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BJ Players are back with “The Bee” on Feb. 5!

In January 2019, B’nai Jacob Players were deep into rehearsals for their upcoming production of the hit Broadway show "The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee." Then Covid hit. 

Now, almost three years after the show was canceled indefinitely (just two weeks shy of its April 2019 ope…

A Time to Come Together

I am not a big fan of winter. The days are short, the temperature is low and it feels like everyone hibernates a bit so we don’t see as many people in social settings.

I am a people person. I draw energy from being around others. Helping to create community has always been a big part of m…

Jewish Foundation 2022 Scholarship & Grant Opportunities

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS: Scholarships offered are needs-based as well as needs-blind for high school seniors from Jewish households. All applications must be completed online by May 13, 2022. All applications are confidential and anonymously reviewed. Awards range from $500 - $3,000 This is a …

Chabad of Westville Presents: Meditation from Sinai

New Haven, CT- This winter, Rabbi Chanoch Wineberg of Chabad of Westville will offer Meditation from Sinai, a fascinating new six-session course by the acclaimed Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI), exploring the nature of Jewish meditation and the profound benefits it can bring to one’s …

LESSON LEARNED: Not every Jew’s ‘bubbe’ made kugel

I’m eight years old, riding in the car with my friend Sam and his mom. They’re both Jewish, too. It must have been December, since I remember Christmas lights on all the houses going through the hills in Los Angeles. Sam’s mother asks me inquisitively, “Eric, is your family going to …

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