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Shuchatowitz, affectionately known by students and faculty as “Mr. S.,” founded what was then called Bi-Cultural Day School in 1956, creating a Jewish day school with a dual curriculum for students in grades pre-K through eight. Mr. S. served as Bi-Cultural’s principal for 50 years, retiring in 2005.
Even in his 90s, Mr. S. was still a member of the school’s board of incorporators, and was actively involved in the 2018 merger of Bi-Cultural Day School with the Jewish High School of Connecticut to form Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy (BCHA), the first comprehensive K-12 Jewish day school in Connecticut. Read the full article Rabbi Michael Taubes, rosh yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University, and his daughter Shuli Taubes, Judaic studies instructor at SAR High School, will highlight the annual Challenges in Jewish Education Panel, to be held at the Young Israel of Stamford on Shabbat morning, January 11.
Read the full article Ethan Zohn, who won the popular television competition “Survivor Africa,” inspired millions of viewers with a victory in which he displayed a sense of decency, fairness and selflessness. Zohn will be sharing his thoughts on helping to build and strengthen community at United Jewish Federation’s 2019 Campaign for Communal Needs gala event, which will be held at Serafina at the Italian Center in Stamford on Sunday, September 8, at 6 p.m.
Read the full article Danielle Sara Pitkoff is passionate about her work, her studies, her Judaism and in “making a difference” in the world. Pitkoff who is 24 years old, is the program coordinator at Sacred Spaces, a non-profit that builds healthy Jewish communities by partnering with Jewish institutions to prevent and respond to sexual abuse and other abuses of power. A core member of the organization’s consulting team, she is coordinating “Aleinu: Safeguarding Our Children,” an initiative funded by UJA Federation of New York, which will give youth-serving organizations the tools to implement child protection policies and best practices. She also works on policy development and program assessment.
Read the full article With graduation season in high gear, many people have the opportunity to reflect on their own college experiences and how alumni are stakeholders in their institutions. Mark Banschick, of the Young Israel of Stamford, is a proud graduate of Vassar College. Banschick was unhappy when he discovered that, in 2014, Vassar was hosting an Israel Apartheid Week, depicting Israel as a racist country. Banschick, who attended medical school in Israel, is very attached to the country. He, along with fellow graduates Laurie Josephs and Susan Julien-Levitt are the co-founders of Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF), a partner of StandWithUs, that mobilizes alumni to improve campus life.
Read the full article On Sunday, May 5, the Young Israel of Stamford (YIS) held a unique Hachnasat Sefer Torah. This ceremony usually marks the completion of a new Torah scroll. However, this Torah was completed 130 years ago and has a special history. As part of a Yom HaShoah commemoration, the Stamford community joined Rabbi Kohl and his wife’s family as they welcomed this Torah to YIS. The rainy weather could not hold back over 200 community members, families and guests from attending this simcha and dancing around the bima with this Torah.
Read the full article Stamford community member Marc Weiner created and hosted the ’90s children’s television series “Weinerville.” It premiered in July 1993 and ended production a year later, but continued to be shown in reruns until June 1997. The show was set around a giant puppet stage of a mythical city called Weinerville.
Read the full article There is a well-known minhag to bake schlissel challahs for the Shabbat following Pesach. Schlissel is the Yiddish word for key. Some challah bakers have a tradition of shaping their challah in the shape of a key while others simply implant a key to their homes into their challah dough. Either way, it is intended as a good-luck symbol for economic success.
Read the full article Rabbi Shimmy Trencher has been appointed principal of the Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy-Upper School (BCHA) in Stamford, Connecticut, it was announced recently by the school’s President David Pikoff and Head of School Jacqueline Herman.
Read the full article The arrival of spring marks the beginning of the 2019 baseball season. The Fairfield County Connecticut Jewish Baseball League (FCCJBL) existed for 20 years, but closed in 2015 due to lack of participation. However, the influx of young Jewish families into Stamford over the past few years has brought the league back.
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