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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.
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Jan 1, 2026
Jan 19, 2026
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Dec
7 2025
Jan
30 2026
Jewish Hartford. Our Community. Our Story.
1:00PM
MAndell
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
A photography exhibit in the Chase Family Gallery at the Mandell JCC. - Jewish Hartford. Our Community. Our Stories. …
Jan
4 2026
Friends of Yiddish Shmooze
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Zoom
CT
Friends of Yiddish is an informal social group that meets monthly on Sunday mornings via Zoom to shmooze, hear some…
Jan
6 2026
The Avalon Table
8:00PM
The Avalon Shul
124 Avalon Circle
Waterbury, CT 06710
All men’s social get together to explore more about our Jewish roots
Jan
8 2026
JCRC Board Meeting
5:30PM - 7:30PM
JFGH Board Room, CSB Building
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
JCRC Board Meeting-JFGH Board Room-CSB Building-5:30 p.m.
Jan
8 2026
New Year, New Friends - Young Adults Event
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Congregation Beth Israel (CBI)
701 Farmington Ave
West Hartford, CT 06119
CBI's The Tribe and MHWOW are partnering to have Young Adults of Greater Hartford come together for a bingo style eve…
Jan
8 2026
CBI's Adult Ed: "Jewish Indonesia"
8:30PM - 9:30PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Rabbi Kunin will examine the diverse kehilot that comprise one of the most isolated re-emerging Jewish communities in…
Jan
9 2026
Beth David's First Friday - Young Adult Shabbat Dinner
4:00PM - 10:00PM
Join Greater Hartford area young adults (20s and 30s) for a delicious catered Shabbat dinner!
Friday, December 5, 20…
Jan
9 2026
Family Friendly Shabbat - BYO Dinner to enjoy with friends.
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation-Emek Shalom
55 BUSHY HILL RD
Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation
Simsbury, CT 06070
Join us for a family friendly musical, Shabbat Service followed by a BYO Dinner to enjoy with friends after services.…
Jan
10 2026
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford Board Meeting
6:30PM - 8:00PM
Mandell JCC of Greater Hartford
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
We have reserved the CSB Board room for the same times on the following meeting dates (besides the above): November…
Jan
10 2026
Jews & Ladders
7:00PM - 10:00PM
Back Again Game Cafe
484 Main Street
Unit 11
Middletown, CT 06457
Temple Sinai of Newington's TRIBE Young Professionals Group will have a game night at Back Again Game Cafe in Middletown!
Jan
10 2026
The Life and Music of Carole King: Jane Eisner and Talya Smilowitz
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
The Life and Music of Carole King: Jane Eisner and Talya Smilowitz Jane Eisner, author of Carole King: She Made the…
Jan
11 2026
Jewish Genealogy Workshop
9:00AM - 11:00AM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Join us at 9am for a light breakfast followed by our program sponsored by CBI's Brotherhood Adult Ed. Jewish genealog…
Jan
11 2026
Adult Ed: "Recovering the Lost Stories of Looted Art”
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
75 years after the Second World War, Afterlives explores how surviving artworks and other precious objects were chang…
Jan
11 2026
Israel in Focus
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Mandell JCC
Join us for an engaging talk featuring John Spencer, a leading expert in urban warfare, as part of the Jewish Federat…
Jan
13 2026
Scholars Circle featuring Manashe Khaimov
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Manashe Khaimov is the Founder and CEO of SAMi (Sephardic American Mizrahi Initiative), which is dedicated to…
Jan
13 2026
Jan
13 2026
The Avalon Table
8:00PM
The Avalon Shul
124 Avalon Circle
Waterbury, CT 06710
All men’s social get together to explore more about our Jewish roots
Jan
14 2026
jHSGH Board Meeting
7:30PM - 9:00PM
CSB Board Room
333 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Every other month board meeting
Jan
14 2026
A Parent's Guide to Navigating Challenging Behavior with Calm and Confidence. Discipline is one of the hardest parts …
Jan
15 2026
HJFF: OPENING EVENT - HARTFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA + FIDDLER ON THE MOON
7:00PM - 9:00PM
MANDELL JCC - GILMAN THEATER
335 BLOOMFIELD AVE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
Securing the Hartford Symphony Orchestra for Opening Night is a true coup — merging world-class artistry with…
Jan
15 2026
CBI's Adult Ed: "Jews for Choice"
8:30PM - 9:30PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
The dominant narrative in the United States often portrays religion as inherently opposed to abortion, largely due to…
Jan
16 2026
Concert with Organist Gavin Klein
6:30PM - 7:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Join us for wonderful concert with guest artist organist Gavin Klein of Massachusetts, playing our magnificent Austin…
Jan
17 2026
Superhero Tot Shabbat
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Dress in your favorite superhero costume! Super snacks and drinks will be served. Children 6 and under and their fami…
Jan
17 2026
HJFF MOVIE NIGHT: "SABBATH QUEEN"
7:00PM - 9:00PM
MANDELL JCC - GILMAN THEATER
335 BLOOMFIELD AVE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
For over two decades, filmmaker Sandi Dubowski (Trembling Before G-d) followed Amichai Lau-Lavie — scion of a…
Jan
18 2026
Friends of Yiddish Shmooze
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Zoom
CT
Friends of Yiddish is an informal social group that meets monthly on Sunday mornings via Zoom to shmooze, hear some…
Jan
18 2026
Consignment Art Sale, CBSRZ Chester, CT
12:00PM - 4:00PM
Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek
55 East Kings Hwy
Chester, CT 06412
Congregation Beth Shalom Rodef Tzedek announces its first Consignment Art Sale.
