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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 2018

Symposium: Mussar and CBT
 

University of Hartford
Wilde Auditorium - Harry Jack Gray Center
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

What do Aaron Beck (b. 1921), the founder of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Mendel Lefin of Satanow (1749-1826), an…

Apr

3 2018

Chol Hamoed Pesach Barbeque

6:30PM - 9:00PM  

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

Take a break from your kitchen and enjoy dinner with Rabbi Daniel Braune-Friedman and the Hebrew Center team! RSVP…

Apr

4 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

Apr

6 2018

Chair Yoga

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

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

Have you always wanted to try yoga but thought your age or illness was a barrier? Learn how to safely practice from…

Apr

7 2018

Community Wide Mimouna Celebration

9:00PM - 11:00PM  

Beit Mordechai Synagogue
1137 Trout Brook Dr.
West Hartford, CT 06119

Community Wide Mimouna Celebration for the first time in Connecticut!
Beit Mordechai Synagogue, supported by the Jewi…

Apr

8 2018

JTConnect goes to NYC!

6:00AM - 11:59PM  

On Sunday, April 8th all 8th-12th graders are invited to join us for our annual NYC trip. Join us for a action-packed…

Apr

8 2018

CVSO "Celebrating Jewish Composers" concert

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

The Connecticut Valley Symphony Orchestra is proud to present a program celebrating the music of Jewish composers. …

Apr

9 2018

Voices of Hope Board of Directors Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Voices of Hope Office
20 Waterside Drive
Suite 100
Farmington , CT 06032

Voices of Hope Board of Directors Meeting

Apr

10 2018

Apr

10 2018

Supreme Court cases and Jewish Values

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford , CT 06117

Emanuel Synagogue Adult Education will be live streaming Seth Waxman discussing Supreme Court Cases and Jewish Values

Apr

11 2018

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Apr

12 2018

Yom Hashoah- Holocaust Memorial Day Reading of Names at Eno Hall

6:50PM - 7:00PM  

eno hall

simsbury, CT

Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation – Emek Shalom
will continue our annual tradition of hosting a 24 hour continu…

Apr

11 2018

JFGH Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

CSB Board Room
333 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117

Federation Board Meeting

Apr

12 2018

JCF Board Meeting

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Meeting of the Jewish Community Foundation Board of Trustees

Apr

13 2018

Israel@70 Community Wide Shabbat Service and Dinner

6:00PM - 8:30PM  

The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117

Celebrate Israel@70 with our community-wide Shabbat service and dinner!

6:00 p.m. Mincha Greetings followed by Eveni…

Apr

15 2018

Meaningful Conversations in Turbulent Times: Facilitating Dialogue Across Divides
A Two-Part Facilitated Workshop wit…

Apr

15 2018

Good Deeds Day at the J

11:00AM - 4:00PM  

Elana MacGilpin
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Good Deeds Day is a global day that unites people from over 90 countries to do good
deeds for the benefit of others a…

Apr

15 2018

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Apr

22 2018

2018 Israel Festival

12:00PM - 4:00PM  

Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

The 2018 Israel Festival will focus on celebrating Israel @ 70 and will include community wide events for children, f…

Apr

15 2018

Planning a Future for Your Family’s Past

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Temple Sinai
41 West Hartford Road
Newington, CT 06111

Learn how to organize your family documents.

Apr

15 2018

Red Letter: Yom Hashoah Commemoration

6:00PM - 10:00PM  

TBD

Community wide commemoration to honor the memory of the martyred six million.
Candle lighting and procession at 6:00 …

Apr

16 2018

Symposium 75th Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
 

University of Hartford
Harry Jack Gray Center
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Samantha Baskind, Cleveland State University "The Warsaw Ghetto in American Art and Culture" and Avinoam Patt, …

Apr

16 2018

Reading of the Names

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT

Reading of the Names

Apr

16 2018

In Our Hands - The Battle For Jerusalem

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

In Our Hands tells the
story of Israel’s 55th
Paratrooper Brigade
and how Israel Defense
Forces risked everything
f…

Apr

16 2018

An Insider’s View of Israel

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT

In honor of Israel@70, Israelis and friends of Israel
in the Greater Hartford community will be holding
monthly discu…

Apr

17 2018

Dine 4 JCL @ Effie's

4:00PM - 8:00PM  

Effie's Place Family Restaurant
91 Park Road
West Hartford, CT 06119

The Jewish Association for Community Living is collaborating with Effie's Place Family Restaurant to support our neig…

Apr

17 2018

Red Letter: Yom Hazikaron Ceremony

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

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

The annual ceremony for Israel's Memorial Day honoring fallen soldiers and victims of terror.

“The greatest honor …

Apr

18 2018

Israel @ 70: Yom HaZikaron to Yom Ha'atzmaut Transition Ceremony

6:45PM - 9:00PM  

Hebrew High School of New England
300 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Join us for an evening of reflection and celebration to mark the transition between Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha'atzmaut,…

Apr

19 2018

JFACT: Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration at the State Capitol

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

State Capitol
210 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, 06106

Come celebrate Israel's 70th Birthday at the State Capitol as the Israeli flag flies high over the State Capitol that…

Apr

19 2018

Yom Ha'atzmaut Food Fest & Karaoke

7:00PM - 9:30PM  

Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Celebrate Israel's Independence Day with great food and music!

