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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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Mar

1 2018

Purim in NYC - Community PURIM FEAST

4:00PM - 7:00PM  

Emanuel
160 Mohegan Dr
w hartford, CT 06117

Featuring:
• BUFFET DINNER • DRINKS
• FACE PAINTING • PICKLE MAKING
• NEW YORK T SHIRTS AND MORE
Entertainm…

Mar

3 2018

Mandell JCC Purim Carnival

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Celebrate Purim with the Mandell JCC!
Fun for the whole family! Games, Prizes, Music, Food...
Admission: $5 per child…

Mar

3 2018

Songwriters in the Round

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT, CT 06117

Join us for an evening of " Songwriters in the Round," a benefit to raise funds for survivors of the Yazidi Genocide.…

Mar

4 2018

Emanuel Sisterhood Mah Jongg Tournament

8:45AM - 4:45PM  

Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117

 

 

$36 Entry Fee | Registration closes Sunday, February 25th

Calling all Mah Jongg players. Emanuel Sisterhood …

Mar

4 2018

Jewish Historical Society - Community Storytelling Workshop

9:00AM - 4:00PM  

Community Services Building Board Room
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

This all-day workshop will teach participants how to craft their story, specifically about growing up in West Hartford.

Mar

4 2018

Welcoming the Stranger with Rabbi Brockman

1:30PM - 3:00PM  

Temple Sinai
41 West Hartford Road
Newington, CT

The Sisterhood and Social Action Committee of Temple Sinai, Newington in Partnership with Kehilat Chaverim, West Hart…

Mar

4 2018

Friendship is an Art

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Enjoy art together with your friends at Friendship Circle

Mar

5 2018

JCRC Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  


333 Bloomfield Ave
Suite c
West Hartford, CT 06117

JCRC Board Meeting

Mar

6 2018

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Mar

7 2018

RED LETTER: Hebrew High School of New England Gala

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

Hebrew High School of New England Gala

Mar

7 2018

Hadassah Magazine Discussion Group

12:30PM - 2:00PM  

Concetta's Restaurant
22 Mountain Restaurant
Bloomfield, CT 06002

A discussion group based on articles from a recent issue of Hadassah Magazine, both the print and on-line versions.
(…

Mar

7 2018

Hebrew Senior Care Board Meeting

5:00PM - 6:30PM  

Hebrew Senior Care
1 Abrahms Blvd.
West Hartford, CT 06117

Hebrew Senior Care Board Meeting at Hebrew Senior Care

Mar

7 2018

JFGH Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

CSB Board Room
333 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117

Federation Board Meeting

Mar

8 2018

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Mar

18 2018

Hartford Jewish Film Festival

6:00PM  

The Mandell JCC's 22nd Hartford Jewish Film Festival will feature two weeks of feature films and documentaries from t…

Mar

9 2018

Shabbat Across America - CBSRZ in Chester

12:00AM  

Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek
55 East Kings Highway
Chester, CT 06412

For Immediate Release
Shabbat Across America
A Special Way to Experience The Jewish Tradition of Shabbat
Turn an ordi…

Mar

9 2018

TOT Shabbat

6:00AM - 7:30PM  

Congregation Kol Haverim
1079 Hebron Avenue
Glastonbury, CT 06033

Join us for our monthly TOT Shabbat! A fun family friendly service for the little ones!

Mar

9 2018

Shabbat Across America

6:30PM - 9:00PM  

FVJC-ES
55 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06001

SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA at FVJC-ES
Friday, March 9th, 6:30pm
Join us for a Potluck Shabbat Dinner
Open to the Communit…

Mar

11 2018

FC FITNESS

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Shayna
2352
Albany Avenue
West Hartford, 06117

Please remove the FC Art that is on the same day as these events - they were entered in error - Thank you

Mar

11 2018

Friendship is an Art

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Enjoy art together with your friends at Friendship Circle

Mar

12 2018

Teaching Peace: Civil Discourse for the Next Generation

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Learn how Kids4Peace helps Israeli and Palestinian children and youth build relationships that create a better societ…

Mar

14 2018

Music University: Point, Counterpoint

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Point-Counterpoint
Thursday, March 14, 7:30pm
Beth El Temple Community Room (open seating)

Join Cantor Ness for an i…

Mar

15 2018

Yitzhak Rabin: Soldier, Leader, Statesman - Live streaming Event

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Yitzhak Rabin: Soldier, Leader, Statesman - Live streaming Author Event with Itamar Rabinovich - Thursday, March 15 @…

Mar

18 2018

Red Letter: Foundation Forum

8:00AM - 1:00PM  

The Foundation Forum is an education event focused on philanthropy and community issues.

