SSDS Ner Tamid honorees (l to r) Ben and Paige Zachs, Jessica and Eric Zachs, Zoe Zachs, and Jacob Zachs.

Jessica and Eric Zachs and their children, Ben and Paige, Jacob, and Zoe, were honored for their decades of support and commitment to Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford (SSDS) and the Greater Hartford Jewish community at the school’s annual Ner Tamid Gala, held on April 29. Recording artist Matisyahu performed an acoustic set culminating with SSDS students singing “One Day” along with the band.

CAP: The SSDS Ner Tamid committee (l to r): Lauren Eisen, co-chair; Jessica Zachs, honoree and co-president; Sherri Pliskin, SSDS development officer; Matisyahu; Gayle Temkin, co-chair; Andrea Kasper, SSDS head of school; and Sharon Kochen, co-president.