORD – The Fourth Annual Interfaith Hunger Seder to raise hunger awareness will be held on Thursday, March 21st at 4:30 p.m. in the Old Judiciary Room (third floor) of… Read more
Dim the lights, pass the popcorn
Members of the Westport Hadassah Media Club settled in for a private screening of “The Devil’s Arithmetic” at the home of Claudia Cohen on Tuesday, Feb. 8. The 1999 film… Read more
Purim in Israel hits the spot for CT student
Noam Benjamin,19, of West Hartford spent Purim in Israel delivering sweets and other treats to children at the Tel Hashomer Hospital near Ramat Gan. After hearing the megillah read on… Read more
Morocco restores ancient synagogue
(JNS.org) Morocco held a ceremony on Feb. 20 to inaugurate the completion of renovations to an ancient Jewish synagogue in the historic city of Fez. The two-year restoration of the… Read more
BBYO teens celebrate a milestone
Among the 250 teens who attended the recent BBYO Winter Convention held on Feb. 1-3 at the Sheraton Hotel at Bradley International Airport, were five teens from BBYO’s Connecticut Valley… Read more
