September 7th, 2016 | by LedgerOnline
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb I love metaphors. An apt metaphor can help stimulate boundless creativity and can lead to a deeper and richer understanding of the concept being studied. Take, for example, the metaphor of ... Read More →
August 30th, 2016 | by LedgerOnline
IDAN BENONI was born Tuesday, August 9 in Be’er Sheva, Israel. He joins his older brother, Eyal and older sister, Maya. He is the son of Mollie Searle Benoni and Avihai Benoni of Be’er Sheva. He ... Read More →
August 30th, 2016 | by LedgerOnline
JACOB DAWES, son of Michelle and Stephen Dawes, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 3 at Congregation B’nai Israel in Bridgeport. JACOB KUBIK, son of Lori and Joseph Kubik, will celebrate his bar mitzvah ... Read More →
August 30th, 2016 | by LedgerOnline
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb This week’s Torah portion, Re’eh (Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17), invariably is read near the beginning of the Hebrew month of Elul. Elul is the last month of the year before Rosh Hashanah. It ... Read More →
August 24th, 2016 | by LedgerOnline
By Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman/JNS.org Cholent on Shabbat day. Brisket on Rosh Hashanah. Matzo balls and challah – lots of challah. Jews love food, and much of Jewish culture centers on sitting around the holiday table together, sharing ... Read More →
August 24th, 2016 | by LedgerOnline
DUNCAN HOLLANDER, son of Michelle and Joshua Hollander, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on August 27 at Beth El Temple in West Hartford. Email this page... Read More →
August 24th, 2016 | by LedgerOnline
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb As a parent, grandparent, and psychologist, I am often considered to be something of an expert on parenting and child rearing. In that capacity, I have frequently been asked to review ... Read More →
August 17th, 2016 | by LedgerOnline
JENNIFER ASHTON, daughter of Sarah and Scott Ashton, celebrated her bat mitzvah on Saturday, August 13 at Congregation Beth Israel in West Hartford. MICHAEL NEFF, son of Caryn and David Neff, will celebrate his bar mitzvah ... Read More →
August 17th, 2016 | by LedgerOnline
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb I was very fortunate as a young boy. Very few of my friends had living grandparents. Their families had recently arrived in America, and their grandparents remained behind in Eastern Europe ... Read More →
August 17th, 2016 | by LedgerOnline
By Howard Meyerowitz I had been away from Jewish practice for many years, but when I began coming back to being observant I was determined to find ideas and people with whom I could connect. I ... Read More →
SANDRA APFELROTH, daughter of Hui Zhang and Stephen Apfelroth, will Read more →
By Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs Despite the violence that plagues Read more →
By Shlomo Riskin “Not with you alone do I establish Read more →
By Jessica Lubka I’ve always had a hard time remembering Read more →
JACOB FISHMAN, son of Carol and David Fishman, will celebrate Read more →
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