March 21st, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb As we get older, our perspective changes with regard to the age-old question of who is a child and who is an adult. At what age does one pass from the ... Read More →
March 14th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
JANELLE ESCALANTE, daughter of Rebecca Escalante, will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, March 17 at Congregation Or Shalom in Orange. JAMIE SCHWARTZ, daughter of Erika and Robert Schwartz, will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, ... Read More →
March 14th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
By Shlomo Riskin The opening words of this third book of the Bible, the book of Vayikra, tells us that God first called to Moses and then communicated to him a specific message concerning the sacrificial ... Read More →
March 7th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
KATE FRIEDMAN, daughter of Valerie and Eron Friedman, will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, March 10 at Congregation Beth El in Fairfield. JACK HIRSHFIELD, son of Elizabeth Kenney and James Hirshfield, will celebrate his bar ... Read More →
March 7th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
My wife and I were walking down the long airport corridor on the way to the boarding gate. There was a couple coming toward us and, as they came closer, there was something vaguely familiar about ... Read More →
February 28th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
JONAH GENSER, daughter of Amy and Geoffrey Genser, will celebrate her bat mitzvah on Saturday, March 3 at Beth El Temple in West Hartford. ANNIE MOZER, daughter of Stacy and Gary Mozer, will celebrate her bat ... Read More →
February 28th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
By Shlomo Riskin Why does the name of God not appear throughout the Scroll of Esther – unlike all of the other 24 books of the Bible, which feature His name in almost every verse? Ki ... Read More →
February 21st, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
The joyous holiday of Purim begins Wednesday evening, February 28 with the reading of the Book of Esther. Here is a schedule of Purim celebrations all across the state. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Greenwich – PJ ... Read More →
February 21st, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
“Purim: Serious Fun” By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb Yiddish, in many sectors of the Jewish community, is a dying language. This is a pity because of the many pearls of wisdom that are contained in Yiddish stories ... Read More →
February 14th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
NATHAN YOUMANS, son of Kimberly and Matthew Youmans, will celebrate his bar mitzvah on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation-Emek Shalom in Simsbury. Email this page... Read More →
HALLIE BRAUNSTEIN, daughter of Meryl and Scott Braunstein, will celebrate Read more →
By Shlomo Riskin “You must surely instruct your colleague, so Read more →
SARAH GOLDFARB, daughter of Susan and Jason Goldfarb, will celebrate Read more →
By Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb Pinkus was a Holocaust survivor Read more →
MATTHEW DARAK, son of Leah and Harold Darak, will celebrate Read more →
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