Southern New England Jewish Ledger
Jewish ‘hackathon’ in Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv
(JNS.org) Tel Aviv and California’s Silicon Valley will simultaneously hold the first Jewish-themed “hackathon,” called Friday Night Hack, from…
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Play Ball! The Jewish Boys of Summer take the field
By Suzy Iarusso With the 2013 baseball season hitting the mid-way point, the Ledger takes its annual look at how…
Conversation with… Rabbi Daniel Cohen
Stamford spiritual leader wonders “What Will They Say About You When You Are Gone?” By Alex Putterman STAMFORD — Rabbi…
Ridgefield athlete beats the odds…and heads for the World Maccabiah
By Alex Putterman At age four, Robert Scherl’s athletic career was apparently over. Scherl had been diagnosed with Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease…
Protestors pressure Norwalk man to grant his ex-wife a Jewish divorce
By Cindy Mindell NORWALK – Last week, Norwalk Hospital was the site of an unusual gathering, when the Organization for…
Hillel and Israel… from the perspective of Eric Fingerhut, the group’s next CEO
By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org Among the discussions that led to the hiring of former Ohio congressman Eric Fingerhut as the next…
ARTS & CULTURE — Israeli dance company set to premiere at Jacob’s Pillow
By Mara Dresner Since 2006, collaborators Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar have been a significant voice in the Israeli artistic…
Iranian missiles could reach U.S. by 2015
(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Iran could develop and test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the United…
BY THE NUMBERS — Sorry. Not.
(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Just before President Obama boarded Air Force One to return home after a visit to Israel…
Tisha B’Av in the 21st century
By Binyamin Kagedan/JNS.org It is a testament to the amazing variability of Jewish synagogue life in America that the summertime…
