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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.
To download a four-year Jewish Holiday Calendar, click here.
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May
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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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Nov 11, 2021
Nov 25, 2021
Thanksgiving
Nov
3 2021
Nov
3 2021
Judith Leiber: From Holocaust Survivor to Designer & Master Craftsman
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
This is a virtual event. Journey with us to the Jewish Museum of Florida to learn about mega-designer Judith Leiber…
Nov
4 2021
Nov
4 2021
Professor Sam Kassow, Trinity College: “Who Will Write Our History?”
8:30PM - 10:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
This is a virtual event!
In 1940, in the Jewish ghetto of Nazi-occupied Warsaw, the Polish historian Emanuel Ringelbl…
Nov
4 2021
Who Will Write Our History? With Professor Sam Kassow, Trinity College
8:30PM - 10:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
In 1940, in the Jewish ghetto of Nazi-occupied Warsaw, the Polish historian Emanuel Ringelblum established a clandest…
Nov
5 2021
Outdoor Family Shabbat
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Susan Lentini
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Bring your little ones to welcome Shabbat and the holidays with PJ Library stories, songs, blessings, and challah.
F…
Nov
7 2021
Nov
9 2021
ADL Never Is Now
5:00PM
November 7-9, join thousands of experts, members of the community, business leaders and students for Never Is Now…
Nov
7 2021
The community is invited to a staged reading of our latest play, followed by a dessert reception
Nov
8 2021
Vilde Khayes Wild Things Childhood in the Eyes of Maurice Sendak
3:00PM - 4:00PM
University of Connecticut Library Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
405 Babbidge Road
Unit 1205
Storrs, CT 06269
This exhibition explores renowned children’s literature author and illustrator Maurice Sendak’s expression of…
Nov
8 2021
JFGH Board Meeting
5:00PM - 6:30PM
Zoom call
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford-Monthly Board Meeting
Nov
9 2021
Commemorating Kristallnacht: The Night of Broken Glass
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Please mark your calendars and plan on join when we will commemorate Kristallnacht, the “night of broken glass,” …
Nov
10 2021
Nov
10 2021
Life & Legacy Training #4
7:00PM - 8:30PM
zoom
Effective Stewardship - for Life & Legacy Community Partners
Nov
11 2021
Friendship Circle Challahgrams
5:30PM - 6:30PM
multi generational challah bake- one to keep and a loaf of love to share with a friend in need.
Nov
12 2021
Outdoor Family Shabbat
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Susan Lentini
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Bring your little ones to welcome Shabbat and the holidays with PJ Library stories, songs, blessings, and challah.
F…
Nov
13 2021
Connecticut Children’s 2021 Hybrid Gala
6:00PM - 11:00PM
Connecticut Convention Center
100 Columbus Blvd
Hartford, CT 06103
Prepare Thyself for Merriment!
By Order and Proclamation of Connecticut Children’s, kin near and far are invited to…
Nov
14 2021
16th Annual Holiday Bazaar
10:00AM - 3:00PM
Congregation Kol Haverim
1079 Hebron Avenue
glastonbury, CT 06033
16th Annual Holiday Bazaar Featuring handmade, local artisans. Judaica, holiday gifts, pottery, gourmet food…
Nov
14 2021
Kindness Rocks with PJ Our Way!
