Independence Day
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.
Jul 4, 2025
Jul
2 2025
Ink & Intent: Political Cartoons Unpacked by Scholars Circle
7:00PM - 7:30PM
Many claim that Israel is in the wrong because it is stronger or because more Palestinian Arabs are killed than…
Jul
2 2025
The Life and Legacy of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
7:00PM - 9:00PM
chabad house
2352 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
The Life and Legacy of the Lubavitcher Rebbe by Rabbi Simon Jacobson, author of Towards a Meaningful Life
An evening …
Jul
7 2025
Jul
25 2025
JFS 11th Annual Back-to-School Drive
9:00AM - 3:00PM
Help local children and teens start the school year off right with a donation to the JFS 11th Annual Back-to-School D…
Jul
10 2025
The Klezmatics
7:30PM - 8:45PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01002
The Klezmatics, the internationally acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning modern klezmer outfit, was founded in New York Ci…
Jul
11 2025
Eleanor Reissa
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01002
Singer/storyteller Eleanor Reissa returns to Yidstock with a new program of Yiddish gems. Her music reflects the East…
Jul
11 2025
ReynHartsik: Yoshie Fruchter and R. Deborah Sacks Mintz
5:00PM - 6:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01002
ReynHartsik (heartfelt, sincerely), a duo project from musicians Yoshie Fruchter and Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz, explo…
Jul
11 2025
An Evening of Poetry at CBI
7:30PM - 8:30PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Join us in CBI's courtyard for a warm summer Shabbat evening of poetry by congregant Jefferson Singer. Jefferson’s …
Jul
12 2025
Michael Winograd Plays Tanz!
8:00PM - 9:30PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01002
In 1956, the album TANZ! was released on Period Records, a subsidiary of Columbia Records that distributed folk and i…
Jul
13 2025
Camp Sprout Lake Rookie Day
10:00AM - 4:00PM
Camp Sprout Lake
6 Sprout Lake Camp Rd
Verbank, NY 12585
Rookie Day at Camp Sprout Lake – Your Child’s Camp Adventure Starts Here!
Curious if overnight camp is the right …
Jul
13 2025
Two Strings with Jake Shulman-Ment and Abigale Reisman
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01002
Violinists Jake Shulman-Ment and Abigale Reisman joined forces to record Two Strings, a brand-new powerhouse string-b…
Jul
13 2025
Significance of Names in Judaism
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Gishrei Shalom
37 Main Street
Southington, CT 06489
Adult Education session with lots of discussion. Please join us.
Jul
13 2025
Joanne Borts: Lush & Hora
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01002
Joanne Borts is a veteran Broadway performer with deep Yiddish roots whose career has been the love child of theatric…
Jul
14 2025
Havdalah Candle Making - 20s and 30s
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Private Residence - RSVP for address
RSVP coming soon. Registration is required to attend. What is Havdalah? Havdalah is the ceremony which…
Jul
15 2025
Jul
16 2025
Stop the Bleed Training at CBI
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Presented by John Colangelo, Community Security Director, Secure Community Network/Jewish Federation of Greater Hartf…
Jul
19 2025
CBI's Tot Shabbat at Fernridge Park
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Fernridge Park
567 Fern St.
West Hartford, CT 06107
Join us for a picnic lunch and a fun time on the playground and splash pad at Fernridge Park in West Hartford! We wil…
Jul
21 2025
Masked Tours at the Yiddish Book Center
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
The Yiddish Book Center is now offering masked tours of Yiddish: A Global Culture, our permanent exhibition. Visitors…
Jul
22 2025
Emanuel Synagogue: Books and Banter Meeting
11:00AM - 1:00PM
The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Dr
West Hartford, CT 06117
Join us as we discuss The Best Place on Earth by Ayelet Tsabari.
The Best Place on Earth is reminiscent of the early…
Jul
23 2025
Emanuel Synagogue: Israeli Film Festival: Screening of “America”
7:30PM - 9:30PM
The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Dr
West Hartford, CT 06117
Adult Ed will be hosting an Israeli Film Festival this summer. The first film in the series will be “America,” di…
Jul
24 2025
NEJA General board meeting
7:30PM - 9:30PM
NEJA
300 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
First general board meeting on f the 2025/26 school year
Jul
25 2025
CBI's Shabbat LIVE! Service & Dinner
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Lift your spirits and inspire your soul at this Shabbat Service with contemporary and Jewish tunes by our amazing Sha…
Jul
28 2025
Masked Tours at the Yiddish Book Center
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002
The Yiddish Book Center is now offering masked tours of Yiddish: A Global Culture, our permanent exhibition. Visitors…
Jul
30 2025
Virtual Lecture - Timeline of Hate featuring Yehudit Barsky
7:00PM - 8:00PM
This lecture WILL NOT BE RECORDED due to security. About speaker: Yehudit Barsky is the founder of Secure…
Jul
31 2025
CBI's Tribe Event (ages 20s & 30s)
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Join Tribe for a fun night out! No admission fee, each person can pay for their own food, drinks and games. RSVP to R…