Community Calendar

A calendar of events hosted and sponsored by agencies and members of the Greater New Haven & Shoreline communities.

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Dec 24, 2021
Christmas Eve
Dec 25, 2021
Christmas Day
Dec 31, 2021
New Year's Eve
Nov

28 2021

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Dec

5 2021

Celebrate the Hanukkah season with eight nights of exclusive, award-winning new films, available to view from the com…

Dec

1 2021

Improving Israeli Civil Society Through A New School Model

12:00PM - 1:30PM  

Judy Alperin
zoom
CT

Register in advance. Although Arab society comprises over 20% of Israel's population, most Jewish and Arab citizens h…

Dec

1 2021

PJ Library's Chanukah Story Time at Mitchell Library

4:00PM - 5:00PM  

Mitchell Library
37 Harrison St
New Haven, CT 06515

Register in advance. Celebrate Hanukkah with stories and crafts at Mitchell Library led by Family Outreach Coordinat…

Dec

1 2021

Bright Chanukah Lights at BEKI with PJ Library

5:15PM - 6:15PM  

Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724

 

Register in advance. Immediately following Chanukah Story Time at Mitchell Library, cross the street to enjoy a telli…

Dec

1 2021

Light the Hanukkah Menorah at BEKI

5:30PM - 5:45PM  

Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724

Join us as we light the giant hanukiyah in the BEKI lobby each evening. Or sing along on Zoom. Consult office@beki.or…

Dec

1 2021

Ezra Academy Board of Directors Meeting 2021-2022

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Ezra Academy
75 Rimmon Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525

Ezra Academy Board of Directors Meeting 7:30 pm - 9 pm

Meeting will be held either on Zoom or at Ezra Academy

Dec

1 2021

Family Movie Night for Chanukah -“Full Court Miracle”

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

The Westville Synagogue
74 West Prospect Street
New Haven, CT

Westville Synagogue University Presents: Family Movie Night for Chanukah: “Full Court Miracle”

Dec

2 2021

Light the Hanukkah Menorah at BEKI

5:30PM - 5:45PM  

Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724

Join us as we light the giant hanukiyah in the BEKI lobby each evening. Or sing along on Zoom. Consult office@beki.or…

Dec

2 2021

Register in advance. Ben­jamin Gold is a pri­vate eye who in 1952 takes on a mur­der case that impli­cates hi…

Dec

3 2021

CMI CHANUKAH FAMILY CELEBRATION

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Congregation Mishkan Israel
785 Ridge Road
Hamden, CT 06517

Join us on Friday, December 3 at 6:00 p.m. for a Family Service celebrating Chanukah. Rabbi Immerman and Cantor Gigli…

Dec

3 2021

Temple Emanuel Chanukah Shabbat Service

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Temple Emanuel
150 Derby Avenue
Orange, CT 06477

Temple Emanuel Shabbat Chanukah Service on Friday, December 3 at 6 pm.

Dec

4 2021

"Entropy Warriors" Exhibit Opens at BEKI

9:15AM - 1:00PM  

Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724

Art exhibition of work by Bruce Oren, who is a painter, photographer, draughtsman and designer, but primarily a ston…

Dec

4 2021

BEKI Children's Shabbat Services

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724

All three children's services meet every week at 10:45 am. Children's Havura meets outdoors in the courtyard, whenev…

Dec

4 2021

Temple Beth David Chanukah Wonderland!

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Temple Beth David
3 Main Street
CHESHIRE, CT 06410

Featuring Chanukah munchies, hot cocoa, our Ruach Players, a signature adult beverage, and auction. This is a free ev…

Dec

4 2021

BEKI Hanukkah Singalong

7:00PM - 8:15PM  

Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724

Join us around the campfire in the BEKI courtyard on Saturday, the 7th Night, for havdalah, menorah lighting, and an…

Dec

5 2021

The Great Gelt and Dreidel Drop of 2021

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

JCC of Greater New Haven
360 Amity Rd.
Woodbridge, CT 06525

Families will experience hundreds of dreidels and gelt bags fly from the sky with help from the Woodbridge Fire Depar…

Dec

5 2021

The Great Gelt and Dreidel Drop of 2021

3:00PM - 5:00PM  


360 Amity Rd
Woodbridge, CT 06525

This outdoor event will consist of a Gelt and Dreidel Drop; the Woodbridge Fire Department will climb their ladder…

Dec

5 2021

BEKI Kadima and USY Hanukkah Party

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724

BEKI's Kadima and USY youth groups will celebrate the holiday with a shared Hanukkah party on Sunday, December 5, fr…

Dec

5 2021

Chanukah In Westville Grand Menorah Lighting

4:30PM - 5:30PM  

Whalley and Blake Parking Lot
919 Whalley Ave
New Haven, CT 06515

Community Outdoor Grand Menorah Lighting and the Great PARACHUTE GELT Drop.

