All Beneficiary Agencies

Association of Jewish Cemeteries
of Greater Hartford

Zachs Campus
333 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite C
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone:          (860) 727-6143
Fax:              (860) 232-5221
Website:       www.jewishhartford.org

Contact:        Lisa Vaeth, Director
                      lvaeth@jewishhartford.org

The mission of the Association of Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Hartford is to provide proper care and ongoing maintenance in perpetuity to cemeteries that were once affiliated with now disbanded congregations or organizations.  This includes lawn and tree care, snow removal, tombstone resetting, fencing repairs, burials and general upkeep. 

The Association also provides families with information on the location of their loved one's gravesites and assists in managing the burial process.  Keeping our 28 cemeteries properly maintained is the responsibility of this Jewish community, and doing so preserves the dignity of our ancestors.  Our work protects the significant investment this community has made in recent years.

Cemeteries served:

All Jews, Zion Street
Aaron Association, Cleveland Avenue Ext.
Albany Jewish Center, Garden Street
Bess Israel, corner of Waverly Street and Cleveland Avenue Ext.
Beth Jacob (Hurlburt Street, West Hartford, CT)
Brahilover, Cleveland Avenue
Capital City Lodge, Zion Street
Charter Oak Society, F.D. Oates Way
Dreyfus Lodge, Zion Street
Farband Labor Zionist, Cleveland Avenue Ext.
First CT Benevolent, aka Old North, North Main Street
First Ludmir, Cleveland Avenue Ext.
Hartford Beth El, Cleveland Avenue
Hartford CityLodge, Tower Avenue
Hartford Progressive (aka Worker’s Circle #610), F.D. Oates Way
Hartford Sick Benefit, Garden Street
Hartford Sick Benefit, Zion Hill
Hebrew Merchants, Garden Street
Hope of Zion (aka Tikvath), Cleveland Avenue Ext.
Jewish War Veterans, Cleveland Avenue
Jonathan Welfare, Tower Avenue
Ludmir Young Men’s, Tower Avenue
Moses Montefiore, Zion Street
Share Torah, Tower Avenue
Share Torah, Zion Street
Workman’s Circle #15, Cleveland Avenue
Workman’s Circle #184, F.D. Oates Way
Young Friend’s Progressive, corner of Garden and Cleveland Avenue Extension

* Please note:  Mahl Avenue has been renamed F.D. Oates Way.  All cemeteries are in Hartford except for Beth Jacob.

Beatrice Fox Auerbach Childhood Center
at the Mandell Jewish Community Center

Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone:          (860) 231-6344
Website:       www.mandelljcc.org

Contact:        Rhonda Wirth, Co-Director
                      rwirth@mandelljcc.org
                      Pamela Powell, Co-Director
                      ppowell@mandelljcc.org

The Beatrice Fox Auerbach Early Childhood Center at the Mandell Jewish Community Center of Greater Hartford provides the opportunity for children in preschool and daycare, four-months to five-years old, to grow and develop in all areas of their lives – social, emotional, physical and intellectual.

Our goal is to provide a climate conducive to learning, in which children develop positive attitudes toward themselves, their peers and their environment. Each child is encouraged and challenged to explore his/her surroundings and to express ideas in an atmosphere that encourages creativity and accepts differences. Children are introduced to Jewish heritage through holidays, weekly Shabbat celebrations and traditions.

Part-time and full-time hours available. Jewish curriculum, summer preschool program, Campareenah, Vacation Program for three and four year olds. Satellite preschools in Glastonbury and Farmington Valley.

Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy
of Greater Hartford

53 Gabb Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002

Phone:          (860) 243-8333
Fax:              (860) 243-3986
Website:       www.sigelacademy.org

Contact:        Rabbi Mordechai Weiss, Principal

We at the Hebrew Academy will endeavor to teach each child to think, to question, and to analyze.  The goal is to instill a sense of self worth in every child and to encourage everyone to believe that his/her life has purpose and meaning.  The total education program attempts to influence the character, shape the values, fashion the intellect, inculcate wisdom and understanding, and make our students responsible people who will perform good works.

The Hebrew Academy strives to integrate the ideals of the home, school, and total environment so that the child can take his/her place as a productive, cultured, educated American citizen of the Jewish faith – an individual who is aware of both his/her heritage and fully prepared for higher education and responsible adulthood.

