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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.

Sep

19 2021

Learn About Sukkot with Rabbi Michael Pincus IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

 

Description:
Ever Wonder What Sukkot and Simchat Torah are all about? Lots of attention is given in our synagogue to …

Sep

19 2021

Young Israel Mitzvah Fair

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Young Israel of West Hartford
2240 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

 

Join the Young Israel of West Hartford for our Mitzvah Fair on Sunday September 19!
-Lulav & Etrog Market
- Sofer on …

Sep

19 2021

Young Israel of West Hartford Youth Sukkah Decorating

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Young Israel of West Hartford
2240 Albany Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117

 

Join us on Sunday September 19, 2021 at the Young Israel and make a decoration for your Sukkah and decorate the Shul'…

Sep

19 2021

Family Fun in the Sukkah

10:30AM - 12:00PM  

Susan Lentini
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117

 

Family Fun in the Sukkah

Sunday, September 19 is at the
Mandell JCC Sukkah at 335 Bloomfield Ave. West Hartford, CT

Mon…

Sep

19 2021

Friendship Circle Teen Kick Off

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

 

Mandatory for all new and returning teens- let's get this party started!

Sep

19 2021

RED LETTER: Mitka's Secret

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

kathy fishman
20 Waterside Drive, Suite 100
suite 100
Farmington, CT 06032

Please join us for a conversation with Joel Lohr, President of Hartford Seminary and one of the co-authors of Mitka…

Sep

20 2021

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Sep

30 2021

Sukkah at Hartford Seminary

9:00AM - 11:00PM  

Deena Z Grant
77 Sherman Street
Hartford, CT 06105

During the week of Sukkot, Hartford Seminary will be having a Kosher Sukkah on the front lawn. Guests are welcome to …

Sep

22 2021

Young Israel Youth Sukkah Hop

4:30PM - 5:30PM  

 

All Youth are invited to join the Young Israel of West Hartford for our annual Sukkah Hop!
*Weather Permitting

Sep

22 2021

JCC Board of Directors Meeting

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

JCC Board of Directors Meeting

Sep

23 2021

Who Is An American Jew In 2021: Insights From The Pew Study

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Nate Bonzagni
636 Broadway
New York, NY 10012

 

Robert Siegel (former Senior Host of NPR’s All Things Considered for 31 years) interviews Prof. Shuly Rubin Schwart…

Sep

23 2021

Sukkahfest: Tequila & Tacos in the Sukkah

6:00PM - 8:30PM  

Beth El Temple
2626 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, VA 06117

 

Eat, Drink and be Merry!
Enjoy Beef and Vegetarian Tacos, with non-dairy cheese, while a local expert discusses the v…

Sep

23 2021

The Shifting Sands of Babyn Yar 80 Years On

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Zoom

 

The Shifting Sands of Babyn Yar 80 Years On: Analyzing the Evidence and Incorporating Jewish Responses A…

Sep

23 2021

The Jews of Afghanistan: History, Culture, and Muslim-Jewish Relations

8:00PM - 9:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

 

This Zoom program will explore the history of Afghanistan’s Jewish community, from its religious and social life to…

Sep

24 2021

Outdoor Family Shabbat

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Susan Lentini
Zachs Campus
335 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117

 


Bring your little ones to welcome Shabbat and the holidays with PJ Library stories, songs, blessings, and challah.
F…

Sep

24 2021

Young Israel of West Hartford Sukkah Crawl

8:15PM - 10:15PM  

 

Join the Young Israel of West Hartford for the 2nd Annual Sukkah Crawl!
For Route information visit www.youngisraelwh…

Sep

25 2021

Sukkot at Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congregation

4:30PM - 6:30PM  

Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congregation
37 Main Street
Southinton, CT 06489

 

For outdoor Sukkot services in Southington, please contact membership@gsjc.org.