Southern New England Jewish Ledger
Torah Portion – Mishpatim
By Shlomo Riskin “When [Hebrew: ‘im’] you lend money to My people, to the poor person with you, you shall…
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Gentlemen, start your crock pots
Chulent is a traditional Jewish stew made of meat, potatoes, barley, onions and beans, prepared before the Sabbath and…
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24
New Haven – “Rethinking the History of the State of Israel” with Seth Anziska, University College London; 11 a.m.; the…
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Fairfield – “Is the Movement to Boycott Israel Anti-Semitic?” a lecture by Dr. Gabriel Noah Brahm, co-editor of The Case…
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1
West Hartford – American Technion Society guest speakers Yaela Golumbic, a third-year doctoral student in Science Communication, and Amit Gilboa,…
THURSDAY, MARCH 2
Middletown – Ring Family Wesleyan University Israeli Film Festival: “Harnomia,” with English subtitles; 8 p.m.; co-sponsored by the Center for…
THURSDAY, MARCH 2
Ridgefield – NY Times best-selling author Howard Blum will discuss his latest book, The Last Goodnight: A World War II…
THURSDAY, MARCH 2
Greenwich – “Painted Ladies: Queen Esther in Art,” with art historian Beth S. Gersh-Nesic; 10 a.m.; JCC Greenwich, One Holly…
A disabilities expert explains what it takes to be inclusive
February is Jewish Disabilites Month By Cindy Mindell Joseph “JB” Bensmihen was born in Montreal in 1969, the child of…
Love Lives Here – Connecticut native helps a Montana town fight antisemitism
By Cindy Mindell It wasn’t long ago that the number of people who had heard of Whitefish, Montana were probably…
