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New beginnings
World arts premiere celebrates Hartford man’s “second act” By Cindy Mindell HARTFORD – Sir Paul McCartney and Hartford native Dr. Albert Hurwit share two things in common. They are both… Read more
Conversation with… Rabbi Yaakov Komisar
New Haven rabbi explores the Jewish position on gun control By Cindy Mindell NEW HAVEN – As the U.S. engages in a significant debate on gun control and gun safety,… Read more
Our Rabbis Respond THE JEWISH VIEW OF GUN CONTROL
This week we asked Connecticut’s rabbis to offer their approach to the issue of gun control from a Jewish point of view. Here is what they had to say. Rabbi… Read more
Reaching Out
Synagogues Welcome LGBTQ Jews By Cindy Mindell WEST HARTFORD – On the heels of several multi-congregational programs, several Jewish congregations are collaborating on “Chaverim,” (“Friends”), a new initiative for adult… Read more
The tallit as inspiration
New program for girls and their moms By Cindy Mindell WEST HARTFORD – Over the last 20 years, the tallit has been increasingly embraced by women and b’not mitzvah in… Read more
Hagel nomination stirs controversy
CT senators split, Jewish groups express concern By JNS.org and Judie Jacobson As the Ledger went to press on Tuesday, Connecticut’s two U.S. Senators, both Democrats, appeared somewhat divided on… Read more
Conversation with… Micah Brandt
CT filmmaker attemps to bridge the gap between the generations in Germany – where the past has caught up with the present. By Cindy Mindell This November marks the 75th… Read more
Conversation with… Professor Hindy Najman
There is much to be learned from the Jewish response to tragedy, says Yale professor By Cindy Mindell How can a culture survive destruction and exile and renew itself when… Read more
Transforming the bimah Connecticut Jewish theater takes center stage
“Bimah,” Hebrew for “elevated place,” refers to the platform in an Ashkenazi synagogue where the Torah is read. (Some Sephardi congregations call that part of the sanctuary “tebah.”) In Israel,… Read more
“Before the ‘I Do’s’”
New group focuses on the foundations of a successful marriage By Cindy Mindell WESTPORT – If one can get a glimpse of a society’s groupthink by watching popular reality-TV… Read more
