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  • All events will be added to the Community Calendar in the order they were submitted.

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Jan 2, 2023
New Year's Day (Observed)
Jan 16, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan

4 2023

CLI - Communication is the Key – Listening is Required

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

TBD

 

 Faculty: TBD

Jan

6 2023

CBI's Shining Lights

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

An almost weekly offering with Rabbi Fliegel in the cold winter months where we meet for an hour over Zoom to connect…

Jan

7 2023

CBI's Tot Shabbat

10:30AM - 11:00AM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

Children under 6, siblings, parents, grandparents - the whole mishpocha - are invited to join us. We will sing and da…

Jan

7 2023

The Weisel Dor L' Dor Family Learning Program

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

During a Dor L'Dor Weekend, families, parents, grandparents and children will receive educational materials to study…

Jan

8 2023

Lunch Program with Hartford Yard Goats Mascot

11:30AM - 1:30PM  

Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Join Beth El Temple Men's Club for a lunch program with speaker Shawn Perry, Senior Account Executive with the Hartfo…

Jan

8 2023

Pinhas

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

Time and location TBD

“Pinhas" focuses on Russian immigration to Israel. The program will be facilitated by Irit Yakhnes, Deputy Consul G…

Jan

8 2023

Sidonia's Thread Exhibit Open House

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Ave
west hartford,

Open House for Sidonia's Thread exhibit with author Hanna Marcus.

Jan

9 2023

Wexner Heritage Program Seminar

5:30PM - 9:30PM  

 

Wexner Heritage Program New England 21 Cohort will meet for their seminar.

Jan

9 2023

Beth David Synagogue Board of Directors

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Beth David Syagogue
20 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119

Monthly Board Meeting

Jan

9 2023

JCC/Voices of Hope Author Event

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Please join us for a conversation with the authors Jai Chakarbati, author of The Play at the End of the World and Ad…

Jan

10 2023

CBI's SAGE Program

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

The topic of this week's program is "Hands on Hartford with Geoffrey Luxenberg". Hands On Hartford is a social servic…

Jan

10 2023

Voices of Hope Board Meeting

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

kathy Fishman
20 Waterside Drive, Suite 100
suite 100
Farmington, CT

Voices of Hope Board Meeting

Jan

11 2023

JFS Board Meeting

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

JFS Board Meeting

Jan

11 2023

CBI's Adult Ed: Jewish Film Series "Apples & Oranges"

8:00PM - 9:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

This is virtual program offered in Partnership with Highland Park Conservative Temple-Congregation Anshe Emeth, Highl…

Jan

12 2023

CBI's Adult Ed: Filmshul presents "From the Catskills with Love"

8:30PM - 10:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

This is a virtual only program, please visit www.cbict.org/calendar for registration information. The now mostly shut…

Jan

15 2023

Multi-Synagogue Mitzvah Day!

8:30AM - 12:00PM  

Beth David Synagogue
20 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119

Join a multi-synagogue community event for all ages! Several synagogues and the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford…

Jan

15 2023

CBI's Adult Ed: Meet the Author Jonathan

11:30AM - 12:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

This is a virtual only program. Please register at www.cbict.org. Meet the Author Program…Jonathan Dunsky, Author o…

Jan

15 2023

Etzleinu

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

TBD

Etzleinu" is about the Ethiopian Jewish community in Israel. The discussion will be led by Keren Marsha, an Ethiopian…

Jan

17 2023

Global Connections with Robert Siegel: American Antisemitism Today

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

 

Robert Siegel (NPR) interviews: Mark Oppenheimer (Author, Columnist), Dara Horn (Author, People Love Dead Jews),…

Jan

17 2023

JCRC Board Meeting

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

TBD

Jewish Community Relations Council Board Meeting

Jan

18 2023

JCC Board of Directors Meeting

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

JCC Board of Directors Meeting

Jan

18 2023

JHS Board meeting

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Board meeting of the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford

Jan

19 2023

Friendship Circle Challagrams

5:30PM - 6:30PM  

Friendship Circle Members will participate in Shabbat activities including braiding 2 challahs- one to keep and one t…

Jan

20 2023

CBI's Shabbat Service & Dinner with Reverend Dr. Alvan N. Johnson, Jr.