Camp Shalom
of the Mandell Jewish Community Center

Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone:             (860) 231-6317
                         Winter season phone
                         (860) 231-6317
                         Summer season phone
                         (860) 688-CAMP

Email:              kwyckoff@mandelljcc.org
Website:          www.mandelljcc.org

Contact:           Karen Wyckoff, Camp Director

What makes Camp Shalom special?

• Over 50 years of camping experience
• Local day camp set on over 75 wooded acres
• Beautiful, rustic, natural surroundings in a location easily accessible, yet still off the beaten path
• The only local day camp with both a swimming pool and waterfront; full range of waterfront activities which are supervised by Red Cross certified instructors
• The only local day camp which offers a brand new climbing wall and a low-ropes challenge course
• Broad range of programs to engage campers all summer long including nature, sports, arts and crafts, aquatics, cultural activities
• Safe, nurturing environment which encourages campers to develop individual talents and skills
• Special theme days plus an overnight experience, all designed to foster camaraderie
• Camp Shalom is fun for parents, too! Take a break from driving and making lunch. Bus transportation is free and lunch is provided

Come and tour the camp, meet the staff and see what all the fun is about!

Campareenah
of the Mandell Jewish Community Center of Greater Hartford

Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone:       (860) 236-4571
Fax:           (860) 233-0802
Website:    www.mandelljcc.org

Contact:    Stefanie Hein, Director
                  shein@mandelljc.org

Campareenah is a summer program of the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Early Childhood Center at the Mandell JCC.

This program extends the wonderful features of the childhood center into the summer season:

Care at Home, LLC
Jewish Family Services

333 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite A
West Hartford, CT 06117

(860) 233-4470   
info@jfscareathome.org

Care at Home, LLC of Jewish Family Services is a registered homemaker and companion agency providing comprehensive quality care for aging adults and people with disabilities, helping them live independently and safely in their own home for as long as possible. Guided by the highest professional standards in home care, it is our mission to enhance and strengthen quality of life for our clients and their families through the Jewish tradition of caring and compassion.

JFS Care at Home services are available to all members of the community regardless of race, religion, age, or sexual orientation.

Commission on Jewish Education & Leadership

Zachs Campus
333 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite C
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone:     (860) 233-2288
Fax:         (860) 232-5221
Website: 

Contact:   Anna Elfenbaum, Associate Vice President, Jewish Education & Leadership

The Commission on Jewish Education & Leadership (CJEL) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford provides Jewish and educational support services and resources, training and consultation for all providers and consumers of Jewish education in the Greater Hartford Jewish community.

CJEL’s mission is to assure the continuity of a vibrant Jewish people in Greater Hartford’s Jewish community by working to assure quality Jewish education for learners of all ages. Major initiatives at present focus on synagogue and school change, and professional and leadership development.

For more information, visit CJEL’s home page.

Hartford Hillel Foundation
University of Hartford

200 Bloomfield Avenue, GSU 153
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone: (860) 768-4987
Fax: (860) 768-5008
Email: hillel@hartford.edu
Website: http://www.hartfordhillel.org

Contact: Katie Roy, Director

Hartford Hillel encourages and fosters, in both traditional and creative ways, Jewish campus life on both the University of Hartford and Central Connecticut State University campuses. While we provide Jewish services, we also sponsor a large variety of events, acknowledging Jewish students have a large variety of interests.

We offer both Reform and Conservative services on Friday evenings, but most of our programs are social or educational. Some examples of social programs include: Promakkah (annual semi-formal Chanukah party), lounge nights, going to see shows, baseball games and bowling.

Our informal Jewish learning programs include: Taste of Israel and Torah on Tap. (Torah on Tap is an informal discussion on a student-suggested topic with a local rabbi at the Wood N’ Tap Restaurant in West Hartford. We use all denominations of rabbis, with a different rabbi each month.)

We believe there are many different ways in which students can make Judaism part of their lives – Hartford Hillel’s goal is to create a pluralistic and welcoming atmosphere in which all students feel comfortable expressing their Jewish identity in a way that suits their individual needs.

