Award-winning author and scholar Dr. Robert Alter has been translating the Hebrew Bible since 1999. His latest work, Ancient Israel: The Former Prophets – Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings, has ...

(JTA) – When Mikael Dolsten, the head scientist at Pfizer, heard the news two weeks ago that the COVID-19 vaccine that he has been helping to develop for the better part of a year was over 90% ...

Dr. Ellen Umansky recalls the morning in 1994 when she first arrived at Fairfield University as the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Chair of Judaic Studies. “I walked in and shut the door, only to discover ...

Dr. Leon Chameides is among Connecticut residents who have contributed to the fabric of life in Connecticut and America who will inducted into the Immigrant Heritage Hall of Fame at the Induction ...

(JNS) New Hampshire became the 37th U.S. state to put an anti-BDS action on its books. Republican Gov. Chris Sununu signed an executive order on Thursday barring the state from investing in companies ...

ARTFORD – Weinstein Mortuary, owned and operated in the Greater Hartford area by the Weinstein family for 80 years, has been acquired by Rollings Funeral Service, a company based in Peachtree, Georgia ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Jon Voight, Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson “special ambassadors” to Hollywood, which he called “A great but very troubled place.” “They will ...

WEST HARTFORD – The number 40 has deep significance in Jewish tradition. Noah endured 40 days of rain; Moses spent his first 40 years in the court of Pharaoh and the next 40 years leading the Jews ...

There are a lot of Jewish names in the index of America’s Songs II, a new book on the explosion of popular music written and performed for some 30 years after World War I. While this is a point of ...

HAMDEN – It’s been 10 years since Rabbi Reena Judd was appointed the first-ever full-time director of Quinnipiac University Hillel. Established in 1963, the organization didn’t have a permanent home ...

(The Jewish Voice)The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza that began on Oct. 7 has been marked not only by physical conflict but also by a significant battle for public opinion. Unfortunately, Israel ...

Four community leaders have joined the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford in West Hartford. Bradley Hoffman has earned numerous accolades for his community ...