Presidents' Day
Community Calendar
A calendar of events hosted and sponsored by agencies and members of the Greater New Haven & Shoreline communities.
To submit changes or updates to an event, email marketing@jewishnewhaven.org.
Feb 17, 2020
Feb
5 2020
Scrub & Sip Spa Event in MakerSpace
4:30PM - 6:00PM
JCC of Greater New Haven, MakerSpace
360 Amity Rd.
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Sip a glass of wine, sample different scented body scrubs, and even make your very own scrub to take home! Bring a fr…
Feb
5 2020
Ezra Academy Board Meeting
6:30PM - 9:00PM
Ezra Academy
75 Rimmon Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Executive Committee - 6.30
Full Board - 7.30
Ezra Academy Youth Lounge
Feb
5 2020
Candle Creations
7:00PM - 9:00PM
JCC of Greater New Haven
360 Amity Rd.
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Join us for a night of candle making in the JCC MakerSpace. We will have both hand-dipped or rolled wax sheets availa…
Feb
5 2020
Westville Synagogue University presents Dr. Nadav Berman Shifman
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Westville Synagogue
74 West Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06515
Lecture sponsored by Westville Synagogue's Adult Education Program.
Dr. Nadav Berman Shifman will discuss “You Sha…
Feb
6 2020
Adult Woodworking
7:00PM - 9:00PM
JCC of Greater New Haven
360 Amity Rd.
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Join us in the JCC MakerSpace and learn the basics of woodworking with simple hands-on projects to build your confide…
Feb
8 2020
Tot Shabbat at Temple Beth David
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Temple Beth David of Cheshire
3 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
Stories, songs, snacks, and crafts. Appropriate for toddlers through age 7 with their families. Open to all.
Feb
8 2020
Westville Synagogue University Film Night presents "Heading Home"
7:30PM - 10:00PM
Westville Synagogue
74 West Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06515
Movie sponsored by Westville Synagogue's Adult Education Program.
Movie 'Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel', fol…
Feb
9 2020
Jewish Short Stories
10:00AM - 11:30AM
Temple Emanuel
150 Derby Avenue
Orange, CT 06477
Temple Emanuel's Jewish Short Story Discussion Group led by Bennett Lovett-Graff, Ph.D. in American Literature.
Feb
9 2020
Preschool Story Hour
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Temple Beth David of Cheshire
3 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
Come for a Tu B'Shvat themed creative art project, music, story time, and fun! Open to all. Appropriate for children …
Feb
9 2020
Holidays Our Way - Tu Bishvat STEAM Fair
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Beckerman Lender Jewish Community Center
360 Amity Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Tu B'shvat STEAM Fair will celebrate the Jewish Birthday of Trees with hands on Science, Technology, Engineering, A…
Feb
9 2020
The Towers - Opening Minds Through Art Program Exhibit
2:00PM - 3:30PM
The Towers at Tower Lane
18 Tower Ln
New Haven, CT 06519
Opening Minds Through Art is an evidence based program designed to improve mood and cognition in seniors. A small gro…
Feb
9 2020
Girl Talk
3:30PM - 5:00PM
JCC of Greater New Haven
360 Amity Rd.
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Girl Talk is a new group for teen girls grades 8 to 12. The group will talk about relationships, anxiety, self worth …
Feb
12 2020
PJ Library Presents Bagels & Babies
11:00AM - 1:00PM
JCC of Greater New Haven
360 Amity Rd
Woodbridge, CT 06525
PJ Library’s educator and Jewish mindfulness teacher Stacey Battat (also a mom) will facilitate discussion around t…
Feb
12 2020
Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism Lecture: Tehran's Children
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Whitney Humanities Center (WALL53), Room 208
53 Wall Street
New Haven, CT
Tehran Children: Poles and Jews in the USSR and the Middle East, 1939-1947
Wednesday, February 12 | 5:30 PM
53 Wall…
Feb
12 2020
I Am My Own Wife Opening Night Reception
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Long Wharf Theater
222 Sargent Drive
New Haven, CT 06511
Pre-performance reception before the opening performance, additional details to follow.
Feb
13 2020
Religion and Activism in Conversation
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Whitney Humanities Center (WALL53), 208
53 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Religion and Activism in Conversation: How People of Faith Cross Lines of Difference, Confront the Fierce Urgency of…
Feb
14 2020
Feb
15 2020
The Authoritarian Personality
2:30PM - 7:30PM
Whitney Humanities Center (WALL53), Room 208
53 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
The Authoritarian Personality
Event time: Friday, February 14, 2020 - 2:30pm to Saturday, February 15, 2020 - 7:…
Feb
17 2020
Feb
18 2020
ARFFA Lecture Series
5:00PM - 6:30PM
Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Presented by - Iris Idelson-Shein (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) Iris Idelson-Shein is a senior lecturer at…
Feb
19 2020
ARFFA Lecture Series
5:00PM - 6:30PM
Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Presented by - Iris Idelson-Shein (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) Iris Idelson-Shein is a senior lecturer at…
Feb
19 2020
The Towers at Tower Lane Board of Directors Meeting
5:30PM - 7:00PM
The Towers at Tower Lane Monthly Board Meeting
Feb
19 2020
Westville Synagogue University presents Dr. Peter Rogol
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Westville Synagogue
74 West Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06515
Lecture sponsored by Westville Synagogue's Adult Education Program.
Dr. Peter Rogol will discuss “23 and Who - Me?…
Feb
22 2020
Talk by Jael Silliman about Jewish Calcutta
12:45PM - 2:00PM
Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven , CT
Jael Silliman, who was born in Calcutta into a Jewish Baghdadi family, will lead a Shabbat shmooze about the Calcutta…
Feb
23 2020
Temple Emanuel's Jewish Short Stories Discussion
10:00AM - 11:30AM
Temple Emanuel
150 Derby Avenue
Orange, CT 06477
Temple Emanuel's Jewish Short Story Discussion Group led by Bennett Graff, PhD in American Literature
Feb
24 2020
Meeting of the Board of the Congregation
7:30PM - 9:00PM
BEKI
85 Harrison St
New Haven, CT 06515
Meeting of the Board of the Congregation
Feb
25 2020
ARFFA Lecture Series
5:00PM - 6:30PM
Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Presented by - Iris Idelson-Shein (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) Iris Idelson-Shein is a senior lecturer at…
Feb
26 2020
PJ Library Presents Bagels & Babies
11:00AM - 1:00PM
JCC of Greater New Haven
360 Amity Rd
Woodbridge, CT 06525
PJ Library’s educator and Jewish mindfulness teacher Stacey Battat (also a mom) will facilitate discussion around…
Feb
27 2020
Temple Emanuel hosts Dr. Stephen Naron, Dir. Fortunoff Video Archive
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Temple Emanuel
150 Derby Avenue
Orange, CT 06477
Archive director, Dr. Stephen Naron, will speak about the history of the Fortunoff Video Archives for Holocaust…
Feb
28 2020
Tot Shabbat at Temple Emanuel
5:30PM - 6:00PM
Temple Emanuel
150 Derby Avenue
Orange, CT 06477
Special Shabbat for children under 5 and their families with Rabbi Michael celebrating with songs and stories.…
Feb
28 2020
Shabbat Across America at CBSRZ (Chester)
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek
55 East Kings Highway
Chester, CT 06412
Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek (CBSRZ) in Chester announces the celebration of the annual Shabbat Across Americ…
Feb
29 2020
Shabbat schmooze about Daf Yomi at BEKI
1:00PM - 2:15PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Rachel Scheinerman, associate editor at My Jewish Learning, will speak about Daf Yomi and its expanding popularity, a…