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Mandell JCC
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CO 06117
In honor of World Kindness Day, join us in celebrating
and committing to showing more kindness to those
around us. W…
Nov
14 2021
St. Petersburg and Moscow-A Virtual Historical Tour
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
This is a virtual event. Many Ashkenazi Jews say that their parents/grandparents/great grandparents came from Russia; …
Nov
14 2021
RED LETTER: Kristallnacht
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Annual Kristallnacht program with Rabbi Jacob Schacter, a historian of intellectual trends in Orthodox Judaism, is Un…
Nov
14 2021
Annual Margot Jeremias Memorial Kristallnacht Commemoration Lecture
Nov
14 2021
The 4th Annual Margot Jeremias Memorial Kristallnacht Commemoration Lecture
7:30PM - 9:00PM
The Young Israel of West Hartford
2240 Albany Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
WEST HARTFORD – Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter, renowned speaker, author and historian, will be this year’s keynote …
Nov
15 2021
Fill the Van Food Drive
8:30AM - 5:00PM
Mandell JCC entrance
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
As we get ready for Thanksgiving and shop for all the fixings, we can do a mitzvah to help those families experiencin…
Nov
15 2021
Nov
16 2021
RED LETTER: JFS Annual Hunger Event
6:30PM - 8:00PM
Virtual
Jewish Family Services and the Anja Rosenberg Kosher Food Pantry Hunger Event Committee invite you to join us virtual…
Nov
17 2021
The Trials of Stella Goldschlag with Prof. Laura Jockusch
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Zoom
Faculty Colloquium Presentation with Laura Jockusch, Brandeis University and Albert Abramson Associate Professor of H…
Nov
17 2021
Nov
18 2021
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford Board Meeting
4:30PM - 6:30PM
Jewish Community Foundation Board Meeting 4:30 pm
Nov
18 2021
An Evening with Monique Faison Ross
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Jane Pasternak
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
This event will happen via Zoom and is free to the commuity
Nov
18 2021
Nov
20 2021
True Colors–Jews of Color: A Dramatic Performance by “The Braid”
8:00PM - 10:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
This is a virtual event. The Braid, formerly Jewish Women’s Theatre, is the go-to Jewish story company and leading …
Nov
21 2021
What is Chanukah REALLY About?
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
What IS Chanukah really about? Miracles? Zealots? Pagan festivals? Religious freedom? Sukkot take 2? Join Rabbi Andi …
Nov
21 2021
JTConnect Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie Bake
11:30AM - 1:30PM
Congregation Beth Israel
706 Farmington Ave
West Hartford, CT 06119
We need YOU to help us make a difference in the community! Jewish teens have committed to bake 150+ pumpkin pies to d…
Nov
21 2021
RED LETTER: Guy MIntus Trio | Performing A Gershwin's Playground
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Herbert & Evelyn Gilman Theater | Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Ave.
Mandell JCC
West Hartford, CT 06117
Red letter from 7-8pm only, event runs until 9pm
Sensational Israeli jazz pianist Guy Mintus performs an entir…
Nov
21 2021
ADL Concert Against Hate
8:00PM - 10:00PM
Celebrate with ADL supporters from across the country and around the world to share a night of music and inspira…
Nov
22 2021
Community Conversations on Combating Hate: Poison In The Soil Part 1
12:00PM - 1:30PM
Poison in the Soil: Unmasking and Dismantling Racism
November 22, December 6 & December 17
We begin with an exerci…
Nov
22 2021
TEMPLE BETH HILLEL TO HOST INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Temple Beth Hillel
20 Baker Lane
South Windsor, CT 06074
All Greater Hartford residents are invited to a special in-person and on-line community, led by local clergy members…
Nov
28 2021
Dignity Grows 2nd Annual Giving Thanks Packing Day in collab. with the JFGH
11:00AM - 3:00PM
Solomon Schechter Day School
26 Buena Vista Rd
West Hartford, CT
Dignity Grows empowers our neighbors in need by providing menstrual and hygiene necessities for every body that…
Nov
29 2021
Light Up The Night
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Spiritual Life Center
303 Tunxis Rd.
Entrance 5
West Hartford, CT 06107
Ignite a spark in yourself and your community on the Emerging Leadership Division's Hanukkah Hop! Join us for as many…
Nov
30 2021
Jewish National Fund-USA Breakfast for Israel
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Virtual Zoom
Online
Hartford, CT
Join JNF-USA virtually for our annual Breakfast for Israel featuring keynote speaker, New York Times bestselling…
Nov
30 2021
Nov
30 2021
Wallenberg Virtual Event
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Zoom
This is an event for members of the Wallenberg society. More details to come.