It's hard to get excited about Tu B'shvat when it occurs between two snow storms and spring seems so far away. We try to connect with this lovely holiday celebrating trees and our connection to Israel. The time-honored tradition of holding special Seders where we eat special fruits and nuts …
A snow day! What could be more inspiring than witnessing the beauty of falling snow from the warmth and comfort of your home? While I marvel at the majesty of it all, I reflect on this week's Torah portion, B'shalach, from the book of Exodus, which describes the Israelites' journey from Egyp…
I am writing from the other Jewish homeland - southern Florida - where we have spent this week with many of our Greater Hartford friends. On Tuesday we hosted a lovely brunch that brought together over fifty people. They reconnected with old friends and made new ones, listened to an inspirat…
Dear Friends,
Yesterday our Federation issued a joint statement on President Trump's Executive Order on immigration along with several other Federations across Connecticut, the Jewish Federation Association of Connecticut, and the Anti-Defamation League of Connecticut. The full text of th…
What is that building? Last Sunday, along with 19 other men who participated in our Federation's Second Annual Men's Mission to Israel, I visited Kibbutz Nahal Oz on the Gaza-Israel border. We were moved by the sight of people tending to their gardens and children running and playing. We wer…
