The “visioning” project engaged the entire Eastern Fairfield County Jewish community in a planning process to bolster and rejuvenate a changing Jewish demographic. Kallman is an active member of the Jewish community in Greenwich and beyond. “But visiting the Schectmans’ house feels like being a part of their Jewish family,” he says. “She dives in and assists in so many meaningful ways to make our Jewish community welcoming and significant. “There is no one I know with more passion and commitment to the Jewish community than Gayle,” says Michael Johnston, executive director of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford.