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Click here for directions to submit your Jewish nonprofit community event to the Community Calendar. Federation encourages you to consult and follow the latest Connecticut COVID-19 guidelines when planning in-person events. 

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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Sep 3, 2018
Labor Day
Sep

1 2018

Selichot at BTS

8:15PM - 11:55PM  

Maria daCunha
180 Still Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002

Selichot at BTS – Join B’nai Tikvoh-Sholom for “Angel On My Shoulder”– a classic film about the challenges …

Sep

4 2018

Film and Panel Discussion

3:00PM - 4:30PM  

University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford,, CT 06117

Featuring television documentary, The Good Nazi, on Major Karl Plagge and his work at HKP Labor camp during the Holocaust

Sep

4 2018

Event sponsored by the Lillian Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation. Details to follow.

Sep

4 2018

HHNE Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Hebrew High School of New England
300 Bloomfield Avenue
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117

HHNE Board Meeting

Sep

5 2018

Personal progress, a pleasure not a pain!
Speaker panel:
Shayna Gopin: Rosh Hoshana, a springboard to grow spirituall…

Sep

5 2018

Hebrew Senior Care Board Meeting

5:00PM - 6:30PM  

Hebrew Senior Care
1 Abrahms Boulevard
West Hartford, CT 06117

Hebrew Senior Care Board Meeting at Hebrew Senior Care

Sep

5 2018

Back to Beth El Carnival & Community Celebration

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

This event is free and open to the public! Prospective members encouraged to join us!

Featuring...
Inflatables for a…

Sep

5 2018

JFGH Board Meeting

5:30PM - 9:00PM  

CSB Board Room
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT

Federation Board Meeting

Sep

6 2018

JHSGH Board Meeting

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

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

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

Sep

6 2018

Lion of Judah Dinner

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

TBD

Annual Lion of Judah Dinner. By invitation. To learn more about becoming a Lion of Judah, click here or contact Rach…

Sep

6 2018

Lecture " Divine Musing - The Art of Bruce Gillespie"

7:15PM - 8:30PM  

University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Lecture: a spokesperson for the NDSS will lecture on Divine Musing - The Art of Bruce Gillespie

Sep

9 2018

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Sep

10 2018

Rosh Hashanah

12:00AM  

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

Rosh Hashanah Services begin at 7 p.m. at Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congregation, 37 Main Street, Southington. Morning se…

Sep

9 2018

EVENING OF ROSH HASHANAH COMMUNITY SERVICE - OPEN TO ALL

5:00PM - 6:00PM  

Simsbury farms Skating Rink
100 Old Farms Road
simsbury, CT 06070

EVENING OF ROSH HASHANAH
COMMUNITY WORSHIP SERVICE
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th
5:00pm

Simsbury Farms…

Sep

12 2018

Jewish Community Foundation Board Meeting

Sep

12 2018

JCRC Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

CSB-Board Room
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford , CT 06117

JCRC Board Meeting

Sep

13 2018

Children's Reading Partners Training

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Congregation Kol Haverim
1079 Hebron Avenue
Glastonbury, CT 06033

Each year, more than 1 in 3 American children starts kindergarten without the language skills they need to learn to r…

Sep

16 2018

Tashlich in the Park

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Hubbard Park
West Main St.
Meriden, CT 06451

Temple B'nai Abraham of Meriden is having its annual Tashlich ceremony in Hubbard Park in Meriden on Sunday, Sept. 16…

Sep

16 2018

Friendship Circle Kick Off

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

Mandatory Kick Off and Orientation for Friendship Circle volunteers

Sep

17 2018

Children's Reading Partners Training

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Community Services Building
333 Bloomfield Ave
Suite c
West Hartford, CT 06117

Each year, more than 1 in 3 American children starts kindergarten without the language skills they need to learn to r…

Sep

20 2018

Children's Reading Partners Training

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

Community Services Building
333 Bloomfield Ave
Suite c
West Hartford, CT 06117

Each year, more than 1 in 3 American children starts kindergarten without the language skills they need to learn to r…

Sep

20 2018

JCF Legacy Society Event

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

JCF Legacy Society Event

Sep

20 2018

Schechter Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Meeting of the Schechter Board of Trustees

Sep

21 2018

Spill the Tea: Women's Event

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Tentative Women's Event
Contact Meredith Chandler, Associate Vice President and Director of Women's Philanthropy, for…

Sep

25 2018

Emanuel Sisterhood New Member Gathering in the Sukkah

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117

Emanuel Sisterhood welcomes old and new members for a meet and greet and gathering in the Sukkah. Rabbi Small will sa…

Sep

26 2018

Young Professionals "Get Out the Vote" Event

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

Hog River Brewing
1429 Park Street
Hartford, CT 06106

Get Out the Vote!
Jewish Young Professionals Happy Hour
with State Representative Matt Lesser

Wednesday, September 2…

Sep

26 2018

JCC Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Mandell JCC Board of Directors meeting

Sep

26 2018

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Sep

27 2018

Lecture - Remembering Philip Roth

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Avenue

West Hartford, CT 06117

Lecture - Remembering Philip Roth with Professor Avinoam Patt, University of Hartford Professor Josh…

Sep

27 2018

CLI is an intensive, 12-month program for rising Jewish leaders. Participants are nominated by their synagogue or age…

Sep

27 2018

ADL Regional Board Meeting

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Graustein Memorial Fund Office
2319 Whitney Ave # 2B
Hamden, CT

ADL Regional Board meeting (a statewide board) is holding its first fall meeting in Hartford.

Sep

30 2018

Simchat Torah Celebration & Siyyum

9:00AM - 11:30AM  

fvjc
55 bushy hill rd
simsbury, CT 06001

Simchat Torah Celebration & Siyyum
Sunday, September 30th
21 Tishrei 5779
9:00-11:30am

FVJC INVITES YOU TO JOIN US A…

Sep

30 2018

Breathe. Think. Shine.

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Maria daCunha
180 Still Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002

Breathe. Think. Shine. The Neshama Center for Lifelong Learning invites everyone to join us on Sunday, September 30th…

Sep

30 2018

Friendship Circle Sukkot party

12:00PM - 1:30PM  

Friendship Circle Sukkot party