Southern New England Jewish Ledger
Gal Mekel back in NBA with New Orleans Pelicans
(JTA) – Gal Mekel, the second Israeli to play in the NBA, has signed with the New Orleans Pelicans. Mekel…
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Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Randi Weingarten arrested
(JTA) – Rabbis Sharon Kleinbaum, Jill Jacobs and Shai Held, along with Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation…
French girl verbally attacked by students for being Jewish
(JTA) – An eight-year-old girl in France was attacked verbally and harassed for being Jewish by two fellow students identified…
Announcing Clink! – a new tzedakah app for teens
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Jewish Communal Fund (JCF) has announced the debut of Clink!: Making Change by Giving, an interactive app…
Birthright launches initiative to enlist support of past participants
NEW YORK, N.Y. – As part of its broader initiative aimed at engaging former Taglit-Birthright Israel program participants, earlier this…
The story of Chanukah…as told by a Maccabee?
Looking for an entertaining way to teach little ones about the origins and tradition of Chanukah? Try “Maccabee on the…
KOLOT – Singing the Blue(berrie)s
By Charlotte “Blu” Berman Most of my adult life, I have been afraid of food. Mostly, because, certain delicious foods,…
Summer Yiddish program for college kids seeks applicants
AMHERST, Mass. — The Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Mass. is now accepting applications for its 2015 Steiner Summer Yiddish…
Helping out in West Hartford on Dec. 25
WEST HARTFORD – Hebrew Health Care (HHC) is seeking volunteers for the its 2014 Christmas Day Mitzvah Program, in which…
Carmel Academy’s winning science whizzes
A team of Carmel Academy’s sixth-graders captured first place in a national STEM competition for gifted math and science students….
