The Cohens

The Cohens

Back to the book of life The Cohens Michael and Naomi Cohen   We share a commitment to fulfilling the Jewish teaching of tikkun olam. Volunteering and philanthropy have been an obvious way of life, built on the values that we learned from our parents — who were...
The Hoffs

The Hoffs

Back to the book of life The Hoffs Rich and Janice Hoff   Rich and I have been members of Congregation Kol Haverim (CKH) since 1986. At the time, our sons were 7 and 5 years old and we wanted them to have a Jewish education.  During those 36 years, CKH has been...
Harriet Cutler

Harriet Cutler

Back to the book of life Harriet Cutler The Jewish Community of Greater Hartford and Congregation Kol Haverim are special to me for many reasons.  I joined Kehilat Chaverim in the late 1970s, helping to “write” High Holiday services in the homes in the West End of...
The Kaufmans

The Kaufmans

Back to the book of life The Kaufmans The Kaufman Family: (l-r) Asher, Kostin, Seth, Blythe and Alina We came to the area for dental and medical training, respectively, and we knew almost immediately that this was where we wanted to raise our family. Though we are an...
Howie Breinan

Howie Breinan

Back to the book of life Howie Breinan I grew up in Glastonbury. My fondest memories are being a member of NUTSY (Temple Sinai, Newington) and one particularly fun sleepover down in the southwest corner of the state. Temple youth was so important to my son as well....