Just in time for Purim, Hamden resident Martha Seif Simpson’s latest picture book, “Esther’s Gragger: A Toyshop Tale of Purim,” has been published by Wisdom Tales. The book features illustrations by award-winning author and illustrator Durga Yael Bernhard.
Seif Simpson offers a br…
BEKI
Purim festivities at BEKI will begin on Saturday, March 16, with a meet and greet with mask-maker Beckie Kravetz, from 12:30- 2 p.m., following services and the weekly luncheon. Sabbath rules will be observed.
The reading of the Purim Megillah, a costume party event with much merrim…
Dan Mariaschin, CEO of B’nai B’rith International, will speak about “Reflections After Pittsburgh: Anti-Semitism in the U.S. and Worldwide” on Saturday, March 23, at 1 p.m., following Shabbat services and the weekly kiddush lunch at Beth El – Keser Israel, 85 Harrison St., New Have…
With a focus on empowering the individual, Jewish Family Service (JFS) is developing a more comprehensive aging adult program to further meet the needs of this growing population in our community. But JFS cannot do it alone!
Kicking off this initiative is the JFS Spring Celebration to be he…
Everyone has a Jewish story. Some take twists and turns to far off lands, heroic tales of overcoming adversity and persecution, or even connections to the great Talmudists or sages. Some begin in the recent past with marriage, the birth of a child, participation in a life-cycle event, partic…
