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Artist-In-Residence Weekend with Sheldon Low Nov 1-3, 2019

Sheldon Low is one of the brightest young stars in Jewish rock music today, performing over 100 rock concerts, “Light up Shabbat” services and AIR weekends throughout North America each year.  He continues to establish himself as a prominent voice in contemporary Jewish music, with 5 al…

The First Orthodox Jewish Male Olympian Meets SCHA Students

By Sarah Lessing

 

Adam (AJ) Edelman, the first Orthodox Jew to compete in the Winter Olympics, came to

visit Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy on Friday, September 27. Edelman, who represented Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, met with fascinated students while answer…

CT Becomes Home Away From Home for Past Emissary

by MiriYam Judd, Shalom New Haven Intern

Five years ago, Nir Lustig came to America for his very first time to serve as a Young Israeli Emissary for the Jewish community of greater New Haven. Unlike others in the program, he’d never visited before; he had no idea what exactly to expect.

M…

Shalom Group, a JFS Program, Enjoyed Holiday Craft at JCC MakerSpace

Serving developmentally disabled Jewish adults, the Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven’s Shalom Group offers Jewish educational, holiday, cultural and other social events for people to learn more about Judaism, feel connected to it and develop social relationships with their peers.…

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