Bulgarians, Moroccans, Russians, Americans and many m…

Apr

20 2018

Israeli-Style RELISH at Schechter

8:30AM - 9:30AM  

Solomon Schechter Day School
26 Buena Vista Road
West Hartford, CT 06107

Every Friday morning the Schechter school community - joined by parents, community members and leaders - comes togeth…

Apr

20 2018

Red Letter: Annual Holocaust Commemoration

11:30AM - 1:00PM  

State Capitol
210 Capitol Ave
Hartford, CT 06106

Annual Holocaust Commemoration

Apr

20 2018

Klezmer Shabbat at FVJC

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

FVJC
55 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT CT

Join FVJC for a rousing Klezmer Shabbat with the Klezshpillers @ 7:00pm on April 20th at Farmington Valley Jewish…

Apr

21 2018

Shabbat Service for Special Needs

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

JCL hosts a Shabbat Interactive Service​, led by Nancy Rosen, with storyteller Sara deBeer.

Apr

21 2018

Israel@70 Through the Lens of Poetry

11:30AM - 1:30PM  

Maria daCunha
180 Still Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002

Israel@70 Through the Lens of Poetry – Lunch & Learn following 9:30 a.m. Services Saturday, April 21 @ 11:30 a.m. a…

Apr

21 2018

Penny Lane - A Beatle's Tribute Band fundraiser

6:00PM - 9:30PM  

Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congregation
37 Main Street
Southington, CT CT 06489

Family-friendly Beatles tribute concert is a fundraiser for Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congregation.

Apr

22 2018

JHS and Emanuel sponsored bus trip to New York City

9:00AM - 11:59PM  

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

The Jewish Historical Society and The Emanuel Synagogue are co-sponsoring a trip to New York City. More details to follow.

Apr

22 2018

Breakfast Program: One Man's Medical Mission to Haiti

9:15AM - 11:15AM  

Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

We invite you to join us for a breakfast buffet with Beth El Temple’s own Dr. Glen Rosenfeld. Glen is the Chairman …

Apr

22 2018

Tali Bass will talk about her Be'er Sheva childhood, IDF military service, and her love of Israel.

Apr

22 2018

PJ Library Goes to the (Ball) Park! to Celebrate Israel @ 70!

1:00PM - 4:00PM  

Dunkin Donuts Park

Hartford, CT

Celebrate Israel's 70th Birthday with your PJ Library friends at the Hartford Yard Goats!

Part of the Israel @ 70 ce…

Apr

22 2018

TORAH YOGA

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

Beth David Synagogue
20 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119

A community-wide Jewish Yoga experience with Shelly Dembe

Apr

22 2018

Dinner and "Rock in the Red Zone" Film at Beth David Synagogue

5:00PM - 9:00PM  

Beth David Synagogue
20 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119

The movie highlights the music that will be featured at a greater Hartford community concert in June.

Apr

22 2018

2018 AIPAC New England Leadership Dinner

5:30PM - 9:00PM  

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
415 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

 

Please join community leaders, members of Congress, state officials, and students for AIPAC’S largest gathering of …

Apr

24 2018

Red Letter: Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy Annual Gala Dinner
 

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

Annual fundraising dinner for the Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy - Red Letter Event

Apr

24 2018

FASHION SHOW!!

6:30PM - 9:00PM  

Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117

Emanuel Synagogue Sisterhood is bringing back our Fashion Show!!

Apr

24 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 o…

Apr

25 2018

Lecture -"On and Off the Derech: A Family Story"
 

University of Hartford
Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, Harry Jack Gray Conference Center - Room E
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

"On and Off the Derech: A Family Story" Donald Weber, Mount Holyoke College A lecture on “orthodox turns”…

Apr

25 2018

NCCJ 2018 Human Relations Award Banquet

6:00PM - 10:00PM  

Hartford Marriott Downtown

Hartford, CT

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

Apr

25 2018

JCRC Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Jewish Federation-Board Room
333 Bloomfield Ave.
West Hartford, CT 06117

JCRC Board Meeting

Apr

28 2018

Dueling Pianos Night

6:30PM - 10:00PM  

Kol Haverim
1079 Hebron Avenue
Glastonbury, CT 06033

A High Energy, All Request, Sing Along, Clap Along, Rock N Roll, Comedy Piano show where the audience is just as much…

Apr

29 2018

Partners in Creation For Lo The Winter is Past

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

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

Partners in Creation For Lo The Winter is Past – The Jewish Art of Papercutting – A Hands-on workshop on Sunday, …

Apr

29 2018

YOM HAATZMAUT KIDS PARTY!

11:30AM - 1:30PM  

Mandell Jewish Community Center of Greater Hartford
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117

The Ktantanim family, West Hartford’s Hebrew speaking children’s group, invites you to celebrate the 70th birthda…

Apr

29 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.

Apr

29 2018

Ner Tamid Gala supports innovative programming and scholarship for the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartfo…

Apr

30 2018

President's Circle Dinner with Nanette Fridman

5:30PM - 6:45PM  

JCC Innovation Center
335 Bloomfield Ave.
West Hartford, CT 06117

By invitation for Presidents' Circle Members Only


Apr

30 2018

Howard J. Siegal Leadership Institute Presents Nanette Fridman

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

JCC Innovation Center
335 Bloomfield Ave.
West Hartford, CT 06117

JLA Presents: The Howard J. Siegal Leadership Institute

CUTTING EDGE FUNDRAISING WORKSHOP WITH NANETTE FRIDMAN

Open…