Tu BiShvat
Community Calendar
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- 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.
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Feb 2, 2026
Feb 16, 2026
President's Day
Feb
1 2026
Jewish Film Festival & Wadsworth Atheneum present MAINTENANCE ARTIST
2:00PM - 4:00PM
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…
Feb
1 2026
Paint & Sip
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Crown Market
2471 Albany ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
The Jewish Women’s Circle presents Paint & Sip
Join us for a Tu B’Shvat ladies night
Create a beautiful painting …
Feb
2 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…
Feb
3 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
Feb
4 2026
HJFF MOVIE NIGHT: "MARATHON MOM"
7:00PM - 9:00PM
MANDELL JCC - GILMAN THEATER
335 BLOOMFIELD AVE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
In this deeply inspiring documentary, we follow Beatie Deutsch — an ultra-Orthodox Jewish mother of five — as…
Feb
4 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…
Feb
5 2026
HJFF MOVIE NIGHT: "ELIE WIESEL: SOUL ON FIRE"
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Ephi Stempler
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire is an intimate, deeply moving portrait of one of the most influential moral voices of the…
Feb
6 2026
Beth David's First Fridays
6:00PM - 9:00PM
Join Greater Hartford area young adults (20s and 30s) for a delicious catered Shabbat dinner!
Friday, February 6, 20…
Feb
7 2026
Tot Shabbat at CBI
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Children 6 and under, siblings, parents, grandparents - the whole mishpocha - are invited to join us. We will sing an…
Feb
7 2026
Musical Morning Shabbat Service & Kiddush Lunch
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Join us for a music-filled participatory Shabbat Morning Service with lots of wonderful songs and singing followed by…
Feb
7 2026
HJFF MOVIE NIGHT: "THE FLOATERS"
7:30PM - 9:30PM
MANDELL JCC - GILMAN THEATER
335 BLOOMFIELD AVE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
Out of a band breakup and onto the linen-lined rugs of their childhood Jewish summer camp, Nomi (Jackie Tohn)…
Feb
8 2026
Holocaust Survivor Speaks: Escape from Vienna
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Adath Israel
8 Broad St
Middletown, CT 06457
On Sunday, February 8th at 11am, Holocaust survivor Heidi Palmer will speak about her experiences during and after…
Feb
8 2026
Jewish Book Festival: Songs for the Broken Hearted by Ayelet Tsbari
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Virtual - register for link
CT
Jewish Book Festival Aylet Tsbari will join us VIRTUALLY from her home in Israel to discuss her novel Songs for the…
Feb
8 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…
Feb
9 2026
Feb
9 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…
Feb
10 2026
Book Signing of The Heart Remembers by Mary Moynihan Underwood
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Hebrew Center for Health & Rehabilitation
1 Abrahms Blvd.
West Hartford, CT 06117
Book Signing of The Heart Remembers by Mary Moynihan Underwood at Hebrew Center for Health & Rehabilitation on…
Feb
10 2026
RED LETTER: NEJA ANNUAL GALA DINNER
5:00PM - 8:30PM
Join NEJA for the annual dinner, supporting the next generation of Jewish leaders!
Feb
10 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
Feb
11 2026
Beth David's The Lunch Club
12:00PM - 1:00PM
The Lunch Club - Why are Jews Associated with Certain Jobs: Jewish Economic History and the Origins of Stereotypes - …
Feb
11 2026
HJFF SENIOR MATINEE: "ELIE WIESEL: SOUL ON FIRE"
2:00PM - 4:00PM
MANDELL JCC - GILMAN THEATER
335 BLOOMFIELD AVE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
A passionate, introspective cinematic journey into the life of Elie Wiesel — Holocaust survivor, Nobel Peace Prize…
Feb
11 2026
Financial Leadership Network
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford Board Room
CT 06117
The Financial Leadership Network is a gathering for Treasurers, Assistant Treasurers, and members of Finance Committe…
Feb
11 2026
Financial Leadership Network
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford Board Room
CT 06117
The Financial Leadership Network is a gathering for Treasurers, Assistant Treasurers, and members of Finance Committe…
Feb
11 2026
FREE RSVP: https://www.chaimitzvah.org/events/faith-under-fire-jewish-student-identity-and-expression-on-todays-campuses/
Feb
11 2026
FREE RSVP: https://www.chaimitzvah.org/events/faith-under-fire-jewish-student-identity-and-expression-on-todays-campuses/
Feb
11 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…
Feb
11 2026
Maimonides: Faith and Rational Inquiry
7:30PM - 9:30PM
chabad house
2352 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Featured Talk:
Modern Perspectives on Science and Judaism
with Rabbi Dr. Binyomin Abrams
Concluding with Q&A session
…
Feb
12 2026
Virtual Lecture with Judith L Herman, M.D.
6:30PM - 7:30PM
Virtual
CT
Judith Lewis Herman, M.D. is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, as well as the Director of…
Feb
12 2026
Judaic Clay Art
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Unleash your creative and make something gorgeous together- no artistic experience needed just your Jewish pride!
