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Women of Impact: Laurie Mandell

October 2018

Our Women of Impact profiles feature local women, nominated by local community members, who are making an impact in our community. For this month's profile, Meredith Chandler spoke with Laurie Mandell, Federation's 2018 and 2019 Annual Campaign Chair. Laurie was nominated by Fe…

Here I Am

Last night, more than 500 members of our community came together at The Emanuel Synagogue to celebrate the impact we can achieve when we work together in times of need. HINENI: "Here I Am" - An Evening of Voices and Visions featured personal stories of how Federation and the Jewish community…

Give Me Shelter

I was around 11 years old when I was recruited to join the Sukkah Brigade, a group of congregants who gathered on the day after Yom Kippur to go to Kissena Park and collect enough organic material or s'chach to form the roof of the community sukkah. It was an obligation I looked forward to f…

Making New Memories

We are getting close to the end of the Torah cycle, and this week we read in Vayelech about the transition of power from Moses to Joshua. Moses stands before the Tribes of Israel and acknowledges that he is 120 years old, not able to go out or come in, and prohibited from crossing the Jordan…

Welcome Amit and Nir, Greater Hartford's Israeli Young Emissaries!

Friends, for this week's Shabbat message I've asked Carrie Berman, Federation's Coordinator of Educational Services and the Young Emissary Program, to share a bit about our new Israeli Young Emissaries, or ShinShinim. I spent some time with Amit and Nir this week, and they are delightful. I …