Original prints, drawings, and painti…
Jan
18 2026
HJFF MATINEE: "PINK LADY"
2:00PM - 4:00PM
MANDELL JCC - GILMAN THEATER
335 BLOOMFIELD AVE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
In the cloistered Haredi world of Jerusalem, Bati and Lazer appear to have it all: a loving marriage, three young…
Jan
19 2026
Schechter Open House
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford
26 Buena Vista Road
West Hartford, CT 06107
Experience the difference a Schechter education can make! Schechter educates students from age 2 through 8th grade th…
Jan
19 2026
JLI: Captivating Cases in Rabbinic Response
7:30PM - 9:30PM
West Hartford, CT 06117
Join this six-session course to discover the little-known world of rabbinic responsa, a vast archive of the…
Jan
20 2026
Next Gen Impact Lab: Philanthropy & Community in Greater Hartford
7:30PM - 8:30PM
Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
A 101-level series of interactive workshops introducing Millennials and older Gen Zers to the Jewish values of…
Jan
20 2026
The Avalon Table
8:00PM
The Avalon Shul
124 Avalon Circle
Waterbury, CT 06710
All men’s social get together to explore more about our Jewish roots
Jan
21 2026
Mandell JCC Board Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Mandell JCC Board Meeting
Jan
21 2026
JLI: Captivating Cases in Rabbinic Response
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Farmington, CT 06032
Join this six-session course to discover the little-known world of rabbinic responsa, a vast archive of the…
Jan
22 2026
HJFF MOVIE NIGHT: "SHORT & JEWISH - AN EVENING OF SHORT FILMS"
7:00PM - 9:00PM
MANDELL JCC - GILMAN THEATER
335 BLOOMFIELD AVE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
Dear Max: Contemplating Circumcision (Documentary, 5 min): A son writes to his father (Max) while grappling with the…
Jan
22 2026
Jan
23 2026
Shabbat LIVE! Service
6:30PM - 7:30PM
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…
Jan
24 2026
HJFF MOVIE NIGHT: "AMONG NEIGHBORS"
7:00PM - 9:00PM
WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART
600 MAIN ST
HARTFORD, CT 06103
Maintenance Artist dives deep into the extraordinary life and work of the woman who called herself the…
Jan
25 2026
RED LETTER: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
12:00PM - 2:00PM
The Emanuel Synagogue
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Jan
25 2026
HJFF MATINEE: "SABOTAGE"
3:00PM - 5:00PM
MANDELL JCC - GILMAN THEATER
335 BLOOMFIELD AVE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
In the final days of Auschwitz, four young Jewish women—Roza Robota, Regina Safirsztajn, Ester Wajcblum, and Ala…
Jan
25 2026
Friendship Circle Teen Mid Year Event
5:00PM - 6:30PM
Sara Spalter
Upon Registration
Friendship Circle Teen interactive workshop on disability inclusivity.
Jan
26 2026
JLI: Captivating Cases in Rabbinic Response
7:30PM - 9:30PM
West Hartford, CT 06117
Join this six-session course to discover the little-known world of rabbinic responsa, a vast archive of the…
Jan
27 2026
Jewish Book Festival: Gursha By Beejhy Barhany
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Jewish Book Festival Gursha: Timeless Recipes from Ethiopia, Israel, Harlem and Beyond by Beejhy Barhany Chef…
Jan
27 2026
IHRD We Are Stronger Together Book Discussion
7:00PM - 8:30PM
TBD
In recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we are co-hosting an interfaith in-person program with Bet…
Jan
27 2026
The Avalon Table
8:00PM
The Avalon Shul
124 Avalon Circle
Waterbury, CT 06710
All men’s social get together to explore more about our Jewish roots
Jan
28 2026
JLI: Captivating Cases in Rabbinic Response
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Farmington, CT 06032
Join this six-session course to discover the little-known world of rabbinic responsa, a vast archive of the…
Jan
30 2026
Tu Bishvat Seder & Shabbat Service
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation-Emek Shalom
55 BUSHY HILL RD
Simsbury, CT 06070
Calendar Notice - Tu BiShvat Seder & Shabbat Service
Event: Tu BiShvat Seder & Shabbat Service, Date: Thursday, Janua…
Jan
30 2026
Shabbat Shira Service with Kol Zahav Chorale and Cantor Joseph Ness
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
On Shabbat Shirah, we celebrate a very special moment in the Torah, a very musical moment in Jewish biblical history.…
Jan
31 2026
RED LETTER: Joe Buchanan In Concert
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Kol Haverim
1079 Hebron Avenue
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Joe Buchanan, Jewish country music artist, performs at Congregation Kol Haverim, Glastonbury, CT.