Christmas
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.
To download a four-year Jewish Holiday Calendar, click here.
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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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Dec 25, 2018
Dec
1 2018
Emanuel Synagogue Sisterhood presents "Dueling Pianos"
7:00PM - 11:00PM
Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117
This is an evening of entertainment and a great fund-raiser for the Emanuel Synagogue Sisterhood!
Dec
1 2018
BSBI Third Annual Jazz Festival
7:30PM - 11:00PM
Little Theatre of Manchester at Cheney Hall
177 Hartford Rd
Manchester, CT 06040
Join Beth Sholom B'nai Israel once again at Cheney Hall for the Third Annual BSBI Jazz Festival!
For more informatio…
Dec
2 2018
BSBI Third Annual Jazz Festival
1:00PM - 5:30PM
Little Theatre of Manchester at Cheney Hall
177 Hartford Rd
Manchester, CT 06040
Join us once again at Cheney Hall for the Third Annual BSBI Jazz Festival!
For more information, visit www.myshul.org.
Dec
2 2018
Chanukah at Blue Back - fire on ICE
3:00PM - 7:00PM
Blue Back Square
West Hartford, CT
Community-wide celebration
Watch a GIANT Menorah being sculptured from ICE
• Chocolate Gelt Drop!
•Chanukah Ess…
Dec
3 2018
Launch of JLI - Wrestling with G-d Series
7:30AM - 9:30AM
chabad house
2352 albany ave
w hartford, CT 06117
Where is the evidence for G-d? Is Jewish practice primitive? Are science and religion in conflict? Wrestling
with Fai…
Dec
3 2018
Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy Chanukah Show
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Mary Jane DuPont
53 Gabb Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Free and open to the community! See our talented students perform their Chanukah songs, and then a performance by Bub…
Dec
4 2018
Read Hebrew America
7:00AM - 8:00AM
fvjc
55 bushy hill rd
simsbury, CT
WANT TO LEARN HEBREW?
Join Congregations across America as they learn to read Hebrew
Tuesdays:
Nov 6th, 13th, 20th,…
Dec
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
Dec
5 2018
Lion of Judah Conference Cocktail Party
5:00PM - 6:30PM
Home of Dana Keller
275 Westmont Street
West Hartford, CT 06117
Lion of Judah Cocktail Party to kick off the Lion of Judah Conference in January. Please contact Meredith Chandler, m…
Dec
5 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 the loss of a loved one has no set time fra…
Dec
5 2018
Lecture "American Jews and Israel"
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Maurice Greenberg Center
University of Hartford HJGE 300
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Kenneth W. Stein, Professor of Contemporary Middle Eastern History, Political Science and Israeli Studies, and …
Dec
6 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…
Dec
6 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
Dec
9 2018
Beth El Temple's Play And Learn
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Beth El Temple's Play And Learn @ Synagogue (P.A.L.S.) returns for our Early Childhood Community on Sunday, December …
Dec
9 2018
Friendship Circle Chanukah Bowl
11:00AM - 1:30PM
A night of lights, latkes and strikes with your friends at Friendship Circle
Dec
9 2018
Latkes and RELISH
2:30PM - 4:00PM
Solomon Schechter Day School
26 Buena Vista Road
West Hartford, CT 06107
A community-wide Hanukah celebration for all ages. Free and open to the public.
Dec
9 2018
Chanukah and "All That Jazz"
4:30PM - 7:00PM
Beth David Synagogue
20 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119
Greg Wall, rabbi at Beit Chaverim in Westport, is a professionally trained musician. He and his four-piece band will…
Dec
9 2018
Night at the Improv Chanukah Event
7:00PM - 8:45PM
Young Israel of West Hartford
2240 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
The Young Israel of West Hartford invites you to join us for a Night at the Improv Chanukah Event, Featuring an Outra…
Dec
10 2018
Beth El Music & Arts Concert
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Beth El Music & Arts Concert: Israeli Youth Symphony
For the first time ever, Beth El Temple is excited to welc…
Dec
10 2018
JHER Project - Adult Ed Series
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Jewish Hartford - European Roots Adult Ed miniseries - rediscovering Jewish life in Eastern Europe with Professor Sam…
Dec
11 2018
HHNE Board Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
HHNE
300 Bloomfield Avenue
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
HHNE Board Meeting
Dec
11 2018
JCRC Board Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Board Room, CSB Building
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
JCRC Board Meeting
Dec
11 2018
General Board Meeting - HAGH
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy of Greater Hartford
53 Gabb Rd
Bloomfield, CT 06002
All are Welcome
Dec
12 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 ALSA and Senior Day Center Board Meeting
Dec
12 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 the loss of a loved one has no set time fra…
Dec
12 2018
Jewish Historical Society Board Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Jewish Historical Society
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Meeting of the JHSGH Board of Directors
Dec
13 2018
Dec
13 2018
CLI Workshop "Jewish Community: Structure and Resources"
5:30PM - 8:30PM
Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy
53 Gabb Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002
CLI is an intensive, 12-month program for rising Jewish leaders. Participants are nominated by their synagogue or age…
Dec
13 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…
Dec
13 2018
JTConnect Board Meeting
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Community Service Building
333 Bloomfield Avenue
JTConnect Board Meeting
Dec
13 2018
JTConnect Board Meeting
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Community Service Building
333 Bloomfield Avenue
JTConnect Board Meeting
Dec
14 2018
Dec
16 2018
Amiel BaKehila in West Hartford: Spirituality & Israel
12:00AM - 11:55PM
Under the auspices of the Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and the Ohr Torah Stone network, ABK is partnering wit…
Dec
14 2018
Jun
7 2019
SHABBAT SHEBANG
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy of Greater Hartford
53 Gabb Rd
Bloomfield, CT 06002
Friday morning is one of our most exciting and joyful mornings. Our Shabbat program starts by learning Parshat…
Dec
15 2018
Red Letter: Schechter Friends Cocktail Party
8:00PM - 10:00PM
CT
FOSS (Friends of Solomon Schechter) Cocktail Party
Dec
16 2018
JFACT Fund, Inc. Annual Night at the Theater Fundraiser
3:00PM - 7:00PM
Westport Country Playhouse
25 Powers Ct
Westport, CT 06880
The Pianist, a musical at the Westport Country Playhouse tells the true story of a young Jewish musician, who was sen…
Dec
17 2018
Voices of Hope “Annual” Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Mandell Jewish Community Center
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Annual Meeting
Dec
18 2018
JLA Advisory Board Meeting
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Community Service Building Board Room
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Advisory Board Meeting for Jewish Leadership Academy board members.
Dec
19 2018
JHSGH board meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Jewish Historical Society
333 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite B
West Hartford, CT 06117
Meeting of the JHSGH Board of Directors
Dec
20 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…
Dec
22 2018
Dor L'Dor - Parent Child Learning
6:45PM - 7:45PM
Young Israel of West Hartford
2240 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Saturday Nights (12/22, 12/29. 1/19 & 2/23) - 6:45 PM - 7:45 PM at the Young Israel of West Hartford (2240 Albany…
Dec
27 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…
Dec
29 2018
Dor L'Dor - Parent Child Learning
6:45PM - 7:45PM
Young Israel of West Hartford
2240 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Saturday Nights (12/22, 12/29. 1/19 & 2/23) - 6:45 PM - 7:45 PM at the Young Israel of West Hartford (2240 Albany…