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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Aug 12, 2024
Erev Tish’a B’Av
Aug 13, 2024
Tish’a B’Av
Aug 19, 2024
Tu B'Av
Aug

1 2024

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Aug

13 2024

Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford’s 10th annual Back to School Drive is a collaborative community effort t…

Aug

1 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…

Aug

3 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.

Aug

6 2024

CBI's Baby Talk: For Parents of 0-12 Months Children

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

FOR PARENTS OF 0-12 MONTHS CHILDREN! Bring yourself and your 0-12 month old baby (if you'd like!). Please bring a bla…

Aug

6 2024

Voices of Hope Board Meeting

6:30PM - 7:30PM  

Voices of Hope Board Meeting

Aug

8 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…

Aug

9 2024

Living with Uncertainty: Truth and Doubt in Rabbinic Literature

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Shakespeare and Company (Elayne Bernstein Theater)
70 Kemble Ave
Lenox, MA 01240

 

Join JTS Professor Sarah Wolf for this second of three lectures in the Berkshires. How do we recognize the truth when…

Aug

10 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.

Aug

10 2024

Shabbat Morning Service in Southington

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congegation
37 Main Street
Southington,, CT 06489

Shabbat morning service with kiddush.

Aug

13 2024

Tisha B' Av

12:00AM - 2:00AM  

 

All day event begins at sunset Aug. 12

Aug

13 2024

CBI's Baby Talk: For Parents of 0-12 Months Children

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

FOR PARENTS OF 0-12 MONTHS CHILDREN! Bring yourself and your 0-12 month old baby (if you'd like!). Please bring a bla…

Aug

13 2024

Tisha B'Av Service

6:30PM - 7:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

On Yom Kippur we atone for our individual sins. On Tisha B'Av we atone for our communal sins. Tisha B'Av is an often …

Aug

15 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…

Aug

15 2024

JFS BackPack Packing

10:30AM - 3:00PM  

Community Services Building
333 Bloomfield Avenue
Federation Board Room
West Hartford, CT 06117

The JFS 10th Annual Back-to-School Drive is underway! Each year, the need in our community has grown, and this year w…

Aug

15 2024

Beth El Temple - Board Meeting

6:45PM - 8:45PM  

Board Meeting

Aug

17 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.

Aug

20 2024

CBI's Baby Talk: For Parents of 0-12 Months Children

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

FOR PARENTS OF 0-12 MONTHS CHILDREN! Bring yourself and your 0-12 month old baby (if you'd like!). Please bring a bla…

Aug

22 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…

Aug

23 2024

What if the Torah is Forgotten?

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Shakespeare and Company (Elayne Bernstein Theater)
70 Kemble St
Lenox, MA

 

Join Dr. Yitz Landes for the final session of JTS in the Berkshires. The concept of Torah is surely one of the most c…

Aug

24 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.

Aug

26 2024

Ice Cream Social: Rabbi Leon Wind Religious School

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

Beth Sholom B'nai Israel
400 Middle Turnpike East
Manchester, CT 06040

Looking to give your child a meaningful jewish education? Join Rabbi Leon Wind Religious School at Beth Sholom B’na…

Aug

27 2024

CBI's Baby Talk: For Parents of 0-12 Months Children

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

FOR PARENTS OF 0-12 MONTHS CHILDREN! Bring yourself and your 0-12 month old baby (if you'd like!). Please bring a bla…

Aug

27 2024

Schechter Monthly Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Solomon Schechter Day School
26 Buena Vista Road
West Hartford, CT 06117

First Monthly Meeting 2024-2025

Aug

29 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…

Aug

29 2024

Celebrate CBI!

6:00PM - 7:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

Join us for some fun! We’ll have food, music, face painting, and games. Bring your friends. You can also chat with …

Aug

30 2024

Shabbat Shebang! With the ECC

9:40AM - 10:10AM  

New England Jewish Academy
300 Bloomfield Ave
West Hartford, CT 06117

 

Join NEJA for Shabbat Shebang! Parents bring your children ages 4 and under for some fun music, shabbat songs and prayers.

Aug

31 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.