Every spring, Jews around the world celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, a two-day holiday, beginning at sundown of the 5th of Sivan and lasting until nightfall of the 7th of… Read more »

By Cindy Mindell Every year since 1966, the American Veterans of Israel Legacy Corporation returns to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to honor graduate Col. David “Mickey” Marcus… Read more »

By Cindy Mindell Last Chanukah, a band of Israeli musicians was sent by the Office of the Prime Minister to perform in Ukraine and Belarus. The group played in Minsk… Read more »

By Cindy Mindell GLASTONBURY – Rabbi Yosef Wolvovsky was named among the Jewish Daily Forward’s list of “America’s Most Inspiring Rabbis.” The inventory, issued by the newspaper last month, includes… Read more »

By Judie Jacobson Celebrated in May, Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) is a national month of recognition of the more than 350-year history of Jewish contributions to American culture –… Read more »

By Cindy Mindell WOODBRIDGE – First there was Yiddish theater, and then the iconic English-language works: Fiddler on the Roof, The Diary of Anne Frank, anything by Neil Simon. But… Read more »

By Cindy Mindell WEST HARTFORD – It took an extra year, but with a major renovation recently completed, The Emanuel Synagogue in West Hartford can now properly fete its two… Read more »

By JNS.org After the United States revealed last week that it now believes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons against rebel forces, the Israel Air Force reportedly struck… Read more »

“When I first told people I was doing a documentary about Jewish women in American sport, they all said, ‘Are there any?” There are many misconceptions about Jews, among them, that we… Read more »

Special to the Ledger When the USA Women’s Softball team travels to Israel next summer to compete in the 19th World Maccabiah Games, the team will include Idalia Friedson of… Read more »