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A Fond Farewell...but Not Goodbye

This will be my last column as president of our Jewish Federation. I want to first say how much of an honor and privilege it has been to serve our community.

It is impossible not to reflect on your time and experiences during your tenure in any leadership role. To be honest, I wish I could …

The Jewish Community as a Beautiful Tapestry

The prolific pop music composer and lyricist Carole King wrote: My life has been a tapestry Of rich and royal hue An everlasting vision Of the ever-changing view A wond'rous woven magic In bits of blue and gold A tapestry to feel and see Impossible to hold The way in which Carole described h…

Group Exercise for Emotional & Social Wellness

By Susan Donovan
Director of Group and Virtual Exercise
JCC of Greater New Haven

A powerful stimulus for enhancing emotional wellness, working out with others can contribute enormously to your health. Regular exercise itself will elevate levels of neurotransmitters like dopamine, which help…

Trachten-Zachs Hillel House Marks 10 Years

On Sunday, May 1, 100 guests joined the UConn Hillel for a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the campus Trachten-Zachs Hillel House, honoring two UConn alumni, Lawrence “Larry” Handler (‘67), and Dori Jacobs (‘22), for their outstanding contributions to UConn Hillel.

A cum laud…

JSCREEN Changes Lives… One Family at a Time

JScreen New Haven, a public health initiative that provides detection for preventable hereditary cancers and Jewish genetic diseases, is changing lives everyday by providing reproductive genetic screening and cancer genetic screening to Jewish individuals and couples.

Now, the vital home sc…

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