Southern New England Jewish Ledger
Shalom, Chaverim! Introducing Connecticut’s New Spiritual Leaders
By Cindy Mindell Every summer, several Connecticut synagogues welcome new rabbis and cantors to the bimah. This year, eight new…
BY THE NUMBERS
How do Israeli Jews feel about their government’s decision to release Palestinian terrorists incarcerated in Israeli jails, as a gesture…
SPOTLIGHT ON LAZER LLOYD
A leading blues musician comes home to Connecticut By Mara Dresner Musician Lazer Lloyd is coming home to Connecticut to…
Anthony Weiner under fire for donation from Al Jazeera lobbyist
(JNS.org) Former congressman Anthony Weiner, who is facing growing pressure to quit the race for mayor of New York City…
Conversation with Wendy Grinberg
Jewish educational consultant revamps Greenwich Hebrew school By Cindy Mindell GREENWICH – This has been a time of revamping for…
Abbas: Not “a single Israeli’ in a future Palestine
(JNS.org) While Israeli-Palestinian conflict negotiations began in Washington, D.C., on Monday, July 29, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, speaking in…
Irish politician calls for Palestinian intifada
(JNS.org) The Zionist Federation (ZF) of Great Britain and Ireland, a major London-based umbrella organization founded in 1899, has condemned…
The Animals’ Eric Burdon Israel show back on
(JNS.org) Legendary 1960s band The Animals’ musician Eric Burdon will perform in Israel after initially canceling the performance due to…
Indyk’s ties to New Israel Fund raise concern
(JNS.org) Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday announced that Martin Indyk will be the United States’ broker for the renewed Israeli-Palestinian…