Hartford Jewish Coalition for Literacy

Zachs Campus
333 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite C
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone:        (860) 236-READ (7323)
Fax:            (860) 232-5221
Email:         HJCL@jewishhartford.org

Contact:     Gina Broadbent, Director

The Hartford Jewish Coalition for Literacy (HJCL) was founded in 1998 to recruit, train, and place volunteers as reading tutors at schools in the Greater Hartford area.

HJCL is a program of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford and an affiliate of the National Jewish Coalition for Literacy. By the end of the 2009-10 school year, HJCL’s twelfth year, our volunteers had conducted nearly 60,000 reading sessions in Greater Hartford and four suburban communities with more than 3,500 children. Over 4,000 brand new books have been donated to the students participating in our program.

Hebrew Health Care

One Abrahms Boulevard
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone:           (860) 523-3800
Fax:               (860) 523-3816
Email:            info@hebrewhealthcare.org

Contact:         Bonnie Gauthier, President and CEO

Hebrew Health Care offers a complete continuum of care to older residents of the Greater Hartford community. While Hebrew Health Care programs are offered in an Orthodox Jewish environment, providing Kosher food and observation of religious customs, we are non-sectarian in all of our programs, and welcome people of all religious and ethnic backgrounds.

Hebrew Health Care is comprised of five service affiliates:

Hebrew High School of New England

Konover-Grinspoon Building on the Pava Educational Campus
300 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT

Phone:           (860) 231-0317
Fax:               (860) 236-7623
Website:        www.hhne.org

Contact:        Rabbi Daniel Loew, Principal
                      loew@hhne.org

The Hebrew High School of New England is a co-educational Jewish day school located between New York and Boston. Students benefit from a dual curriculum – college preparatory courses and Judaic studies. The Hebrew High School of New England is an intellectually stimulating Jewish environment encouraging students to enter adulthood as knowledgeable, committed Jews.

The Hebrew High School of New England is built on three fundamental pillars: moral education, an excellent dual curriculum, and commitment to the community. The role of moral education in schools is still the subject of debate in many communities. Not so at HHNE, we follow the famous dictum of the rabbis in Pirke Avot: "Derekh Eretz Kadmah La'Torah": basic ethical behavior comes even before Torah study. Morality, therefore, cannot be considered separate from education. It is the very cornerstone upon which any truly successful educational program must be built.

Moral education calls upon us not just to be teachers, but to be role models as well. Both in and out of class, our students are able to look to the faculty for leadership, guidance, and inspiration. Perhaps Abraham Joshua Heschel said it best, "Education is not just for the mind; it is the cultivation of the soul." At HHNE, our strong academic and community service components reflect this sentiment.

Hillel | Central Connecticut State University

1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, CT 06050

Phone:      (888) 733-2278
Email:       hillel@hartford.edu
Website:   http://www.hartfordhillel.org

Contact:   Katie Roy, Director

Hartford Hillel encourages and fosters, in both traditional and creative ways, Jewish campus life on both the University of Hartford and Central Connecticut State University campuses. While we provide Jewish services, we also sponsor a large variety of events, acknowledging Jewish students have a large variety of interests.

We offer both Reform and Conservative services on Friday evenings, but most of our programs are social or educational. Some examples of social programs include: Promakkah (annual semi-formal Chanukah party), lounge nights, going to see shows, baseball games and bowling.

Our informal Jewish learning programs include: Taste of Israel and Torah on Tap. (Torah on Tap is an informal discussion on a student-suggested topic with a local rabbi at the Wood N’ Tap Restaurant in West Hartford. We use all denominations of rabbis, with a different rabbi each month.)

We believe there are many different ways in which students can make Judaism part of their lives – Hartford Hillel’s goal is to create a pluralistic and welcoming atmosphere in which all students feel comfortable expressing their Jewish identity in a way that suits their individual needs.

Hoffman SummerWood Community

160 Simsbury Road
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone:       (860) 523-3808
Fax:           (860) 920-1870
Email:        infor@hoffmansummerwood.org
Website:   www.hoffmansummerwood.org

Contact:    Joan Carney, Executive Director

Welcome to Hoffman SummerWood Community, the most comfortable, engaging, service-oriented assisted living community in Connecticut. At our award-winning community, you will engage in a unique and enriching way of life. Just imagine the possibilities!

Every day is a celebration.at SummerWood.  Enjoy an active, healthy and fulfilling lifestyle as you delight in our fine kosher dining, benefit from our high-quality health services and participate in our exceptional social and cultural programs.