6:00PM - 8:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

We welcome back our dear friend and ally Reverend Dr. Alvan N. Johnson, Jr. for another inspiring evening in the purs…

Jan

20 2023

Shabbat Service in Southington

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congregation
37 Main Street
Southington, CT 06489

Join us on Friday, January 20th for a 7 p.m. Shabbat service led by Rabbi Alana Wasserman. For a Zoom link, email rab…

Jan

21 2023

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Jan

28 2023

CLI Israel Mission

12:00AM - 6:00AM  

 

CLI Leadership Mission to Israel

Jan

21 2023

Tot Shabbat

8:30AM - 10:30AM  

Temple Beth Hillel
20 Baker Lane
South Windsor, CT 06074

Introduce your littles to Shabbat

Jan

21 2023

CBI's Tot Shabbat

10:30AM - 11:00AM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

Children under 6, siblings, parents, grandparents - the whole mishpocha - are invited to join us. We will sing and da…

Jan

21 2023

The Weisel Dor L' Dor Family Learning Program

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

During a Dor L'Dor Weekend, families, parents, grandparents and children will receive educational materials to study…

Jan

22 2023

Monthly Middot Mornings at Beth David Synagogue

10:30AM - 1:30PM  

Beth David Synagogue
20 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119

Middot mornings will take place on January 22, March 26, April 30, and June 4.

Jan

22 2023

JNext: Refresh and Recharge

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

 

Wellness event for JNext members

Jan

22 2023

Friendship Circle Mid Year Training for Teen Volunteers

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

Training for all teen volunteers.

Jan

23 2023

Wexner Heritage Program Seminar

5:30PM - 9:30PM  

 

Wexner Heritage Program New England 21 Cohort will meet for their seminar.

Jan

23 2023

JLI Launch of Book Smart: Course through Judaism’s Most Important Titles

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

 

Book Smart: Course through Judaism’s Most Important Titles, and the Authors Who Inscribed Them
A panoramic overview…

Jan

25 2023

JFGH Board Meeting

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

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

Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford Board Meeting

Jan

25 2023

CBI's Adult Ed: Jewish Film Series "Sublet"

8:00PM - 9:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

This program is offered in partnership with Highland Park Conservative Temple-Congregation Anshe Emeth, Highland Park…

Jan

26 2023

JFGH Community Trustees Event

6:30PM - 8:00PM  

Zoom event: Pre-registration required

Jan

26 2023

CBI's Adult Ed: The Barcelona Disputation

8:30PM - 10:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

Join us for this virtual program presented by Nina Caputo, Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Department of His…

Jan

28 2023

Tot Tefillah (ages 0-5) Shabbat mornings at Beth David Synagogue

11:30AM - 12:00PM  

Beth David Synagogue
20 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119

Singing and storytelling for parent and child.

Jan

28 2023

Beth El Trivia Throwdown

7:30PM - 10:00PM  

Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Ave.
West Hartford, CT 06117

The Beth El Trivia Throwdown is back with professional Trivia DJ Rob Guilmette. Come on out for team trivia along wit…

Jan

29 2023

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

12:30PM - 2:30PM  

The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117-2756

Voices of Hope requests your presence at the 13th Annual Greater Hartford International Holocaust Remembrance Day com…

Jan

29 2023

CBI's Adult Ed: Virtual Tour of Anne Frank's House

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

Come join us on a virtual tour of the Secret Annex in the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam to examine the extraordinary …

Jan

29 2023

From International Holocaust Remembrance Day to Yom HaShoah

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
405 Babbidge Road - U-1205
Storrs, CT 06269

Zakhor, the commandment to remember, is a central imperative of the Jewish religion. But how and when do we…

Jan

31 2023

Israeli Poetry Reading

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

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

 

Join Tamarah Touvian, an Israeli poet and Schechter parent, for a bilingual evening featuring her new book of…