New 'Jewish food hub,' NYS budget updates, why care about classic art forms

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Nav Hanno explains why his kosher bakery operates at a loss to serve a shrinking Jewish community.

This episode of Connections covers three main stories: a local effort to merge the last kosher shops in Rochester to preserve Jewish culture, updates on New York State budget negotiations including tax debates, and a discussion on music education featuring students and artists responding to Timothee Chalamet's controversial comments on ballet and opera.

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A civic-minded roundup that links an arts controversy, Music in Our Schools Month, and Albany budget talk.

This episode moves from a breezy aside about ballet and opera into a broader pass through arts, music in schools, and public life. The Albany budget segment, with Samuel King on affordability, utility rates, and the New York State budget, gives the hour a firmer civic spine.

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You want a calm hour that links an arts flare-up to New York budget politics.

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