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Community Calendar
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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Celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut with Six13 live at The Bushnell in Hartford. World renowned acapella parody group Six13, known for their videos like Bohemian Chanukah (a Queen adaptation), a Billy Joel Passover, a We...
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Oct 8, 2018
Oct
3 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
Oct
3 2018
"Eighth Grade", film about coming of age in the digital age
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Mandell JCC: Gilman Theater
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
EIGHTH GRADE, an incredible film about coming of age in the digital age.
Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal w…
Oct
3 2018
Oct
4 2018
Red Letter: An Evening of Voices and Visions
5:30PM - 9:00PM
The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117
Save the Date for
HINENI: "Here I Am"
An Evening of Voices and Visions
October 4, 2018 | 5:30 p.m.
The Emanuel…
Oct
7 2018
Red Letter: Gubernatorial Candidate Forum
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford , CT 06117
The Gubernatorial Candidate Forum will feature the three major candidates for Governor of Connecticut:
- Ned Lamont …
Oct
7 2018
The Club’s FALL + FARM + FRIENDS = FUN
3:30PM - 5:00PM
The Pickin Patch
219 Nod Rd
Avon, CT 06001-3816
Enjoy the beauty of the season with a hayride to pick your own pumpkin*.
Then enjoy cider, donuts and some great comp…
Oct
7 2018
Big Wheel Derby
4:00PM - 5:30PM
mandell jcc
335 bloomfield avenue
west hartford , CT 06117
Big Hearts Helping Others! Support Alyssa's Angel Fund - this fund helps children with GSD, in financial need, from a…
Oct
7 2018
Red Letter: Distinguished Service Award Banquet
5:00PM - 8:00PM
Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Beth El Temple Men's Club presents the Distinguished Service Award Banquet. Join us as we honor of Dave Diamond an…
Oct
8 2018
HHNE Board Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
HHNE
300 Bloomfield Avenue
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
HHNE Board Meeting
Oct
8 2018
Lecture-"Jews and Human Rights
7:00PM - 9:00PM
University of Hartford
HGJE 300
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
James Loeffler of the University of Virginia will deliver a lecture “Rooted Cosmopolitans: Jews and Human…
Oct
9 2018
Rooted Cosmopolitans: Jews and Human Rights in the Twentieth Century
11:00AM - 12:15PM
Visualization Studio (room 1101), level 1, Homer Babbidge Library
University of Connecticut
369 Fairfield Way
Storrs, CT 06269
Professor James Loeffler will discuss his recently published book Rooted Cosmopolitans: Jews and Human Rights in the …
Oct
9 2018
RED LETTER: JCF Donor Reception
5:00PM - 9:00PM
Red Letter date for the Foundation's annual donor reception.
Oct
10 2018
Oct
11 2018
Embracing Judaism
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Beth El
2626 Albany Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Whether you want to reboot your Judaism, satisfy your intellectual curiosity or consider Judaism as a new faith, you…
Oct
11 2018
JFGH Board Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
CSB Board Room
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT
Federation Board Meeting
Oct
11 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
Oct
11 2018
The Jews of New Britain
7:00PM - 9:00PM
TBD
CT
Discussion of the history of the Jewish community of New Britain.
Oct
13 2018
BBYO Regional Kickoff
8:00PM - 11:00PM
Spare Time Entertainment
177 Farmington Ave,
Bristol, CT 06010
Join BBYO Connecticut Valley Region and teens from all over Connecticut and Western MA for THE Jewish event of the se…
Oct
14 2018
College Application Seminar
9:30AM - 11:00AM
FVjc
55 bushy hill rd
simsbury, CT 06001
CALLING ALL COLLEGE-BOUND TEENS & FAMILIES!
Applying for college is hard.
But it doesn't have to be!
Join Dr. Robert…
Oct
14 2018
Hebrew High School of New England Classic Car Show Fundraiser
10:00AM - 1:00PM
Hebrew High School of New England
300 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Please join us for our first ever Car Show fundraiser! We will host antiques, collector cars, bikes, hot & street rod…
Oct
14 2018
Friends of Yiddish
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Maria daCunha
180 Still Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Friends of Yiddish – Sunday, October 14 @ 10:30 a.m. at the Mandell JCC, 335 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford – for…
Oct
14 2018
BRUNCH TO HONOR RABBI RIEMER’S DECADE WITH TEMPLE BETH TORAH!
11:30AM - 1:30PM
Temple Beth Torah
130 Main Street
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Temple Beth Torah (TBT), 130 Main Street, Old Wethersfield, will mark Rabbi Seth Riemer’s 10 years with the…
Oct
14 2018
Red Letter: Smitten Kitchen at the Jewish Book Festival
2:00PM - 4:30PM
Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Mandell JCC Jewish Book Festival event featuring cookbook author Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen.
Oct
14 2018
Oct
14 2018
Beth David Synagogue Fundraising Event
5:00PM - 9:00PM
Beth David Synagogue
20 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119
Fundraising Event. Details to follow.
Oct
15 2018
Professor Deena Grant Lecture on King Solomon
7:00AM - 9:00PM
The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117
More information is coming soon.
Oct
15 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
Oct
16 2018
Oct
18 2018
Amiel BaKehila in West Hartford: Exploring Israeli Culinary Culture
12:00AM - 11:55PM
Under the auspices of the Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and the Ohr Torah Stone network, ABK is partnering wit…
Oct
16 2018
"My Jewish Journey from Moscow to Hartford"
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Home of Linda & David Roth
A Wallenberg Society Dinner, Interview and Concert featuring Leonid Sigal, concertmaster (Hartford Symphony Orchestra…
Oct
16 2018
JHSGH board meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
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
Oct
17 2018
JLA Advisory Board Meeting
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Community Service Building Board Room
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Meeting for JLA Advisory Board Members
Oct
17 2018
Lecture: "Americans and the Holocaust"
7:00PM - 9:00PM
University of Hartford, Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies
HJGE 300
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
History Prof. Daniel Greene of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will speak on "Americans and the…
Oct
18 2018
10th Annual Parenting Conference with Rosalind Wiseman
12:00AM
Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
The Mandell JCC presents international expert Rosalind Wiseman to speak to parents and educators on Creating Cultures…
Oct
18 2018
Hebrew Learning Center: Better Balance Clinic
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Hebrew Center for Health and Rehabilitation
1 Abrahms Blvd.
West Hartford, CT 06117
Hebrew Learning Center: Better Balance Clinic
Free Educational Series. Life is learning and learning is fun at Hebrew…
Oct
18 2018
JCL Double Chai Anniversary Gala
5:00PM - 9:30PM
The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117
Jewish Association for Community Living 36th Anniversary Gala - Double Chai
- Cocktails, Dinner, Dancing -
Oct
18 2018
Doumentary Film Festival
7:00PM - 9:00PM
University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Documentary film festival featuring four University of Hartford student short will be shown followed by a…
Oct
18 2018
Embracing Judaism
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Beth El
2626 Albany Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Whether you want to reboot your Judaism, satisfy your intellectual curiosity or consider Judaism as a new faith, you…
Oct
20 2018
Ivrim-Strangers and Refugees Then and Now Lunch & Learn
11:30AM - 1:30PM
Maria daCunha
180 Still Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Ivrim-The Ones Who Cross Over: Strangers and Refugees Then and Now Lunch & Learn – Saturday, October 20 following 9…
Oct
21 2018
Hebrew High School of New England Car Show Rain Date
10:00AM - 1:00PM
Hebrew High School of New England
300 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
In the event of inclement weather on October 14th, the car show will be rescheduled for the 21st.
Oct
21 2018
Patners in Creation: “Remember that you were refugees”
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Patners in Creation: “Remember that you were refugees”: Turning words of Torah into Works of Art – Sunday, Octo…
Oct
21 2018
We Are Going To Pick Potatoes
1:30PM - 3:30PM
Temple Sinai
41 West Hartford Road
Newington, CT 06111
Learn about the Jews of Norway and the Holocaust.
Oct
21 2018
S'moreds & Tours: Camp Laurelwood Open House
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Camp Laurelwood
463 Summer Hill Rd
Madison , CT 06443
Meet with friendly staff, see our newly renovated campus, and enjoy an afternoon at camp during our S'mores & Tours o…
Oct
21 2018
S'mores & Tours: Camp Laurelwood OPen House
2:00PM - 4:00PM
jennifer gelband
463 Summer Hill Rd
Madison, CT 06443
Meet with friendly staff, see our newly renovated campus, and enjoy an afternoon at camp during our S'mores & Tours…
Oct
21 2018
Oct
21 2018
Red Letter: Beth David Synagogue Fundraiser
6:00PM - 9:00PM
Beth David Synagogue
20 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119
A fundraising "Chopped" - style event featuring local chefs.
