The Torah portion this Shabbat, Noach, contains not one but two famous stories of humanity's past: Noah and the flood, and the Tower of Babel.
There was a time when everyone on Earth had the same language. Human society was so cohesive that people decided to "build a city and a tower with i…
Friends, at the Federation Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday evening, Ted Zablotsky, M.D., our Board Secretary, shared this wonderful D'var Torah. I hope you find it as meaningful as I did. Shabbat Shalom. - Howard
Earlier this week, we celebrated Simchas Torah (which means Rejoicing …
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford is bitterly disappointed that UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) would seek to fan the flames of religious and cultural conflict with the draft resolution passed at the committee stage earlier this week.
The resol…
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 …
Dear Friends,
Our Federation is deeply saddened by the passing of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, one of the greatest forces for peace in the Middle East. Twenty-seven men from our community had the great honor and privilege of meeting with Mr. Peres at the Peres Center for Peace i…