Exquisitely designed and richly appointed, SummerWood is nestled in the quiet northeast corner of West Hartford. Our beautiful landscaped country setting, featuring lush gardens and inviting patios, exudes luxury and relaxation.

Just imagine the possibilities at SummerWood.  We're here to help you make them happen.

Jewish Association for Community Living

900 Asylum Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105

Phone: (860) 522-5225
Fax: (860) 246-4114

Contact: Denis Geary, Executive Director
 

The Jewish Association for Community Living (JCL) is committed to responding to the needs of persons with development disabilities in our community. JCL provides quality family-oriented support and services enhanced by Jewish traditions. JCL operates three licensed group homes and supports other clients in supervised apartments settings.

Jewish Community Relations Council
of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford

Zachs Campus
333 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite C
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone:         (860) 727-6167
Fax:             (860) 232-5221
Website:      www.jewishhartford.org

Contact:      Laura Zimmerman, Executive Director

The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) is the non-partisan, public affairs voice of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford.

We are committed to:

• Protecting, strengthening and celebrating Jewish life locally, in Israel and throughout the world;
• Demonstrating our Jewish ethic and values as liaison to the non-Jewish community; and
• Working with our neighbors of all faiths for the common good.

The JCRC speaks out on issues of public policy, advocates for political and legislative initiatives, takes on the challenges of social justice and articulates our Jewish community’s positions on world events affecting Israel and Jews throughout the Diaspora. 

Everything JCRC does is informed by fundamental Jewish law and values, particularly:  

• Tzedakah (righteous giving)
• Tikkun Olam (repairing the world)
• K’lal Yisrael (serving the worldwide Jewish community)
• G’milut Hassadim (acts of loving-kindness)

Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford

Zachs Campus
333 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite A
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone:        (860) 236-1927
Fax:            (860) 236-6483
Website:     www.jfshartford.org

Contact:     Anne Danaher, Executive Director

Jewish Family Service, a non-sectarian licensed facility, is accredited by the Council on Accreditation and is a member of the Association of Jewish Family and Children's Service Agencies. The agency is licensed as both an adoption and Foster Care facility and a mental health agency. Jewish Family Service is a beneficiary of the annual campaign of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford and a member agency of the United Way of the Capital Area.

Jewish Family Service of Greater Hartford is dedicated to providing social services and mental health programming in a manner that fosters the core values of its primary client group, the Greater Hartford Jewish Community.

All Jewish Family Service programs and services are available to the general community on a non-discriminatory basis.

Jewish Family Service is committed to the continuity of Jewish life and to its long tradition of serving its clients in accordance with the highest professional standards.

Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Zachs Campus
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone:        (860) 727-6171
Fax:            (860) 233-0802
Email:         jhsgh@ghjcc.org
Website:     www.jhsgh.org

Contact: Estelle Kafer, Executive Director

The Koopman Library of the Commission on Jewish Education & Leaderhsip is a free Jewish community library open to the public.

Located in the Mandell Jewish Community Center, the Koopman Library serves as a center for Jewish learning, information, and entertainment.

We offer:
• Jewish books for all ages and interests (fiction and biography, large print,
  and books on CD/tape)
• A large children’s and teen’s collection
• A growing collection of Jewish-themed films (Israeli, action, comedy, drama,
  and classics)
• Extensive reference collection
• Variety of Jewish-themed  periodicals and journals

And for teachers:
• Consultations with our experienced staff
• Jewish educational lesson plans and curriculum materials
• Ellison die-cut machine
• Music
• Wifi and quiet study space

Browse our collection online at www.JewishLibraryHartford.org
 

Mandell Jewish Community Center
of Greater Hartford

335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone:     (860) 236-4571
Fax:         (860) 233-0802
Website:  www.mandelljcc.org

Contact: David Jacobs, Executive Director

Your Mandell JCC is a community of people of all ages, stages and beliefs who share laughter, learning, listening, and leading.  Members are part of a "neighborhood" where minds grow more active, bodies grow stronger, and friendships grow exponentially.

On its main campus in West Hartford, you will find a range of fitness, recreation, education and cultural facilities including a new fitness center, a cultural center, a preschool, an aquatics center, a theater, a family room, an art gallery, a lecture hall and a physical therapy center.  Off campus, the Mandell JCC includes two seasonal recreation/educational facilities – a waterfront summer camp in the woods and a suburban swim and tennis club.

