Southern New England Jewish Ledger
Ridgefield rabbi takes the helm at Yale’s Slifka Center
By Cindy Mindell NEW HAVEN – Rabbi Leah Cohen, who for the past 13 years served as spiritual leader of…
Malloy signs CT law barring state contracts benefiting Iran
Special to the Ledger HARTFORD – Flanked by legislators and leaders of Connecticut’s pro-Israel community, Governor Dannel P. Malloy formally…
National group funding cancer research in Israel expands into CT
By Cindy Mindell STAMFORD – It’s easy to get inspired by Israel, the young and little country that could, when…
Jewish Federations’ new overseas planning group reports in
By Cindy Mindell WEST HARTFORD – In late 2011, in response to a decline in fundraising, Jewish Federations of North…
Conversation with Andrew Tertes
In his debut novel, a Newington native touches on his own Jewish journey By Alex Putterman Andrew Tertes began writing Jacob’s…
Kaufman’s Barber Shop comes to the Berkshires
By Mara Dresner Upstreet Barbers in Pittsfield is the unique location of Shakespeare & Company’s world premiere of Kaufman’s Barber…
Palestinian negotiator reveals timetable for prisoner release
(JNS.org) Although U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said last week that the Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams would keep…
Hezbollah ‘better armed, better trained,’ IDF general says
(JNS.org) At a memorial service for Israeli soldiers who died during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, Israel Defense Forces…
