Shoppers and workers lined up along Greenwich Ave to view the eclipse. Office workers spilled out onto sidewalks and Julian Curtiss School students gathered on the hill by the Bowman Observatory. Continue Reading →
Rabbi Yossi Deren
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Second Session of Israel Odyssey Greenwich for High Schoolers: “My Israel Story”
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Last Sunday, the Jewish teen community gathered once again for the second installment of the Israel Odyssey series directed by Rabbi Boruch and Chaya Ceitlin, a project of Jewish Riverside Old Greenwich, and Chabad of Greenwich, catering exclusively to high school students in the area. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Chabad Greenwich, Chaya Ceitlin, Israel Odyssey Series, Rabbi Boruch Ceitlin, Rabbi Yossi Deren
“Stand with Israel Rally” Draws Hundreds to Greenwich Town Hall
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“This war is personal for many of us. Two of my cousins are on their way to the front right now. I am sure that if I asked for a show of hands that almost all of you would have some personal connection in grief and rage.” – US Senator for CT Richard Blumenthal Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Fred Camillo, Hamas, Hector Arzeno, Israel, Janet Stone McGuigan, Lauren Rabin, Michelle Rubin
Joyous Grand Opening of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life: Only in America
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“At a time when in my world there is a lot of disappointment, frustration and division, I take tremendous inspiration from this moment.” – Richard Blumenthal Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, Chabad, Igor Tulchinsky Chabad Center for Jewish Life, Maryashie Deren, Rabbi Yisrael Deren, Rabbi Yossi Deren, Richard Blumenthal, Tony Dorazio
Chabad Lubavitch Withdraws Application for Pre-School on Lake Ave; Plans to Refile
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At the beginning of Tuesday’s Planning & Zoning meeting, the chair announced that Chabad Lubavitch’s application for a pre-school on the grounds of former Carmel Academy’s 270 Lake Ave property had been withdrawn. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Alan Breed, Carmel Academy, Chabad Lubavitch, Katie DeLuca, Margarita Alban, Maryashie Deren
More Twists and Turns for Chabad Pre School P&Z Application
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Over the course of many public hearings on the Chabad application, no one had testified on behalf of Carmel.
That was about to change. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 270 Lake Ave, Alan Breed, Carmel Academy, Chabad Lubavitch, Rabbi Yossi Deren, Richard Colbert
Photos: Chabad Chanukah Concert, the Largest Jewish Community Celebration in Greenwich
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Chabad’s Holiday Chanukah Concert featured the a capella group the Maccabeats with First Selectman Peter Tesei lighting the menorah. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Holiday, Lifestyle, People & Culture, People & Culture, Chabad, Chanukah, Maccabeats, Rabbi Yossi Deren
Chabad Pre-School Approved by P&Z to Move from YMCA to Lincoln Avenue
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Planning and Zoning commissioners approved a preschool for children under 3 at 6 Lincoln Avenue, despite neighbors’ concerns about problems with pick up and drop off. Continue Reading →