The Mandell JCC is a Jewish community open to everyone regardless of faith, who value caring for and sharing with each other.  It is a place that is warm and inclusive. It is a place to call your own.

Facilities

Mikveh Bess Israel of West Hartford

61 North Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone:     (860) 521-9446

Mikveh Bess Israel is open to the whole Jewish community by appointment and is used for conversions by all Rabbis of the community. Mikveh Bess Israel is governed by a volunteer executive board (presently of 9 people) and offers educational programs to groups and individuals. Fees for using are available upon request by contacting the Mikveh. Mikveh Bess Israel is funded by the generosity of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford and private donations.

Partnership 2000: Afula/Gilboa
Southern New England Consortium

Solomon Schechter Day School

26 Buena Vista Road
West Hartford, CT 06107

Phone:       (860) 561-0700
Fax:           (860) 561-2329
Website:    www.ssds-hartford.org

The Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford is committed to excellence in dual-curriculum education. It provides its students with outstanding, integrated instruction in both Judaic and general studies. The objective of our school is to create a model egalitarian community of Jewish religious expression and ethical thought and action.

Our school welcomes Jewish students of diverse backgrounds. It is guided by the tenets of Conservative Judaism in matters of religious observance, in the interpretive approach to classic Jewish texts and in the embrace of both tradition and modernity in all of its enterprises.

We are dedicated to providing individualized attention to each student and educating the whole child – intellectually, spiritually and physically. The faculty works in close partnership with parents by promoting regular communication, classroom involvement and family learning experiences.

Trinity College Hillel

121 Allen Place
Hartford, CT 06106-3100

Phone:     (860) 297-4195
Website:   www.trincoll.edu/orgs/tchillel/

Contact:     Lisa Kassow, Hillel Director

Trinity College Hillel offers many points of entry into Jewish life for our students. Our goal is to bring young Jewish people together and to create community through shared experiences of Shabbat and holidays throughout the Jewish calendar. Hillel also promotes positive identification to Judaism through exposure to Jewish culture, history, and the arts. And, of course, the Hillel House has become a home away from home where students can enjoy spending time together in a comfortable and welcoming setting.

Trinity College | Jewish Studies Department

300 Summit Street
Hartford, CT 06106

Phone:     (860) 297-2424
Fax:         (860) 297-5358

Contact:  Ronald Kiener, Director

Jewish studies is a multidisciplinary, college-wide investigation of Jewish civilization in its many historical and geographical manifestations. The scope of the Jewish studies curriculum covers Jewish civilization from its ancient Near Eastern origins through its contemporary history and culture in Israel and the diaspora communities around the world. It is a secular, academic program with diverse, cross-cultural emphases.

University of Connecticut
Center for Judaic Studies
and Contemporary Jewish Life

Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, CT 06269

Phone:      (860) 486-2271
Fax:          (860) 486-4582
Email:       cjadm@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Website:   www.ucc.uconn.edu/~dashef/

Contact: ArnoldM. Dashefsky, PhD, Director

The Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life at the University of Connecticut (Storrs) was founded by the Board of Trustees in February of 1979 and was formally launched at an Inaugural Program on June 12, 1979 when Nobel Laureate I.B. Singer addressed nearly one thousand persons. The Center is currently housed in the new Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.

The threefold purpose of the Center is: 

University of Connecticut Hillel Foundation

54 North Eagleville Road
Storrs, CT 06268

Phone:     (860) 429-9007
Fax:         (860) 429-2344
Email:      info@uconnhillel.org
Website:  www.uconnhillel.org

Contact: Gary Wolff, Executive Director

UConn is a great place for Jewish students! Hillel at UConn provides students multiple entry points to participate in the campus Jewish community.From Jewish Rap-Reggae stars like Matisyahu to Shabbat and Holiday celebrations, Hillel fosters open and pluralistic communities where students can explore the full spectrum of what it means to be Jewish in todays society. Hillel at UConn serves as a warm and welcoming 'home-away-from-home' for Jewish students on campus.

Yachad Greater Hartford
Jewish Community High School

2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Phone:        (860) 236-5611
Fax:            (860) 523-9143
Website:     www.yachad.net