Why choose the Jewish Home?
The Jewish Home’s extensive programming connects Residents to the community with numerous choices that encompass daily social activities, family and volunteer visits, and trips to theaters, museums, and other local
Is the Jewish Home licensed in Connecticut?
The Jewish Home is licensed by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health. Our Household Model of Care offers a home setting where each Resident lives in a house of 14 and enjoys their private room and bath.
Is enrollment open for Fall 2022 in gateways Jewish education programs?
Enrollment for Fall 2022 in Gateways’ Jewish Education Programs is now open. Every child can discover joy in Jewish learning … Last year was one of the most challenging years in our history, where we juggled in-person and virtual offerings and …
What is an on-site rabbinical training program?
On-site rabbinical training programs are established with Yeshiva University and The Jewish Theological Seminary, Shabbat, and Holiday services are held in our beautiful synagogue and near Resident households, enabling spiritual involvement for all.
Webinars from Gateways
As many schools move towards a remote or hybrid model for the fall, parents may be seeking guidance on how they can best support their children when they’re learning from home.
Downloadable Remote Learning Resources
From the Self-Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC), this booklet for older children and adults explains COVID-19 and what safety measures people can take.
Shaping Attitudes through the Language of Disability
People with disabilities have advocated for using the term “disability” as an important step towards removing the stigma that often …
Bridging to the Future: A Special Celebration Honoring Arlene Remz
This year, we transformed Sweet Sounds into a special celebration honoring Gateways’ founding Executive Director Arlene Remz. We celebrated Arlene …
Understanding Our Differences Returns to Gateways
Gateways has resumed our partnership with Understanding Our Differences, an organization that works to foster respectful and inclusive schools and …
The Slifka Day School Inclusion Initiative
Tamara and Angie never imagined that their son Austin could attend a Jewish day school. Born with neurofibromatosis, a condition …
The Rising Student Mental Health Challenge: How Educators Can Respond
As educators, we don’t need to see the national statistics on student mental health to grasp the scope of the …
Where is the BJC?
The BJC Government Relations team plays an active role in Washington, D.C. as well as in the Missouri and Illinois state capitols. Their site discusses the key issues that are relevant to BJC in Missouri, Illinois and Washington, DC. It can help you identify your legislators on both the state and federal levels and where to go for more information.
Is self service available outside of BJC?
Employee and manager self-service options are available outside the BJC network (Duo required-see FAQs). For full features, including expense reports and administrative access, please use this link inside the BJC network.
Can BJC HealthCare monitor computer?
This computer system, including all related equipment, networks, and network devices (specifically including Internet access), is provided only for authorized use by BJC HealthCare staff. BJC HealthCare computer systems may be monitored for all lawful purposes, including to ensure that their use is authorized, for management of the system, to facilitate protection against unauthorized access, and to verify security procedures, survivability, and operational security.
Synagogue in The Rain Forest
Community in The African Desert
- Formerly called German South West Africa, Namibia – a barren country bordering South Africa, Zambia, Angola and Botswana – has been home to Jews since the mid-1800s. In 1861, Jewish businessmen from Cape Town in South Africa established a trading post along Namibia’s coast, and helped build the region’s nascent copper mining industry. After Namibia...
in The Islands of The Philippines
- A vast country spanning over 7,000 islands and boasting a population of over 100 million, the Philippines has dominated world headlines in recent years for its battles with Islamist terrorists in the nation’s south, and for its 2016 election of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, who’s boasted of encouraging and carrying out vigilante killings of people accused of drug-dealing and other crim…
Jewish Renaissance in The Deep South?
- The town of Dothan, in Alabama, was incorporated in 1885, and Jewish immigrants soon settled in the town, a regional center of trade for the peanut industry. The first Jewish residents were Emanual and Emelia Crine, who immigrated to the US and moved to Dothan with their children in 1892. Other Jewish settlers soon followed and by 1929 the town was home to 14 Jewish familie…
Finland: The Edge of The Russian Empire
- For years, Jews have enjoyed relative safety and acceptance in Finland. Ruled by Russia from 1809 to 1917, Finland was banned from housing Jews by the Czar, with one exception: in 1858, Czar Alexander II declared that Jews who’d served in the Russian army and were stationed in Finland could remain at the end of their army service. (Some 21 years before, Czar Nicholas I ha…