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Friends, in this week's Shabbat message Denis Geary, Executive Director of the Jewish Association for Community Living, explains what you mean to his organization and so many others. Shabbat Shalom. - Howard
When I was asked if I was interested in writing a "guest Shabbat message" in the pl…
Friends, in this week's Shabbat message Michelle Bonner, the Mandell JCC's new Marketing Director, reflects on what we can learn from our matriarch Sarah about fear. Shabbat Shalom. - Howard
In the wake of the recent church shooting in Texas, the terrorist attack in New York City and the de…
Friends, in this week's Shabbat message Jo Bruce, a member of the Board of Mikveh Bess Israel, shares her thoughts on the mikveh's rich spiritual history and modern significance. Shabbat Shalom. - Howard
Here in the Greater Hartford community, we are very blessed to have such a strong Jewis…
How appropriate that this week's Torah portion, Lech L'cha, recounts how Abram was told by G-d to leave the land of his birth and go to the land chosen for him:
The Eternal said to Abram, "Go forth from your land, your birthplace, your father's house, to the land that I will show you." (Gen…
Recently, 17 rabbis from across the religious spectrum were asked, "What is the most serious threat facing the Jewish people?" As you can imagine, there were at least 17 different opinions, but there were also some areas of agreement. The top two threats identified were apathy and internal d…