Southern New England Jewish Ledger
A Gingerbread Chanukah
Two San Francisco Bay area moms combined their creative spirits, their love of little indulgences and their penchant for baking…
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Canadian-Israeli woman on Facebook: Reports of kidnapping by ISIS are BS
(JTA) – Gillian Rosenberg, the Canadian-Israeli Jewish woman rumored to have been captured by Islamic State jihadists, posted a message…
Israel commemorates expulsion of Jews from Arab lands
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel for the first time marked a national day of remembrance for the hundreds of thousands of…
Dutch app offers original writings of Anne Frank
(JTA) – A publisher in Amsterdam released the first smartphone application to contain Anne Frank’s diary in its original language….
Teaneck shul taking steps to rein in Rabbi Pruzansky
(JTA) – The Board of Directors of Rabbi Steven Pruzansky’s Teaneck synagogue is taking steps to oversee the rabbi’s controversial…
Greenwich synagogue receives approval for new building
GREENWICH – Greenwich Reform Synagogue (GRS), a Reform Jewish congregation serving the Greenwich community for over 35 years, was given…
A Belated ‘Thank You’
Fairfield County woman makes a pilgrimage to a French abbey By Cindy Mindell STRATFORD – Joseph Kleinhandler was 10 when…
D.C. synagogue fires Rabbi Barry Freundel
(JTA) – The board of Rabbi Barry Freundel’s Washington synagogue, Kesher Israel, fired the rabbi and said he must vacate…
U.S. judge rejects Steven Hayes’ motions in kosher prison food lawsuit
(JTA) – A federal judge in Connecticut rejected motions by death row inmate Steven Hayes, who is suing the state…
Hundreds protest in Jerusalem against nation-state bill
Hundreds of Israelis protested in Jerusalem against the nation-state bill enshrining Israel’s status as a Jewish state. The protesters gathered…
