Pres. Stephanie Wain

Pres. Wain's Blog: Sydney Perry's Bittersweet Retirement in 2016

  

 

 

Dear Members of Our Jewish New Haven Community,

 

This is a bittersweet moment for us.

 

Sydney Perry, our CEO of the Jewish Federation of New Haven has decided to retire June 2016.  For 25 years Sydney has worked tirelessly to educate our community on spiritual, nation…

Pres. Wain's Blog: Jewish Community Relation Council Committee

The JCRC has been wonderfully chaired by Allan Hillman for the last few years. Last week was the end of an era as he is now stepping down after a terrific tenure overseeing an exciting committee making an impact in our community. At the meeting there were reports about the  Annual Hunger Se…

Pres. Wain's Blog: Federation honored with United Way at New Reach Event

Last Wednesday New Reach a nonprofit honors the Neighbor 2 Neighbor Program, a collaboration between The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven and United Way of  Greater New Haven. Neighbor 2 Neighbor Lifeline provides meals and shelters who need them. This partnership was created with the…

Pres. Wain's Blog: What do the JBL and Chabad at Yale have in common?

I was at both at the same time! Last Thursday the Jewish Business League headed by Jonathan Snyder  had a terrific event at the new Chabad House at Yale which is magnificent.  At the JBL event there was kosher wine tasting and a speaker to educate the community. In the photos are a few w…

Pres. Wain's Blog: The Great Synagogue Collaboration!

   Deb Gaudette and Eric Gallant co-chair the Kesher Synagogue Collaborative Committee. It is a relatively new committee which is supported by Stacey Battat, a Jewish Federation staff member. It was the idea of Don Hendel, past Federation President, to create such a committee. And …

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