Yom HaZikaron
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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May 13, 2024
May 14, 2024
Yom Ha'atzmaut
May
10 2024
May
12 2024
USY Regional Spring Convention
4:00PM - 10:00AM
HaNer USY Regional Spring Convention - hosted at Beth El Temple.
May
12 2024
Basya Schechter and Avi Fox-Rosen [Present Itsik Manger’s Khumesh Lider]
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01002
Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music returns to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA! Join us on Sunday,…
May
12 2024
CONCERT | Daniel Kahn & Jake Shulman-Ment featuring Richie Barshay
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01002
Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music returns to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA! Join us on Sunday,…
May
12 2024
CONCERT | Eleanor Reissa and the Klezmer Brass Allstars
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01002
Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music returns to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA! Join us on Sunday,…
May
12 2024
CONCERT | Judy Bressler and Hankus Netsky
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01002
Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music returns to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA! Join us on Friday,…
May
12 2024
CONCERT | Levyosn
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01002
Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music is returns to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA! Join us on Friday,…
May
12 2024
CONCERT | Socalled's Gephilte
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01002
Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music returns to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA! Join us on Saturday,…
May
12 2024
CONCERT | The Klezmatics
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01002
Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music returns to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA! Join us on Thursday,…
May
12 2024
Moss Bros. : How a Jewish family transformed London's fashion industry
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01002
Moss Bros. has been shaping British fashion for more than 160 years. This virtual talk will explore the fascinating…
May
12 2024
The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01002
Join us for a reading of The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations…
May
12 2024
Yom HaZikaron Ceremony
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Mandell Jewish Community Center
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Ceremony to remember Israel's fallen soldiers and Israeli victims of terror on Israel's Memorial Day.
May
13 2024
May
13 2024
RED LETTER: Charter Oak Cultural Center's 23 Annual Vision Awards Gala
5:30PM - 10:00PM
Hartford Downtown Marriott
200 Columbus Boulevard
Hartford, CT 06103
SAVE THE DATE! Join us for a magical evening as we celebrate Charter Oak Cultural Center’s 23rd Annual Vision Awards!
May
13 2024
Reflection and Celebration: Tekes Ma'avar
6:00PM - 7:30PM
Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford
26 Buena Vista Road
West Hartford, CT 06119
A special ceremony - open to the community - to mark the transition from Yom Ha Zikaron (Israel's Remembrance Day) …
May
14 2024
SAGE: Rabbi's Forum with Rabbi Michael Pincus
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Rabbi’s Forum with Rabbi Michael Pincus: Discussions with our fabulous clergy are always educational, inspirational…
May
14 2024
RED LETTER - Six13 Live - Yom Ya'atzmaut
6:30PM - 8:00PM
The Bushnell Performing Arts Center
Celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut with Six13 live at The Bushnell in Hartford. World renowned acapella parody group Six13,…
May
15 2024
JFS Board Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Community Services Building
Federation Board Room
333 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford,
JFS Board Meeting
May
16 2024
Talmud Brachot Study Group
8:30AM - 9:30AM
Beth David Synagogue
20 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119
This has been an ongoing group for several years. We welcome newcomers. Some familiarity with Talmud and Aramaic reco…
May
16 2024
CBI's Lunch & Learn: Let's Talk About God!
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
On May 9 we will welcome Rabbi Dr. Kari Tuling to share insights from her book “Thinking about God: Jewish Views”…
May
16 2024
RED LETTER: JCL's Carnival Party Galette
5:30PM - 8:00PM
The Carousel Museum
95 Riverside Rd
Bristol, CT 06010
You're invited to celebrate with the Jewish Association for Community Living's Carnival Party Galette (all the gala f…
May
16 2024
Hartford Jewish Film Festival: 999
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117
Trailer: https://youtu.be/ife7_-xdOn4?si=6MOw9kcijOL0uVP3
May
16 2024
Schechter Board Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Schechter Day School
26 Buena Vista Road
West Hartford, CT 06117
Monthly Board Meeting with Final vote on the Budget
May
17 2024
Israeli Independence Day Shabbat Service
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Gishrei Shalom
37 Main Street
Southington, CT 06789
Israeli Independence Day celebration.
May
17 2024
Noah Aronson Concert at Temple Sinai
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Temple Sinai
41 W Hartford Rd.
Newington, CT 06111
Noah Aronson, who is known for his unique, engaging and deeply soulful approach to music, will perform an uplifting c…
May
18 2024
Chevra Mishnayot, Tractate Kiddushin
9:30AM - 10:00AM
Beth David Synagogue
20 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119
Ongoing class. You can join at any time. Texts provided in both Hebrew and English.
May
18 2024
CBI's Tot Shabbat
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Children under 6, siblings, parents, grandparents - the whole mishpocha - are invited to join us. We will sing and da…
May
18 2024
CBI's Shabbark Shalom
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Join us for a walk on the trails at the West Hartford Reservoir on Farmington Avenue and a short Havdalah service. Th…