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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
14
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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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Jul 4, 2023
Jul 27, 2023
Tish'a B'Av
Jul
8 2023
CBI's Morning Shabbat Service at SummerWood
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Hoffman SummerWood
160 Simsbury Road
West Hartford, CT 06117
CBI is teaming up with Summerwood this summer! Join us at Hoffman Summerwood for our morning Shabbat service which wi…
Jul
13 2023
Concert| The Klezmatics
8:00PM - 9:30PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Founded in New York City in 1986, The Klezmatics are an internationally acclaimed, Grammy Award–winning modern klez…
Jul
14 2023
Concert| Sam Sadigursky Duo
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Sam Sadigursky presents excerpts from The Solomon Diaries, accompanied by Nathan Koci. The Solomon Diaries was inspir…
Jul
14 2023
Concert| Nigunim Trio, with special guest Merlin Shepherd
5:00PM - 6:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Nigunim Trio, made up of Lorin Sklamberg, Frank London, and Rob Schwimmer, will perform nigunim and zmiros, spiritual…
Jul
14 2023
Shabbat in the Park
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Eisenhower park
13 Sheep Hill Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117
We’ll bring the grape juice and challah, and each family is invited to bring their own picnic dinner! Enjoy some ou…
Jul
15 2023
CBI's Tot Shabbat Picnic
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Fernridge Park
567 Fern St.
West Hartford, CT 06119
Join us for a picnic and fun time on the playground and splash pad at Fernridge Park. We will sing and dance our way …
Jul
15 2023
Concert| David Krakauer’s Mazel Tov Cocktail Party
8:00PM - 9:30PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Mazel Tov Cocktail Party, conceived and created by David Krakauer and Kathleen Tagg, is a musical celebration rooted …
Jul
16 2023
Concert| Midwood
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Led by violinist Jake Shulman-Ment, Midwood is a contemporary klezmer/rock celebration of freedom and the Jewish trad…
Jul
16 2023
Concert| Forshpil
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Founded in 2003 in Riga, Latvia, and led by vocalist Sasha Lurje and keyboardist/arranger Ilya Shneyveys, Forshpil re…
Jul
16 2023
Concert| Yidstock All-Stars: Yiddish Around the World
7:00PM - 8:30PM
The Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
Frank London has put together a unique band drawn from this year’s festival artists, including Eleanor Reissa, Soca…
Jul
22 2023
Shabbat Playgroup in the Park
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Eisenhower park
13 Sheep Hill Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117
Calling all 0-5 year olds and their grown-ups: come find your people at the park! Join Rabbi Zerin, Dr. Eliyahu, and …
Jul
25 2023
Jul
26 2023
Tisha B'Av Service
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
On Yom Kippur we atone for our individual sins. On Tisha B'Av we atone for our communal sins. Tisha B'Av is an often …
Jul
26 2023
Voices of Hope Board Meeting
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Kathy Fishman
20 Waterside Drive, Suite 100
Farmington, CT 06032
Voices of Hope Board Meeting
Jul
28 2023
CBI's Shabbat Service followed by Community Picnic
6:30PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Join family, friends and neighbors for a delicious picnic dinner catered by Yosi Kosher Catering after our Kabbalat S…
Jul
28 2023
Shabbat Nachamu Dinner and Guest Speaker
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Beth David Synagogue
20 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119
Celebrate Shabbat Nachamu with a catered dinner and guest speaker Asif Peretz, our community Shalicha. Friday, July…