Children’s Reading Partners to Hold Fall 2017 Kickoff Event on November 1

WEST HARTFORD, CONN. (September 27, 2017) – If you like children, love reading, and want to make a difference in the lives of at-risk students, mark your calendar for Children's Reading Partners’ fall kickoff event, to be held Wednesday, November 1, 2017 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Man…

Young Israel of West Hartford and Federation to Host Mitzvah Fair & Expo

WEST HARTFORD, CONN. (September 19, 2017) – Get the new Jewish year off to a good start at Greater Hartford’s first Mitzvah Fair and Expo, to be held Sunday, October 1, 2017 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Young Israel of West Hartford, located at 2240 Albany Avenue. Whether you are just…

Federation Announces Cemetery Visiting Hours for High Holy Days

WEST HARTFORD, CONN. (September 19, 2017) – High Holy Day visiting hours for the 28 cemeteries managed by the Association of Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Hartford, part of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, will be held on Sunday, September 24, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. 

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VOICES with LCDR Alexa Forsyth Jenkins Inspires Hundreds of Women

WEST HARTFORD, CONN. (September 13, 2017) – Nearly 300 women attended VOICES, Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford's largest annual event for women, on the evening of September 11, 2017, at Beth El Temple in West Hartford. Lieutenant Commander Alexa Forsyth Jenkins – the first Jewish wo…

Interfaith Candlelight Vigil to Be Held August 23 in West Hartford

WEST HARTFORD, CONN. (August 21, 2017) – Several Jewish organizations have come together to host an interfaith candlelight vigil at 7:00 p.m. on August 23 at Congregation Beth Israel in West Hartford. In the wake of the recent violent demonstrations in Charlottesville, Va., the nonpartisan…