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Jul 5, 2022

Making connections: In Conversation with Rabbi Josh Pernick

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In the last issue of Shalom New Haven (March/April 2022), we introduced to the community Rabbi Joshua Pernick — the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) director and rabbi in residence for the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven. Prior taking up his new post, Rabbi Pernick, who has…

Jul 5, 2022

Retire your worries at The Towers

By Alyssa Seidman Marketing Content Writer, Hearst Connecticut Media Group
Any retiring senior would prefer to pocket their life’s savings, but sometimes switching one’s living situation can come with a hefty price tag. At The Towers at Tower Lane, however, residents don’t have to worr…

Jul 5, 2022

For UConn Students Birthright is Back!

It had been almost three years since they last traveled to Israel, but on May 19 UConn Hillel was back at it, leading a 10-day exciting and educational Birthright Israel trip to the Jewish state for 32 students, plus Sapir Frieman, the Jewish Agency for Israel Fellow, and Edina Oestreicher, …

Jul 5, 2022

Federation Celebrates the Silver Circle Society

By Amy Holtz
In October 2021, the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven launched the Silver Circle Society — a new recognition society established to honor longtime donors to the Federation annual campaign for their dedication and commitment to the Jewish community in Greater New Haven, i…

Jul 5, 2022

Woodbridge Bar Mitzvah Boy “Builds a Mitzvah”

By Dr. Dena Springer and David Novick
We learned about the Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven’s Build a Tzedakah Fund while attending the bat mitzvah celebration of our son Henry's classmate. Creating a fund in honor of Henry's bar mitzvah was, for us, a meaningful opportunity for Henr…

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