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TU B’SHEVAT: New Year of the Trees

On the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat, we celebrate Tu B’Shevat– the New Year of the trees and the fruits. Tu B’Shevat, which falls this year on the evening of Feb. 5 and last until after sundown Feb. 6, is first mentioned in the Mishnah as one of the four New Years of the Jewish c…

The JCC welcomes 3 new board members

One of the things that makes the Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven a special place is that members have a significant voice in the direction and shape programs and services take. That power gives them the very real opportunity to play a vital and impactful role in serving the comm…

New Haven Beit Midrash

The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven has joined forces with Pardes North America and many New Haven area synagogues to present the New Haven Beit Midrash, an empowering Jewish learning initiative created to enrich our adult Jewish community through thought-provoking sessions led by wor…

New Haven & Hartford present The Beit Ha’am Film Series

 The Jewish Federations of Greater New Haven and Greater Hartford are joining together to present a virtual screening of three extraordinary short films. These films are being presented through the World Zionist Organization’s Beit Ha'am Film series, an online program that brings together…

AT THE JCC Exercise is good medicine

What if you were told there was a drug that . . .

— Reduces your risk of breast cancer and recurrence risk by 50%

— Lowers risk of colon cancer by 60%

— Reduces risk of Alzjjeimer’s by 40% — Reduces risk of heart disease and HBP by 40%

— Lowers risk of Type 2 diabetes by near…

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