The lobby of Beth El-Keser Israel [BEKI] has been transformed this spring into a bright landscape of butterflies, thanks to Woodbridge-based artist Henry J. Spencer’s exhibition, “Capturing Bialik’s Butterflies, Poet’s Voice Meets Camera’s Eye.” Spencer has created large digital …
Members of the Jewish community met with state representatives at the Jewish Community Relations Council Legislative Breakfast on March 20. Senator Len Fasano & Rep. Themis Klarides, along with Rep. Pat Dillon, shared their support for new hate crime legislation, encouraging the community an…
By Rabbi Marci Bellows
Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek
I feel bad for Shavuot – the lesser-known, infrequently celebrated, but super important, holiday in late spring. It should be one of the biggest festivals on our calendar. It is one of the Shalosh Regalim, the three pilgrimage ho…
Our community takes its responsibility to preserve the collective memory of the Holocaust seriously. We gathered for our Yom HaShoah Community Observance on April 23, in keeping with the annual commemoration. Survivors in our community were recognized and the victims remembered. Here is the …
By Pauline Calloway
Special to Shalom New Haven
“If you become a successful athlete, you should let people know where you’re from,” Josh Zeid told the New Jersey Jewish Standard, which is a philosophy he has lived up to throughout his entire athletic career as a relief pitcher. A New …