Mar

18 2018

HJFF: Israel Through Film

12:00PM - 9:00PM  

Hoyts Simsbury Commons 8
530 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070

Hartford Jewish Film Festival: Israel Through Film

See four award winning films from Israel's top film-makers and ac…

Mar

18 2018

JTCares: Cooking for Puerto Rican Relief

1:00PM - 4:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Ave
West Hartford, CT 06119

Teens from 7th-12th grade are invited to join JTConnect at CBI to help cook a hot meal for Puerto Ricans displaced to…

Mar

18 2018

FC FITNESS

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Shayna
2352
Albany Avenue
West Hartford, 06117

Please remove the FC Art that is on the same day as these events - they were entered in error - Thank you

Mar

18 2018

Friendship is an Art

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Enjoy art together with your friends at Friendship Circle

Mar

18 2018

Concert: Hadyn and Bach

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Join Beth El Music & Arts for a chamber concert of Hadyn and Bach. The evening features Haydn Cello Concerto in D, Ba…

Mar

19 2018

Hebrew Academy Board Meeting

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

The Hebrew Academy Monthly Board Meeting

Mar

20 2018

Hadassah Meets our Shlicha

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117

Greater Hartford's Israeli Shlicha (Israeli emissary), Tali Bass, will speak about Russian immigration to Israel from…

Mar

20 2018

Annual George and Lillian Sandals Memorial Dinner and Lecture

6:00PM - 9:30PM  

Jeanne Lowrey
400 East Middle Turnpike
Manchester, CT 06040

Beth Sholom B’nai Israel, BSBI Sisterhood, and the Manchester Hadassah present our Annual George and Lillian Sandal…

Mar

20 2018

Hebrew High School of New England Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

HHNE Board Meeting

Mar

21 2018

JCC Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

JCC Board of Directors meeting

Mar

22 2018

Book Launch for the Torah Fund

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Join Beth El Temple’s Women’s Network and Torah Fund for an evening of guaranteed laughter as author and congrega…

Mar

22 2018

JTConnect Board Meeting

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, Conference Room 203

JTConnect Board Meeting

Mar

22 2018

Women of the Wall

7:00PM - 9:05PM  

FVJC-ES
55 Bushy Hill rd
Simsbury, CT 06001

WOMEN OF
THE WALL
with guest Rabbi Debra Cantor
of B’nai Tikvoh Sholom

Claiming Sacred Ground
at Judaism’s Holy …

Mar

22 2018

Schechter Board meeting

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Board of Trustees meeting

Mar

23 2018

Shabbat to Honor Interfaith Families

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

FVJC-ES
55 Bushy Hill rd
Simsbury, CT 06001

Join us for this special service
at FVJC-ES 55 Bushy Hill Rd, Simsbury

Mar

24 2018

Family Chill Out - Israeli Style

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Farmington Valley YMCA
97 Salmon Brook Street
Granby, CT

Join other families in the Valley to Celebrate Israel's 70th Birthday! Swim in the "Dead Sea", Climb "Masada", Play "…

Mar

25 2018

Family History - Genealogy Day

9:00AM - 5:00PM  

Community Services Building
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Professionally –led workshops throughout the day will educate how to collect, document, preserve and trace your fam…

Mar

25 2018

Laurelwood S'mores & Tours!

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

Camp Laurelwood
463 Summer Hill Road
Madison, CT 06443

Tour our newly renovated campus, meet with friendly staff and enjoy fireside s'mores! RSVP to evelyn@camplaurelwood.org.

Mar

25 2018

Voices of Hope Speak Up

3:00PM - 4:00PM  

Children of Holocaust survivors share their stories.

Register Here: http://ctvoicesofhope.org/event/second-generati…

Mar

25 2018

FC FITNESS

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Shayna
2352
Albany Avenue
West Hartford, 06117

Please remove the FC Art that is on the same day as these events - they were entered in error - Thank you

Mar

25 2018

Friendship is an Art

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Enjoy art together with your friends at Friendship Circle

Mar

27 2018

Mussar Yoga

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Maria daCunha
180 Still Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002

Mussar Yoga with Terry Wolfisch Cole at B’nai Tikvoh-Sholom, 180 Still Road, Bloomfield - Spring Semester Classes a…

Mar

28 2018

Hebrew Community Services Board Meeting

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Hebrew Senior Care Board Room
1 Abrahms Blvd.
West Hartford, CT 06117

Hebrew Senior Care's Assisted Living Agency and Senior Day Center's Board Meeting

Mar

30 2018

Pesach Seder Dinner

6:30PM - 10:00PM  

Hebrew Center for Health and Rehabilitation
1 Abrahms Boulevard
West Hartford, CT 06117

Join Rabbi Daniel Braune-Friedman and Hebrew Center in celebrating Passover with our traditional Seder.

Mar

31 2018

FVJC Community Passover Seder

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

FVJC
55 Bushy Hill
Simsbury, CT 06070

FVJC-ES COMMUNITY PASSOVER SEDER

Saturday, March 31st

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

Mar

31 2018

BSBI Community Seder

7:30PM - 10:30PM  

Beth Sholom B'nai Israel
400 Middle Turnpike East
Manchester, CT 06040

Join Beth Sholom B’nai Israel in Manchester as we celebrate the second night of Passover, March 31st, together as a…