(Courtesy of Fleetwood Synagogue) Fleetwood Synagogue joyously hosted a communal meal in honor of Shabbat HaGadol. The day began with a special annual Shabbat HaGadol
(Courtesy of The Jewish Home) The Jewish Home Family, the nonprofit organization that operates the Jewish Home at Rockleigh, Jewish Home Assisted Living (JHAL) in
(Courtesy of JWI) Digital Storytellers Lab of the Jewish Writers’ Initiative and Maimonides Fund have formally issued a request for proposals in search of digital
(Courtesy of Bellevue University) Bellevue University alumnus Faigy Mandelbaum has been selected to receive the prestigious Fulbright Research Award. The Fulbright Israel open-study award is
State lawmakers celebrated and remembered the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, on Monday, April 4, around the time he would have turned 120 years old.
Sunday, April 10 was opening day for the Fairfield County Connecticut Jewish Baseball League (FCCJBL). On hand to throw out the ceremonial “first pitch” was
The splitting of the Red Sea is engraved in Jewish memory. We recite it daily during the morning service, at the transition from the Verses
We devote much energy and time to eliminating chametz from our homes in preparation for Pesach. Three classic commentaries—Chazal, the Rambam and the Netziv—offer magnificent
On this night we were chosen to inspire the world to monotheism and to moral conscience. Pesach is our Independence Day, the genesis of our
We’ve spent two full years waiting for a modern plague to dissipate. While restrictive approaches to handling the pandemic may have lifted, the heavy number
One of my good friends owns a takeout food business. He told me his most profitable season is pre-Pesach, as many people purchase takeout food
The Delayed Ultimatum Moshe is on the way back to Mitzrayim to demand that Pharaoh free the Jewish people. Suddenly Hashem adds an ultimatum to
