by Hannah Sosensky
Jewish Teen Education (JTE) Board Officer
The March Of The Living is an annual educational program that brings teenagers and adults from all around the world together in Poland and Israel to study the history of the Holocaust.
Until two years ago I had no idea abou…
Jewish people are often called Am ha-Sefer, “The People of the Book”. This term emphasizes the importance of text in Judaism, with Torah being the most sacred of them all. The Torah scroll is the holiest and most valued object in Judaism. Writing a Torah scroll is a holy task that requir…
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, our in…
As reported in the January issue of Shalom New Haven, the JCC has initiated a partnership with Chapel Haven Schleifer Center. Chapel Haven is a nationally accredited school and transition program for adults with disabilities in New Haven. “This partnership fits very closely with our missio…
I often comment that one of the best benefits of working for our Jewish community is that I have the opportunity to see and interact with children every day. Whether it is the smallest kids in the Beverly Levy Early Learning Center who may be out for a stroller walk or others who are busy le…
