THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY IS NATIONAL CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK.
PJ Library books and other picture books are a great way to celebrate this week and engage your children in discussing the great lessons inherent in all of these books!
SUNDAY, APRIL 30 As Israel’s Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers …
Four Israeli teen emissaries will join JCC Day Camps for an Israel Week program this summer. These emissaries are high school graduates from Afula-Gilboa, selected and trained by the Jewish Agency for Israel. They will be volunteering for one week with Camp prior to beginning their army serv…
In light of the fire that has disrupted the Jewish community operations at the JCC campus on Amity Road, the Jewish Federation undertook an expedited planning process. It is not often in the lifetime of a community that the “pause button” can be pressed to take a step back and evaluate…
By Rabbi Michael Farbman
Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven
Every summer, I get to spend two weeks at URJ Camp Eisner, serving as a Rabbi on Faculty. Every day, I get to teach and play, and teach through play, and enjoy the magnificent Jewish “bubble” that the camp creates for every ch…
In today’s secular world, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep our children connected to their Jewish heritage, culture and traditions. Without these strong ties to their religion and each other, youth and young adults are less likely to make Judaism an integral part of their own …
