By Micah Sachs InterfaithFamily.com
At InterfaithFamily.com, we spell it H-A-N-U-K-K-A-H. But search our site and you’ll find references to CHANUKAH (157 search results), HANNUKAH (72), HANUKAH (46), CHANUKKAH (13) and HANUKA (5). HANUKKAH is the spelling of choice at non-Jewish websites …
This year, Chanukah will begin in the evening on Thursday, December 7, 2023 and end in the evening on Friday, December 15, 2023.
Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, brings joy and sparkle during a dark time of the year. Beginning on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev, which falls in Novem…
By Elanit Kayne Linder Director, Care Navigators, Jewish Family Service of Greater New Haven, Author of “The Bucket and the Stone”
As we enter into the new year of 5784 with all of our different prayers and practices, flavors of Judaism, and synagogues that sprinkle across the landscape…
Elliot Markman’s ties to the Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven run deep. His father grew up at the JCC on Chapel Street and formed a close bond with Allan Greenberg, a relationship that Elliot has cherished throughout his life.
“I grew up playing basketball here,” Markman r…
By Susan Donovan JCC Director of Wellness & Group Exercise, JCC of GNH
It’s so easy to criticize ourselves – aloud and in our heads – when something goes wrong or when we are feeling inadequate. Being hard on ourselves can be counterproductive; it doesn’t motivate us to do better, or…
