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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.

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Nov

12 2023

Jewish Poetry Series with Claire Serpi

10:30AM - 11:30AM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

Have you always wished you had more poetry in your life? Do you know that there is a world of wonderful Jewish poetry…

Nov

12 2023

Friendship Circle Music Club

2:30PM - 5:00PM  



CT

 

All are invited to jam out together!

Nov

12 2023

Phyllis Hoffman Hartford Jewish Film Festival

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

 

Phyllis Hoffman Hartford Jewish Film Festival November films. All details subject to change.

Nov

12 2023

West Hartford USY Sigd Celebration

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Join West Hartford USY in celebrating Sigd, an Ethopian Jewish holiday. We'll enjoy traditional foods and music, and …

Nov

12 2023

Kristallnacht Commemoration

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

Sponsored by Congregation Beth Israel & Charter Oak Cultural Center: Join us at CBI for an evening of prayer and crea…

Nov

13 2023

Beth David Synagogue Board Meeting

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Beth David Synagogue
20 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119

Beth David Synagogue Board Meeting

Nov

13 2023

Panel Discussion: Israelis in Greater Hartford

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Mandell JCC
335 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, 06117

 

In conjunction with our exhibition, “Hartford-Israel Connections Over 125 Years,” this panel will share…

Nov

14 2023

Klezmenchen band

7:15PM - 8:15PM  

Hoffmansummerwood
160 Simsbury Rd
West hartford, CT 06117

 

Start Kislev off with fun and lively Jewish music featuring the Klezmenchen band.

Nov

14 2023

Beth David Beit Medrash Tuesday Evening Classes

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Beth David Synagogue
20 Dover Road
West Hartford, CT 06119

Parsha HaShavua Through Different Lenses with Galya Greenberg Learn to Read Hebrew Confidently and Without Stress…

Nov

14 2023

Adult Ed: Film and Q&A "Diversity in the Long Grey Line"

8:30PM - 10:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

*Virtual Only Program, Film Screening and Q&A
This film was initially intended to focus on the graduation of the 1000…

Nov

15 2023

Global Connections with Robert Siegel: Growing up with social media

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Zoom
New York, NY, USA
https://globalconnections.splashthat.com/
New York, NY 10019

 

Robert Siegel (NPR) interviews: Sherry Turkle and Brian Merchant

Nov

15 2023

Global Connections with Robert Siegel: What’s next in Washington D.C.?

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Halie Shost
Central Park West, New York, NY, USA
https://globalconnections.splashthat.com/
New York, NY 10019

 

Robert Siegel (NPR) interviews: Emily Bazelon, John Cassidy, E.J. Dionne Jr., David Frum, William Kristol

Nov

15 2023

Voices of Hope Board Meeting

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Kathy Fishman
20 Waterside Drive, Suite 100
Farmington, CT 06032

Voices of Hope Board Meeting

Nov

16 2023

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…

Nov

16 2023

JCF Board Meeting

4:30PM - 6:30PM  

Jewish Community Foundation Board Meeting
4:30-6:30PM

Nov

16 2023

RED LETTER: 11th Annual Event to Combat Hunger

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

TBD

 

This event will elevate the challenges that families in our community are
experiencing putting food on the table and …

Nov

16 2023

Schechter Board Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

Monthly meeting of the Schechter Board of Trustees

Nov

17 2023

Flavors of Israel Shabbat Party

9:30AM - 10:30AM  

New England Jewish Academy
300 Bloomfield ave.
West Hartford, CT 06117

 

New England Jewish Academy invites you to join our Early Childhood Center class in making hummus and Israeli salad!
A…

Nov

17 2023

CBI Organ Sounds Concert: Traditions

6:45PM - 7:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

"Traditions": Celebrating the 90th Birthday of our Historic Austin Organ for our 2023-2024 Season! Join us in welcomi…

Nov

17 2023

Shabbat Guest Speaker: Rabbi Gary Zola, PhD

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

All are welcome to join us for our Shabbat Service with our guest speaker, Scholar in Residence, Rabbi Gary Zola, PhD…

Nov

17 2023

Shabbat Service - with guest sermon

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congregation
37 Main Street
Southington, CT 06489

Join Gishrei Shalom for Friday night services. A guest sermon will be given by Pastor Ron Brown from First Congregati…

Nov

18 2023

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.

Nov

18 2023

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…

Nov

18 2023

Luncheon with Rabbi Gary Zola, PhD

12:30PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119

Join us for a delicious lunch and talk by our Scholar in Residence, Dr. Gary Zola. The cost is $12 per person. The to…

Nov

18 2023

The Weisel Dor L'Dor Family Learning Program

6:00PM - 7:00PM  

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

 

Our Dor L'Dor: Family Learning Program has been providing children and families with a meaningful and exciting Torah …