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May 10, 2019

Beth El-Keser Israel Project for JFS Food Pantry

by Aaron Bruce BEKI USY Communications

One of the greatest mitzvot that a small community is capable of doing is coming together for Tikkun Olam (helping the world) and helping those in need. BEKI USY’s spring service project was working at the April 7 JCC Mitzvah Day, to which we invited…

May 10, 2019

Golda Meir’s Handbag

In 1972, Golda Meir made a visit to New Haven to visit her daughter Sarah Meyerson and her 6 year old grandson. This is the handbag which she carried on her visit to New Haven.

 

So how the story came about to the Jewish Historical Society is as follows: Sarah was attending Yale Universit…

May 3, 2019

Living By the Jewish Calendar

by Rabbi Rona Shapiro,

Congregation B’nai Jacob, Woodbridge

 

People often misunderstand the purpose of the holidays. They think they celebrate historical triumphs: they tried to kill us, God saved us, let’s eat. That is true but if that is all you know you are only scratching the su…

May 3, 2019

A Vision for the Future

by Gus Keach-Longo

President/CEO The Towers

 

By merging Tower One and Tower East into one company, The Towers, a wonderful renovation project has been made possible through HUD funds exclusively for the purpose of physical plant. As a key Jewish community asset in downtown New Haven, o…

Apr 28, 2019

Statement Regarding Poway Synagogue Attack

The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven and its Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) are heartbroken and outraged at another hateful and anti-Semitic attack on the Chabad Synagogue of Poway, California, where one woman was killed and three were injured. This mass shooting, which took…

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