Community Calendar

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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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Apr 10, 2020
Good Friday
Apr 12, 2020
Easter
Apr

1 2020

JFGH Board of Directors Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

CSB Board Room
333 Bloomfield Ave.
West Hartford, CT 06117

Federation Board Meeting - VIA CONFERENCE CALL

Apr

1 2020

Laughter After: Humor and the Holocaust -Book Launch and Film Screening

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Laughter After: Humor and the Holocaust argues that humor performs political, cultural, and social functions in the…

Apr

1 2020

NEJA General Board Meeting

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

New England Jewish Academy General Board Meeting

Apr

3 2020

PJ Library Family Shabbat

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

Mandell JCC
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117

All children and their grownups are welcome to a family friendly Shabbat celebration.
Bring your little one to play i…

Apr

5 2020

RED LETTER Eat, Drink, and Connect

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117

JTConnect Fundraiser

Apr

6 2020

JHER- Mini Course with Professor Sam Kassow

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Community Services Building
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Jewish Hartford - European Roots Adult Ed miniseries - rediscovering Jewish life in Eastern Europe with Professor Sam…

Apr

8 2020

First Night Community Passover Seder

6:00PM - 8:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

Celebrate Passover with friends and neighbors and enjoy dinner catered by The Crown. Reservations are required by Apr…

Apr

10 2020

PJ Library Family Shabbat

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

Mandell JCC
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117

All children and their grownups are welcome to a family friendly Shabbat celebration.
Bring your little one to play i…

Apr

13 2020

JHER - Mini Course with Professor Sam Kassow

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Community Services Building
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT

Jewish Hartford - European Roots Adult Ed miniseries - rediscovering Jewish life in Eastern Europe with Professor Sam…

Apr

17 2020

PJ Library Family Shabbat

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

Mandell JCC
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117

All children and their grownups are welcome to a family friendly Shabbat celebration.
Bring your little one to play i…

Apr

19 2020

The Emanuel Synagogue Menorah Society Event

9:30AM - 12:00PM  

The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117

 

A brunch honoring those members and families of members who have remembered The Emanuel in their estate plans.

Apr

20 2020

JFS Volunteer Recognition Event

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

Community Service Building Lobby
333 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117-1500

Annual Event to recognize JFS Volunteers

Apr

20 2020

Fun, Friends and Fashion

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

This heartwarming evening is a fundraiser for the Adults with Special Needs department at the Mandell JCC. Our…

Apr

21 2020

Apr

21 2020

JHSGH Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Community Services Building
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Meeting of the JHSGH Board of Directors

Apr

21 2020

Beth David Synagogue Board Meeting

8:00PM - 9:30PM  

Beth David Synagogue
20 Dover
West Hartford, CT 06119

Board Meeting

Apr

22 2020

Chai Society Luncheon and Program: "Musical Treasure Trove"

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Beth El Temple Chai Society invites you to a delightful luncheon and musical performance. With performances at Carneg…

Apr

22 2020

JCC Board of Directors meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

JCC Board of Directors meeting

Apr

22 2020

Wallant Award

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Wallant Book Award Ceremony, Honoring Maggie Brown and Others, by Peter Orner.

Apr

23 2020

Jewish Community Foundation Board Meeting

4:30PM - 6:30PM  


333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Jewish Community Foundation Board Meeting

Apr

23 2020

JCRC Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

This meeting will be held in the Board Room of the Mandell JCC.

Apr

23 2020

JTConnect Board Meeting

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

JTConnect Board Meeting

Apr

23 2020

Solomon Schechter Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Meeting of the Schechter Board of Trustees

Apr

24 2020

PJ Library Family Shabbat

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

Mandell JCC
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117

All children and their grownups are welcome to a family friendly Shabbat celebration.
Bring your little one to play i…

Apr

27 2020

Reading of the Names

8:00AM - 8:00PM  

Mandell JCC Chase Family Gallery

Light a candle to honor the memory of the six million

Apr

27 2020

Impact + Influence: The Stavis Leadership Program Session 3

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

Zoom Video Conference

CT

We are excited to re-introduce the highly successful Frank Stavis Leadership Forum under a new name for a new gener…

Apr

28 2020

Reflections & Celebration: Communal Yom HaZikaron & Yom HaAtzmaut Transition Ceremony: Join us to mark the…

Apr

30 2020

Dina Gold, Author of Stolen Legacy: Nazi Theft and the Quest for Justice

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT

When Dina Gold was a little girl, her grandmother told her stories about the glamorous life she had led in pre-war Be…