Feb
12 2026
RED LETTER: Global Antisemitism & Threat of Extremism
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Global Antisemitism & Threat of Extremism
Feb
13 2026
Kol Shabbat Service & Community Dinner
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Kol Shabbat is a camp-style service with a song-leader playing guitar, sometimes led in part by students in our Youth…
Feb
14 2026
Judaic Clay Art
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Unleash your creative and make something gorgeous together- no artistic experience needed just your Jewish pride!
Feb
15 2026
Friends of Yiddish Shmooze
10:30AM - 12:30PM
Friends of Yiddish is an informal social group that meets monthly on Sunday mornings (10:30 am – 12:00 pm) via Zoom…
Feb
15 2026
Stitching History into Story: The Research Behind Historical Fiction
1:30PM - 3:30PM
Webinar
The Gilded City series explores the immigrant experience in NYC from the late 1880 through WW1. It was inspired by…
Feb
15 2026
HJFF MATINEE: "TROLL STORM"
2:00PM - 4:00PM
MANDELL JCC - GILMAN THEATER
335 BLOOMFIELD AVE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
In the peaceful ski-town of Whitefish, Montana, real-estate agent and soccer-mom Tanya Gersh wakes up to a…
Feb
16 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…
Feb
17 2026
HJFF MOVIE NIGHT: "ART SPIEGELMAN: DISASTER IS MY MUSE"
7:00PM - 9:00PM
MANDELL JCC - GILMAN THEATER
335 BLOOMFIELD AVE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
A bold, revealing portrait of the pioneering cartoonist Art Spiegelman, whose singular graphic-novel masterpiece…
Feb
17 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
Feb
18 2026
Jewish Community Foundation Board Meeting
4:30PM - 6:30PM
Community Service Building
333 Bloomfield Ave.
West Hartford, CT 06117
Jewish Community Foundation Board Meeting
Feb
18 2026
Feb
18 2026
HJFF MOVIE NIGHT - MANCHESTER: "ART SPIEGELMAN: DISASTER IS MY MUSE"
7:00PM - 9:00PM
PARKADE CINEMAS
416 MIDDLE TURNPIKE WEST
MANCHESTER, CT 06040
A bold, revealing portrait of the pioneering cartoonist Art Spiegelman, whose singular graphic-novel masterpiece…
Feb
18 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…
Feb
19 2026
Feb
20 2026
Organ Concert at CBI
6:30PM - 7:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Join us for wonderful concert with guest artist organist Nicholas Capozzoli of St. John's Church in Connecticut, play…
Feb
21 2026
Purim Tot Shabbat
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Children 6 and under, siblings, parents, grandparents - the whole mishpocha - are invited to join us. Come dressed as…
Feb
21 2026
Purim Tot Shabbat at CBI
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Children 6 and under, siblings, parents, grandparents - the whole mishpocha - are invited to join us. Come dressed as…
Feb
21 2026
HJFF MOVIE NIGHT: "THE MILKY WAY"
7:00PM - 9:00PM
MANDELL JCC - GILMAN THEATER
335 BLOOMFIELD AVE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
In a dystopian twist on early motherhood, Tala — a 33-year-old musician and new single mother — takes a job at…
Feb
22 2026
Live Virtual Lecture - Dr. Richard Landes on Scholars Circle
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Scholars Circle is a program of Chai Mitzvah - Bringing timely topics affecting the Jewish community from leading…
Feb
22 2026
Adult Ed: "Jewish Artists Who Shook the World"
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
This is a journey into the lives of Jewish artists from Eastern Europe who arrived in Paris with big dreams and littl…
Feb
22 2026
CBI Adult Ed: "Jewish Artists Who Shook the World"
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
This is a journey into the lives of Jewish artists from Eastern Europe who arrived in Paris with big dreams and littl…
Feb
22 2026
HJFF MATINEE: "HALISA"
2:00PM - 4:00PM
MANDELL JCC - GILMAN THEATER
335 BLOOMFIELD AVE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
Set in a mixed-ethnic, working-class neighbourhood of Haifa called Halisa, this deeply felt Israeli drama centers on…
Feb
23 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…
Feb
23 2026
Next Gen Impact Lab: Philanthropy + Community in Greater Hartford
7:30PM - 8:30PM
Community Services Building
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
A 101-level series of interactive workshops introducing Millennials and older Gen Zers to the Jewish values of…
Feb
24 2026
HJFF MOVIE NIGHT: "COEXISTENCE, MY ASS"
7:00PM - 9:00PM
MANDELL JCC - GILMAN THEATER
335 BLOOMFIELD AVE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
In this bold and urgent documentary, comedian Noam Shuster‑Eliassi trades traditional peace activism for…
Feb
24 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
Feb
25 2026
Mandell JCC Board Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Mandell JCC Board Meeting
Feb
25 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…
Feb
26 2026
HJFF MOVIE NIGHT: "SOUL OF A NATION"
7:00PM - 9:00PM
MANDELL JCC - GILMAN THEATER
335 BLOOMFIELD AVE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
In a nation rocked by both internal unrest and external threat, Soul of a Nation masterfully chronicles how Israel…
Feb
28 2026
HJFF CLOSING NIGHT EVENT: CLOSING NIGHT EVENT
8:00PM - 10:00PM
MANDELL JCC - GILMAN THEATER
335 BLOOMFIELD AVE
WEST HARTFORD, CT 06117
After six weeks of films that will elicit every emotion and provoke every thought, let’s wrap this festival up…