Every year, when summer rolled around, Serena Sachs couldn’t wait to get back to the JCC Day Camps. After all, that was when the Branford resident got to see old friends and make a few new ones, and collect a load of enduring memories. It was, as she describes it, “my favorite time of ye…
By Susan Donovan, JCC Director of Wellness Services, JCC of Greater New Haven
If you find yourself making the same resolution year after year that never make it to the end of January, it’s time to stop setting yourself up for failure. Instead, decide what is important to you and, even mor…
Tu B’Shevat is one of four annual new years described in the Mishnah. Gratitude is given for the fruits of the earth and everything that grows. In some parts of the world Jews partake in a Tu B’Shevat Seder meal, complete with prayers and food blessings. Others celebrate by taking a picn…
In 2024, the holiday of Tu B’Shevat will begin the evening of Wednesday, January 24, and end the evening of Thursday, January 25.
Tu B’Shevat is considered the New Year of the Trees, when almond trees begin to bloom in Israel. Today, many people mark this holiday by planting saplings …
By Michael Shanbrom
The recent Hamas terror attacks against Israel have understandably heightened safety and security concerns within the Greater New Haven Jewish community. Since the attack on October 7, 2023, we have witnessed a dramatic rise in antisemitic incidents across the United Sta…
