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Last night, more than 500 members of our community came together at The Emanuel Synagogue to celebrate the impact we can achieve when we work together in times of need. HINENI: "Here I Am" - An Evening of Voices and Visions featured personal stories of how Federation and the Jewish community…
I was around 11 years old when I was recruited to join the Sukkah Brigade, a group of congregants who gathered on the day after Yom Kippur to go to Kissena Park and collect enough organic material or s'chach to form the roof of the community sukkah. It was an obligation I looked forward to f…
We are getting close to the end of the Torah cycle, and this week we read in Vayelech about the transition of power from Moses to Joshua. Moses stands before the Tribes of Israel and acknowledges that he is 120 years old, not able to go out or come in, and prohibited from crossing the Jordan…
Friends, for this week's Shabbat message I've asked Carrie Berman, Federation's Coordinator of Educational Services and the Young Emissary Program, to share a bit about our new Israeli Young Emissaries, or ShinShinim. I spent some time with Amit and Nir this week, and they are delightful. I …
Friends, this is an exciting time of year: A new cohort of Israeli Young Emissaries has arrived in Connecticut and is about to begin a year of service in our Jewish communities! In preparation for their arrival in Greater Hartford, I've asked Nathan Shachter, a senior at UCONN and former Fed…