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ABOUT RED AND ORANGE LETTER EVENTS:

  • To request a Red or Orange Letter event, please submit your event as you would any other, but include “RED LETTER: Event Name” or “ORANGE LETTER: Event Name” as the title (for example: RED LETTER: JCC Annual Meeting).
  • All events will be added to the Community Calendar in the order they were submitted.

QUESTIONS? Contact Samantha Schoenberg at schoenberg@jewishhartford.org.

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Apr

2 2017

Maimonides Society - Family Fun Day at Roaring Brook
 

Roaring Brook Nature Center
70 Gracey Road
Canton, CT 06019

Maimonides Society Co-Chairs Edward Karl, DDS | Alan E. Solinksy, MD The Maimonides Society of the Jewish…

Apr

2 2017

"how to plan a Seder to engage all ages"

9:00AM - 10:30AM  

The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan drive
West hartford, CT 06117

An informal seminar open to sll

Apr

2 2017

Hebrew Song and Splendor: Sephardic Music of 18th Century Amsterdam

4:00PM - 5:00PM  


701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

West Hartford, Connecticut: On Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 at 4pm, The American Baroque Orchestra performs Hebrew Song an…

Apr

2 2017

“Jews of Spain”

5:30PM - 8:30PM  

The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117

 “Jews of Spain” part of the Jews Around the World series. There will be dinner and a program. 

Apr

2 2017

Jazz Concert with Giacomo Gates

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Beth El Temple

West Hartford, CT

JAZZ: The Spontaneity, The Humor, & The Stories, with legendary scat singer Giacomo Gates and friends.

Tickets avai…

Apr

3 2017

RED LETTER: Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy Annual Gala Dinner

5:00PM - 9:00PM  

TBD

CT

Annual fundraising dinner for the Sigel Hebrew Academy

Apr

3 2017

"Rabbits and Lettuce: The History of the Haggadah in Art and Text"

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

"Rabbits and Lettuce: The History of the Haggadah in Art and Text" – An Evening with Dr. Joshua Kulp

There are mor…

Apr

3 2017

Tutti's Promise, evening with Author Heidi Fishman

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117

Book launch with author Heidi Fishman, of Tutti's Promise. Mandell JCC Gallery

Apr

4 2017

Mandell JCC Fashion Show

7:00PM - 9:30PM  

Mandell JCC

West Hartford, CT

Don't miss the most fabulous benefit of the spring season! Fashion show models include adults with special needs, Man…
Apr

4 2017

Executive Board Meeting at HAGH

8:00PM - 9:00PM  

Regularly Scheduled Committee Meetings at 8:00 p.m. at The Hebrew Academy

Apr

5 2017

Federation Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Community Services Building

West Hartford, CT

Federation Board Meeting
Apr

6 2017

RED LETTER Tribute to President Walt Harrison

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

University of Hartford
Wilde Auditorium
200 Blomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Program honoring Walt Harrison with Andy Katz and other speakers

Apr

8 2017

Lunch & Learn-On This Night, Only Poetry

11:30AM - 1:30PM  

B'nai Tikvoh-Sholom
180 Still Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002

Surprise Lunch & Learn - On This Night, Only Poetry - Explore modern Israeli poetry about Passover and the Seder. No …

Apr

9 2017

Friends of Yiddish

10:30AM - 12:30PM  


180 Still Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002

B'nai Tikvoh-Sholom - Friends of Yiddish Sunday, April 9 @ 10:30 a.m. at the Mandell JCC - It's an informal, mostly E…

Apr

11 2017

Passover Across America-Temple Beth Hillel 2nd Seder

5:30PM - 8:30PM  

Temple Beth Hillel
20 Baker Lane
South Windsor, CT 06074

With Rabbi Jeffrey Glickman & Cantor Scott Harris as our guides, we come together for a spiritual, music and…

Apr

11 2017

FVJC 2nd Night Passover Seder

6:00PM - 10:00PM  

FVJC
55 Bushy Hill Rd
Simsbury, CT 06001

Join us for a Catered dinner and Passover seder led by Rabbi Bekah.