Oct
22 2018
Oct
24 2018
GA in Israel
12:00AM - 11:55PM
Join your local Federation for the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly in Tel Aviv, Israel! Learn m…
Oct
22 2018
Presidents' Circle Dinner & Discussion
5:30PM - 6:30PM
TBD
Current presidents of synagogues and other local Jewish nonprofits are invited to join us for Dinner & Discussion pri…
Oct
22 2018
The Strawberry Girl: A Theatrical Presentation by Israeli Stage
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center Konover Auditorium
University of Connecticut
405 Babbidge Road
Storrs, CT 06269
The Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life at UConn will be hosting a performance of Savyon Liebrecht…
Oct
22 2018
JLA Community Board Member Orientation
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Mandell Jewish Community Center - Innovation Center
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Jewish Leadership Academy Presents:
Community Board Member Orientation
A Workshop with Nanette Fridman
$18 per perso…
Oct
23 2018
A Jewish Mindfulness Journey
7:00AM - 8:30AM
Maria daCunha
180 Still Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002
A Jewish Mindfulness Journey with Jeryl Brown, MSW and Rabbi Debra Cantor – Tuesdays at the Mandell JCC, 335 Bloomf…
Oct
23 2018
Red Letter: Sol LeWitt Fundraiser
10:00AM - 6:00PM
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CO 06117
Fundraising event concerning the works of Hartford-born artist Sol LeWitt.
Oct
24 2018
Hebrew Center Bereavement Support Group
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Hebrew Center for Health and Rehabilitation
1 Abrahms Blvd.
West Hartford, CT 06117
Bereavement Support Group
Finding Comfort in Our Time of Loss
Coping with a loss of a loved one has no set time frame…
Oct
24 2018
Oct
24 2018
Red Letter: Hot Buzz Panel at Jewish Book Festival
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
"Hot Buzz" book panel at the Mandell JCC Jewish Book Festival, featuring RJ Julia's Roxanne Coady.
Oct
25 2018
CLI Workshop "First – Know Yourself"
5:30PM - 8:30PM
TBD
“No one is stronger than the person who knows who and what s/he is.” - Rabbi Jonathan Sachs, Lessons in Leadershi…
Oct
25 2018
Embracing Judaism
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Beth El
2626 Albany Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Whether you want to reboot your Judaism, satisfy your intellectual curiosity or consider Judaism as a new faith, you…
Oct
25 2018
JCRC Board Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford , 06117
JCRC Board Meeting
Oct
28 2018
Mahj Jongg Tournament
8:45AM - 4:30PM
fvjc
55 bushy hill rd
simsbury, CT 06070
6 rounds of friendly competition. $36 per player.
Register at fvjc.org
Oct
28 2018
Oct
28 2018
Beth El Music & Arts Concert: Just 2 Pianos
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Beth El Music & Arts presents an autumn concert you won’t want to miss! Cantor Joseph Ness leads “Just 2 Pianos…
Oct
29 2018
Holocaust Educators Workshop
9:00AM - 3:00PM
University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Holocaust Educators Workshop. Details to be confirmed
Oct
29 2018
An Historic Evening with Anne Frank's Stepsister
7:00PM - 9:30PM
The Bushnell Performing Arts Center
166 Capitol Ave
Hartford, CT 06106
Enter the world of Anne Frank as told by her stepsister and childhood friend, Eva Schloss at a Chabad gala celebratio…
Oct
30 2018
RED LETTER: AIPAC Annual CT Event
7:00PM - 9:00PM
TBA
Please save the date for the 2018 AIPAC Annual Connecticut Event
Oct
30 2018
Nov
13 2018
TBH Tour of Israel in "Twenty Chai"
10:00PM - 5:15AM
Temple Beth Hillel
20 Baker Lane
South Windsor, CT 06074
Temple Beth Hillel heads to Israel. Designed for first timers as well as those who have visited Israel previously,…