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Israeli Stage Presents “Oh God” at Trinity College Hillel
HARTFORD – Israeli Stage will present Anat Gov’s touching comedy about faith in secular society, “Oh, God,” on March 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity College Hillel, Zachs Hillel House,… Read more
Solomon Schechter announces new head of school
By Cindy Mindell WEST HARTFORD – The coming academic year will see a change in leadership at Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford. Andrea Kasper has been appointed… Read more
The Crown Market to remain open
WEST HARTFORD – A group of community leaders including Henry M. Zachs, Alan Lazowski, Brian Newman, Leonard Udolf and others has finalized a deal allowing The Crown Market in West Hartford… Read more
Community leaders rally to save The Crown Market
By Judie Jacobson WEST HARTFORD – A group of community leaders, led by three prominent businessmen, all active leaders in the Greater Hartford Jewish community, this week announced that… Read more
Rabbi Joseph Ehrenkranz z”l was a champion of interfaith dialogue
By Cindy Mindell STAMFORD — Rabbi Joseph Ehrenkranz, the former spiritual leader of Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford and co-founder of the Center for Christian Jewish Understanding at Sacred Heart… Read more
KOLOT – Grandma Soochi and the Sochi Olympics
A Study in Contrasts By Rabbi Yehoshua S. Hecht The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXII Olympic Winter Games, is the world’s major international multi-sport event recently… Read more
Home is Crown
By Salo Zelermyer “Where’s home for you?” Twelve years ago answering that simple question suddenly became more difficult as I packed my childhood into a series of boxes and said… Read more
Rabbis Respond – Rein in Israel’s Rabbinate? An American rabbi takes his case to the Times
This past October, the Chief Rabbinate of Israel rejected a letter attesting to the Judaism of a couple who sought to wed in an Israeli ceremony written by Rabbi Avi Weiss,… Read more
Kenneth Bonert Wins Greenberg Center’s Wallant Award
Special to the Ledger WEST HARTFORD – Author Kenneth Bonert has been named winner of the 2013 Edward Lewis Wallant Award for his debut novel, The Lion Seeker (Houghton… Read more
West Hartford’s Crown Supermarket plans to close after 70+ years
By Judie Jacobson WEST HARTFORD — For Hartford native Sherry Haller, going to the Crown Supermarket with her parents was like going to a kiddush after Shabbat services. “It was… Read more
