Talk About GIVING at the Dinner Table

Giving thanks is a key Jewish value. Whether it’s Thanksgiving, a Chanukah gathering, or an evening family meal, use these opportunities to be grateful, think about what or who have brought you to this moment, and explore our values. By doing this, we tap into 4,000 years of Jewish wisdom.…

A Special Trip to Isreal

Thanks to the Jewish Foundation's Israel Experience Scholarship, Zach Infeld had the incredible opportunity to travel to Israel. This summer he and 49 of his peers, all high school seniors from URJ Eisner Camp, had the trip of thier lifetime. “Our journey in Israel started in the Negev des…

CEO of Jewish Family Service to Retire

by MiriYam Judd, Shalom New Haven Writer 

Amy Rashba  first  walked  into  the  Jewish Family Service  (JFS)  offices almost  three  decades  ago—a  27-year-old social  work student  two years into  her  master’s  degree  at Southern  Connecticut  State  University.…

Barbara Green Orell Receives Prestigious Award

Since 2004, the Kipnis Wilson/Friedland Award has honored extraordinary women who have set a high standard for philan-thropy and volunteerism. The prestigious, award is presented to Lions of Judah who have demonstrated the highest ideals of leadership and involvement. Recipients are selected…

Federation to Increase Jewish Security

by MiriYam Judd,Shalom New Haven Writer

To address continuing concerns about anti-Semitic inci-dents at synagogues and other Jewish institutions, the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven, in collaboration with four other Connecticut Federations, have hired a secu-rity adviser to increase …