Lag B'Omer
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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May 19, 2022
May
15 2022
Schechter Craft Fair
12:00PM - 4:00PM
Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford
26 Buena Vista Road
West Hartford, CT 06107
Craft Fair! Open to the community.
May
15 2022
Adult Education - Interfaith Families
2:00PM - 3:30PM
Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congregation
37 Main Street
Southington, CT , CT 06489
Join us to discuss the challenges and joys of interfaith families.
May
15 2022
Friendship Circle Celebration
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Honor and celebrate the friendships and connections that have been made as we create a more inclusive Jewish communit…
May
16 2022
PASC Subcommittee Meeting
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Planning and Allocations Steering Committee (PASC) Subcommittee Meeting
May
16 2022
Israel Adventure 2023 trip information session
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Zoom
Join us for the experience of a lifetime and see our Jewish homeland like never before… on its 75th birthday! The J…
May
16 2022
From Combat to Café - A Hero in the Midst
9:00PM - 11:00PM
Hebrew College
160 Herrick Rd.
Newton Centre, MA 02459
Join us in person to hear the story of Nir Caspi and his experience going from solider to CEO.
May
17 2022
Walking with Rabbi Small
11:00AM - 1:00PM
Reservoir #6
West Hartford, CT 06117
Meet up with Rabbi Small of the Emanuel Synagogue and walk around Reservoir #6.
May
17 2022
PASC Education & Heritage Subcommittee Meeting
5:00PM - 7:30PM
Education and Heritage Subcommittee meeting via Zoom
May
17 2022
JFS Embracing Possibilities for Mental Health
6:00PM - 7:30PM
TBD
JFS Mental Health Series: Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Virtual Event 6-7:30
May
17 2022
Paint Night
6:30PM - 8:30PM
The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117
Join Different Strokes Paint Bar for a fun and colorful night! Open to Emanuel Synagogue members and prospective members
May
18 2022
Religious School Open House
4:00PM - 6:00PM
The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117
Come see what makes the Emanuel Synagogue Religious School one of the best. To reserve your spot, please email Religi…
May
18 2022
Israel "Meats" Texas
6:30PM - 8:30PM
The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117
Sample whisky from Israel's first whisky distillery
Guests will also taste Texas-style BBQ
Limited seating
May
18 2022
JFS Board of Directors Meeting
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Katie Hanley
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Meeting closed to JFS BOD only. This is a virtual meeting.
May
18 2022
May
18 2022
Lag Ba'Omer Under the Skies
7:30PM - 8:30PM
Hoffman/SummerWood
160 Simsbury rd
West hartford, CT 06117
Free Event: Come enjoy and celebrate "Lag Ba'omer under the Skies" Klezmer band, bonfire and S'mores
All visitors nee…
May
19 2022
Kibbitz and Nosh
11:00AM - 1:00PM
The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117
Parents with children ages 4 and under, join us for a little kibbitzing and noshing. Meet other parents, make a playd…
May
19 2022
May
20 2022
Charter Oak Cultural Center's 21st Annual Vision Awards Gala
5:30PM - 10:00PM
Hartford Downtown Marriott
200 Columbus Boulevard
Hartford, CT 06103
SAVE THE DATE! We are thrilled to once again celebrate at the Hartford Downtown Marriott.
May
19 2022
Schmooze and Brews
6:30PM - 9:00PM
Thomas Hooker Brewery
16 Tobey Rd
Bloomfield, CT 06002
First drink on us!
May
19 2022
CBI Tribe Event: BBQ & S’mores
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Lag B'Omer Campfire with BBQ and S'mores! The possible origins of Lag B'Omer are many but one thing is certain - it i…
May
19 2022
May
19 2022
CBI Adult Ed: Meet the Author-Susan Shapiro, The Forgiveness Tour
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Presented in partnership with Congregation Torat El, Oakhurst, NJ . In her entrancing, heartfelt new memoir The Forgi…
May
20 2022
Shabbat Woks!
6:00PM - 8:00PM
The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117
Asian-themed Shabbat Dinner (with chicken nuggets too!)
Services 6:00 pm (snacks provided)
Dinner 7:00 pm
May
20 2022
Shabbat Service and Celebration of Ten Years of Obtaining a Holocaust Torah
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Gishrei Sha
37 Main Street
Southington, CT 06489
Friday night service recognizing a decade since we first received guardianship for our Holocaust Torah.
May
21 2022
Tot Shabbat
10:30AM - 11:30PM
The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117
An interactive Shabbat service for children 5 and under and a caregiver
May
21 2022
Tot Shabbat & Picnic at CBI!
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Children under 5, siblings, parents, grandparents - the whole mishpocha - are invited to join us for an in person Tot…