On Saturday, Oct. 20, Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel will offer a unique musical program that combines diverse strains of African American and Ashkenazi religious and folk music. The performance, “Yiddish Kiddush: Written in Breath,” is an a cappella musical conversation between class…
By Rabbi Brian Immerman
Congregation Mishkan Israel
When I arrived at Congregation Mishkan Israel for my initial interview in October of 2017, I was given a tour of the building. This tour was different than the other congregations – we started in the back. The tour didn’t start with sa…
After months of careful planning, two highly regarded private Jewish schools in Stamford have announced their merger.
The Boards of Trustees of Bi-Cultural Day School, a national pre-K through grade 8 Blue Ribbon School, and the acclaimed Jewish High School of Connecticut, recently joined f…
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) recently released its groundbreaking surveys of the attitudes of American and Israeli Jews. Many of the identical questions are used in both surveys, allowing a basis for comparison.
The surveys reveal sharp differences of opinion between the world’s tw…
By Derek Holodak
NextDor Coordinator
Are you between the ages of 22 and 45? Are you interested in volunteering, learning more about your Jewish heritage, networking socially and professionally, or all of the above? Then NextDor is for you!
NextDor is the next generation of the Jewish Feder…