With Delicious Donuts & Refreshments! A …

Dec

5 2021

Chanukah Concert with "Simply Tsfat"

5:00PM - 6:30PM  

James Blackstone Memorial Library,
758 Main Street
Branford, CT 06437

Celebrate the last night of Chanukah with Israeli band Simply Tsfat. Hailing from the northern Galilee city of Tsfat,…

Dec

5 2021

Light the Hanukkah Menorah at BEKI

5:30PM - 5:45PM  

Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724

Join us as we light the giant hanukiyah in the BEKI lobby each evening. Or sing along on Zoom. Consult office@beki.or…

Dec

6 2021

Faith in Jewish Tradition, Monday night class with Rabbi Shapiro

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Congregation B'nai Jacob
75 Rimmon Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525

Jews sometimes recoil at the word "faith" as if it were a Christian concept. But faith lies at the heart of our…

Dec

6 2021

Shine A Light on Antisemitism

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Zoom

Chanukah, the Jewish festival of lights, celebrates the freedom to live and worship as we choose. But increasingly, t…

Dec

7 2021

The Greater New Haven NAACP is hosting a Virtual Panel Discussion: CRITICAL RACE THEORY: What it is – What it i…

Dec

10 2021

Temple Emanuel Shabbat Service with Torah

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Temple Emanuel
150 Derby Avenue
Orange, CT 06477

Temple Emanuel Kabbalat Shabbat with Torah Service both indoors and livestreamed.

Dec

11 2021

BEKI Children's Shabbat Services

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724

All three children's services meet every week at 10:45 am. Children's Havura meets outdoors in the courtyard, whenev…

Dec

11 2021

BEKI Violin Concert Featuring Ilana Zaks

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724

By popular demand, violinist Ilana Zaks will return to BEKI. Now in her second year in the master’s program at the …

Dec

12 2021

Interfaith Family Life Discussion at BEKI

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724

BEKI's Rabbi Eric Woodward will lead “A Rabbi’s Reflections on Christmas and Hanukkah,” a conversation for int…

Dec

12 2021

Rosh Chodesh with Temple Beth David

5:00PM - 6:00PM  

Temple Beth David
3 Main Street
CHESHIRE, CT 06410

Join Temple Beth David for a women's celebration led by Jodi Harris and Sisterhood in-person or on Zoom (zoom.tbdches…

Dec

12 2021

Upheaval: The Journey of Menachem Begin

7:00PM - 9:30PM  

Beckerman Lender Jewish Community Center
360 Amity Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525

Register for in-person or virtual event in advance. As part of the Beckerman Jewish Cultural Arts Series and in co-sp…

Dec

12 2021

ADL Virtual In Concert Against Hate

8:00PM - 9:00PM  

Virtual

An unforgettable night of music, community and celebration as we join together to fight hate for good and honor those…

Dec

13 2021

to
Dec

19 2021

Register in advance for Leona. Directed by Isaac Cherem

"Leona" is an intimate, insightful, and moving film that te…

Dec

13 2021

BEKI Board meets

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724

December 13, 2021

Dec

13 2021

 

Jewish Federation Board of Directors Meeting

Dec

13 2021

Faith in Jewish Tradition, Monday night class with Rabbi Shapiro

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Congregation B'nai Jacob
75 Rimmon Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525

Jews sometimes recoil at the word "faith" as if it were a Christian concept. But faith lies at the heart of our…

Dec

14 2021

 

We expect meeting to be at the JCC with a zoom option.

Dec

14 2021

Dec

15 2021

The Westville University Presents: Dr. Shira Bille, Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University

Dec

16 2021

JCC Board of Directors Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

 

Mnothly meeting

Dec

17 2021

Family Shabbat Service

5:30PM - 6:30PM  

Camp Laurelwood
463 Summer Hill Road
Madison, CT 06443

Join Temple Beth Tikvah and Camp Laurelwood for a fun and engaging Family Shabbat Service at Camp Laurelwood for fami…

Dec

17 2021

Temple Emanuel Kabbalat Shabbat Service

7:30PM - 8:30PM  

Temple Emanuel
150 Derby Avenue
Orange, CT 06477

Temple Emanuel is hosting Congregation B'nai Jacob for Kabbalat Shabbat Service on Friday, December 17 at 7:30 pm..

Dec

18 2021

BEKI Children's Shabbat Services

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724

All three children's services meet every week at 10:45 am. Children's Havura meets outdoors in the courtyard, whenev…

Dec

19 2021

Stories and Places. Wandering the Past in the Present.

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Congregation B'nai Jacob
75 Rimmon Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525

Jesse Cedarbaum, M.D., avid student of history and archaeology, will present and illustrated talk about exciting rece…

Dec

20 2021

Faith in Jewish Tradition, Monday night class with Rabbi Shapiro

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Congregation B'nai Jacob
75 Rimmon Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525

Jews sometimes recoil at the word "faith" as if it were a Christian concept. But faith lies at the heart of our…

Dec

23 2021

Annual Bluegrass Concert at BEKI

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724

The Bluegrass Characters Revue will present “A Tribute to Phil Zimmerman and Stacy Phillips." Also performing is Ko…

Dec

24 2021

Temple Emanuel Kabbalat Shabbat Service

6:00PM - 7:00PM  

Temple Emanuel
150 Derby Avenue
Orange, CT 06477

Kabbalat Shabbat Service at Temple Emanuel at 6 pm tonight.

Dec

25 2021

BEKI Children's Shabbat Services

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724

All three children's services meet every week at 10:45 am. Children's Havura meets outdoors in the courtyard, whenev…

Dec

25 2021

All are welcome for a community klezmer concert featuring the Nu Haven Kapelye on Saturday, December 25 at 5:00 p.m. …

Dec

27 2021

Faith in Jewish Tradition, Monday night class with Rabbi Shapiro

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Congregation B'nai Jacob
75 Rimmon Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525

Jews sometimes recoil at the word "faith" as if it were a Christian concept. But faith lies at the heart of our…

Dec

31 2021

Temple Emanuel Kabbalat Shabbat Service

6:00PM - 7:00PM  

Temple Emanuel
150 Derby Avenue
Orange, CT 06477

Kabbalat Shabbat Service at Temple Emanuel at 6 pm tonight

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