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Kolot: West Hartford students write of hope
Seventh graders in the Hai class of the Beth El Temple Religious School in West Hartford conducted a Holocaust commemoration for the school on Sunday morning, April 29 that included… Read more
Kolot: What’s in a Flag – or an Anthem – Anyway?
By Aharon Pulver ~ Our flag and anthem represent the majority of the Jewish state. If Turkish Jews demanded the removal of the Muslim crescent from that nation’s flag, or… Read more
Kolot: Weather or Not , a poem by Norma Bursack
A poem by Norma Bursack ~ Weather or Not Deviating from its pattern this year, Weather was neither dependable nor clear. Seasons were not distinctly defined by precipitations of the… Read more
A personal footnote to “Bat Mitzvah Comes of Age”
A personal footnote to “Bat Mitzvah Comes of Age” (Ledger, Mar. 16, 2012) I came to the Fairfield Jewish Community Group – known today as Congregation Beth El fresh – in… Read more
Kolot: Investing in Israel
By Mark Seruya ~ In the last two decades, we have witnessed an ever-expanding scope of cooperation between the U.S. and Israel, particularly in the realm of financial and capital… Read more
Kolot: Holocaust Memories on Today’s Campus
By Ruth King ~ When I was a young girl my parents entertained many colleagues and friends who had escaped from various corners of hell in Europe. In pre-war Europe, intellectuals… Read more
KOLOT: I Am From… A poem by Etan Gabay
I Am From… A poem by Etan Gabay I am from a place where most people would do anything to protect their home. A fleeing place for innocent people to… Read more
Congregation’s 2012 calendar features challah as a work of art
WEST HARTFORD – Every Jewish home finds at least a few free calendars stuffed into the family’s mailbox in the fall, but the calendar handed out to members of Kehilat… Read more
A Chanukah message: Human Effort and Divine Help
By Rabbi Gary J. Lavit ~ On one of my backpacking trips, I got caught in bad weather while walking on top of a nearly mile-high mountain range. The sun… Read more
KOLOT: Remembering Rabbi Isaac C. Avigdor z”tl
By Rabbi David Avigdor ~ One of my fondest memories growing up in the home of my saintly father, Rabbi Dr. Isaac Avigdor, was watching his unwavering urge to write… Read more
