The Greater Hartford Job Network is designed to help attract Jewish professionals and prospective employees to move to the Hartford area and to help enhance the local Jewish community. The individuals involved in helping find work for other Jews, regardless of their religious denomination, are working not just to fill a job, but to fulfill a mitzvah.The largest Jewish area in the Greater Hartford area is the town of West Hartford. West Hartford is a well established suburb bordering Hartford, but without the big city feel and with the best comforts of suburbia. The median household income in West Hartford is approximately $90,000. While there are apartment buildings and some multi-family homes, the majority of the residential stock is private homes. Many homes are on 1/4 acre to 1/2 an acre and within walking distance of parks and libraries. An average three bedroom home typically costs $280-$350,000 in the Jewish neighborhoods. The local Jewish Community Center is based in West Hartford and offers numerous traditional activities such as fitness/wellness programs, the Jewish Federation, the Department of Jewish Education and its library, and the senior home. Additional Jewish institutions include: - Eight (8) Orthodox Temples
- Two (2) Conservative Temples
- Two (2) Reform Temples
- Other Jewish Religious Institutions
- JCC nursery program
- Paul and Bess Sigel Hebrew Academy (Pre-k-8th grade)
- Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford (Pre-k-8th grade)
- Hebrew High School of New England
- Yachad: Greater Hartford Jewish Community High School
- Jewish book store
- Several bakeries (including Pas Israel)
- Several stores offering kosher food (including Glatt Kosher and Chalav Israel)
- Mikvah
- Eruv
- Jewish Home and Hospital
Greater Hartford is only 45 minutes from New Haven, 30 minutes from Springfield (MA) and less than two-hours to New York City and Boston. Thus, the community is centrally located to large Jewish communities and with easy access of numerous employers. Some of the larger employers include: - State government offices
- Large insurance companies (The Hartford, Cigna, Travelers)
- Several universities (Univ. of Hartford, Uconn, Trinity Univ., St. Joseph, Wesleyan)
- Large corporations (United Technology, Sikorsky, Otis Elevator, Westinghouse )
- Several large hospitals (UConn Health Center, Hartford Children’s Hospital, Hartford Hospital)
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