Shavuot
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 22 - May 23, 2026
May
17 2026
RED LETTER: Our Great American Songbook: Jazz and Pops from the 1920s-1960s
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Temple Beth Hillel
20 Baker Lane,
South Windsor, CT 06074
Our Great American Songbook will feature the following performers: Cantor Talya Smilowitz, vocalist, Temple Beth…
May
17 2026
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up !
7:00PM - 8:55PM
Virtual
Maybe it began with a small clue—a certificate, a letter, a stray record—that led somewhere unexpected. Perhaps…
May
18 2026
May
18 2026
Dr. Rachel Fish LIVE Virtual Lecture - Hosted by Scholars Circle
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Free to register at…
May
18 2026
Pre-Shavuot Cheesecake Bake
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Join CYP for a Pre-Shavuot Cheesecake Bake, our 5th GetBaked! of the year. where things get grate, the vibes are goud…
May
18 2026
JLI: For All Humankind
7:30PM - 9:30PM
West Hartford, CT 06117
What values enable a good life? What values shape a just society? Join this four-part course to discover Judaism’s…
May
19 2026
Community Impact & Investment Subcommittee Meeting
5:00PM - 7:30PM
Community Services Building
333 Bloomfield Ave
Board Room
West Hartford, CT 06117
Subcommittee Meeting
May
19 2026
Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar: Special Education Law and Advocacy
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Zoom Webinar (Online/Virtual Event)
N/A
Stamford, CT 06905
Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar: Special Education Law and Advocacy
Date: Tuesday May 19th 2026 7:00 p.m.-8:3…
May
19 2026
Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar: Special Education Law and Advocacy
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Zoom Webinar (online/virtual event)
N/A
Stamford, CT
Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar: Special Education Law and Advocacy
Date: Tuesday May 19th 2026 7:00 p.m.-8:3…
May
19 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
May
20 2026
Mandell JCC Board Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Mandell JCC Board Meeting
May
20 2026
For All Humankind
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Farmington, CT 06032
What values enable a good life? What values shape a just society? Join this four-part course to discover Judaism’s…
May
21 2026
Tikkun Leil Shavuot
7:30PM - 10:00PM
Congregation Adath Israel
Middletown, CT 06457
Join us for an evening of conversation, community, and learning. Featuring delicious dairy desserts! RSVP to…
May
22 2026
Wine & Cheese Social
5:00PM - 7:00PM
chabad house
2352 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Celebrate Shavuos with Chabad of Greater Hartford
Join us as we relive the giving of the Torah and hear the Ten Comm…