Community Calendar

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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 4, 2022
Yom Hazikaron
May 5, 2022
Yom Ha'atzmaut
May

1 2022

UConn Hillel 10th Anniversary

11:00AM - 2:00PM  

Trachten-Zachs Hillel House
54 N. Eagleville Road
Storrs, CT 06268

Join UConn Hillel as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of our building!

May

1 2022

CBI Adult Ed: A Father’s Kaddish

11:30AM - 1:30PM  

Asylum Hill Congregational Church
814 Asylum Avenue
Hartford, CT

We will welcome film director/producer Jen Kaplan and the film’s central character, Steven Branfman, to offer a…

May

1 2022

CBI Spring Fundraiser! Mini Golf Classic

12:00PM - 5:00PM  

Farmington Mini Golf & Ice Cream Parlor
1048 Farmington Avenue
Farmington , CT 06032

Sign up to register and/or sponsor at cbict.org for a fun day at Farmington Mini Golf & Ice Cream Parlor to benefit C…

May

1 2022

Join young professionals across the community to hear first person testimony from Reina Finder, author of A Girl on S…

May

1 2022

Happy Birthday Israel

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Jane Pasternak
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Community celebration of Israel for families including hands on activities to learn about Israel, face painting,…

May

1 2022

Hebrew Prayer in B Minor: World Premiere Concert

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117

Hebrew Prayer is the creation of Dr. Eric Weitzner, a devotee of Bach’s music and former student of Hebrew and…

May

1 2022

Scholar-in-Residence

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive
West Hartford
CT, CT 06117

Dr. Keren McGinity will address the Conservative movement and inclusion of members of Jewish families who are of…

May

2 2022

UConn Center for Judaic Studies 2022 Academic Convocation on the Holocaust

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
405 Babbidge Road - U-1205
Room 158
Storrs, CT 06269

Dr. Noah Shenker is the N. Milgrom and 6a Foundation Senior Lecturer in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Monash Univ…

May

5 2022

Pomegranate Spring Event

11:30AM - 1:30PM  

WeHa Brewing & Roasting Co.
141 Shield St
West Hartford, CT 06110

Cinco de Mayo for a Cause, including a Dignity Grows Packing Event and lunch

May

5 2022

Yom HaAtzmaut Celebration

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

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

CELEBRATE ISRAEL'S 74TH BIRTHDAY!
BBQ, Pita Making, Music, Kids Activities!
Thursday, May 5 from 5-7 PM
in the Young …

May

5 2022

Yom HaAtzmaut Celebration

6:00PM - 7:30PM  

Beth David Synagogue
20 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119

Israeli Style dinner with music outdoors

May

7 2022

Tot Shabbat 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…