Apr

19 2017

Edward Lewis Wallant Award

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Innovation Center
Mandell JCC

Ayelet Tsabari will received the 2016 Edward Lewis Wallant Award for her novel "The Best Place on Earth". …

Apr

20 2017

NCCJ 2017 Human Relations Award Banquet

6:00PM - 10:00PM  

Hartford Marriott Downtown

Hartford, CT

For tickets, contribution, and other information please contact NCCJ's Event Coordinator at 860-683-1039.
Apr

20 2017

Emanuel Sisterhood Board Meeting

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

The Emanuel Synagogue

West Hartford, CT

Emanuel Sisterhood Board Meeting
Apr

22 2017

Dueling Pianos International Fundraiser

6:30PM - 10:30PM  

Congregation Kol Haverim
1079 Hebron Avenue
Glastonbury, CT 06033

Dueling Pianos provided by Dueling Pianos International: A High Energy, All Request, Sing Along, Clap Along, Rock N…

Apr

23 2017

Yom HaShoah Commemoration: Memories at Home

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Hoffman Summerwood Community
160 Simsbury Rd
West Hartford, CT 06117

BIG IDEA: We have the responsibility to preserve and communicate memories of the Shoah (Holocaust). We need to…

Apr

23 2017

S'mores and Tours @ Camp Laurelwood!

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

Evelyn Cohen
Camp Laurelwood
463 Summer Hill Road
Madison, CT 06443

Join us for a campus tour, followed by camp fire s'mores! RSVP to evelyn@camplaurelwood.org.

Apr

23 2017

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Apr

24 2017

FVJC Yom Hashoah Reading of Names

6:00PM  

Eno Hall
754 Hopmeadow St
simsbury, CT

Join FVJC to read the names of those who perished in the Holocaust

This year, the evening of April 23 marks the sta…

Apr

23 2017

Yom Hashoah Commemoration

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Holocaust Remembrance Day
memorializes the six million Jews who
perished as victims of the Nazis in World
War II with…

Apr

24 2017

Community Wide Reading of the Names

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117

Community Wide Reading of the Names. Please email Jessica Samuels at jmanchor@aol.com if you would like to read names

Apr

25 2017

JFS Annual Volunteer Recognition Event

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

TD Bank
333 N Main Street
West Hartford, CT 06117

JFS Annual Volunteer Recognition Event

Apr

25 2017

JHSGH Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Community Services Building,
333 Bloomfield Avenue
B
West Hartford, CT 06117

Meeting of the board of directors of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford.

Apr

26 2017

Chai Society Luncheon, Movie & Sing-A-Long: Hava Nagila

12:00PM - 3:00PM  

Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117

"Hava Nagila" -- it's a song that automatically brings a tune to your ear, simply by its name alone. But do you know …

Apr

26 2017

Solomon Society Reception with Nitsana Darshan-Leitner

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner is President of Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center, which is at the forefront of fighting terr…

Apr

26 2017

Community Program with Nitsana Darshan-Leitner

7:00PM - 9:30PM  

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner is President of Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center, which is at the forefront of fighting terro…

Apr

26 2017

Nurture The Wow: Parenting as a Spiritual Practice with Danya Ruttenberg

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Beth El Temple Women’s Network, in partnership with the Mandell JCC's Jewish Book Festival, Solomon Schecter Day Sc…

Apr

27 2017

JFGH Community Trustees' Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

TBD

Federation Community Trustee Meeting

Apr

28 2017

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May

7 2017

Israel Festival

12:00AM  

Mandell Jewish Community Center
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

The Israel Festival is a week-long, community wide celebration of Israel centered around Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s…

Apr

28 2017

Annual Holocaust Commemoration at the State Capitol

11:00AM - 1:00PM  

Connecticut State Capitol
210 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106

Join Connecticut Voices of Hope for the annual Holocaust commemoration at the Connecticut State Capitol.

Apr

28 2017

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Apr

29 2017

Yom HaAtzmaut Commemoration

6:30PM  

Beth David Synagogue
20 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119

Friday Night services plus dinner, followed by "The Ambassadors" program. Shabbat Morning reading the the "El Al…

Apr

30 2017

Touro Synagogue Tour

9:00AM - 4:00PM  

Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford
333 Bloomfield Avenue
Suite B
West Hartford, CT 06117

JHSGH all-day trip to Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island

Apr

30 2017

Foundation Forum

12:00PM - 4:30PM  

TBD

CT

A relaxed and interactive afternoon of exploration featuring mini-workshops, speakers, conversations, innovations an…

Apr

30 2017

RED LETTER: Yom Ha'Zikaron Memorial Service

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Ave.
West Hartford, CT 06117

The Greater Hartford community wide memorial service for the Israeli soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice fo…