Purim
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.
Mar 7, 2023
Feb
27 2023
Mar
5 2023
Beckerman Cultural Arts Film: Human Failure
12:01AM - 11:59PM
Virtual
The so-called "Aryanization" in fascist Germany is without a doubt the biggest raids of the 20th century. Nonetheless…
Mar
1 2023
Shalom Baby Café
9:30AM - 10:30AM
Beckerman Lender Jewish Community Center
360 Amity Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Find your new forever friends in a comfortable environment with music, coffee, conversation - and babies! Recommended…
Mar
1 2023
Coffee & Learn
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Or Shalom
205 Old Grassy Hill Road
Congregation Or Shalom
Orange, CT 06477
On Wednesday mornings, 11am-noon, December 7th to late-May, people gather to explore the ancient texts of our…
Mar
1 2023
BEKI: Documentary "I, Too" with Carol Anderson
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
A new (one-hour) documentary called “I, Too” will be shown on BEKI Zoom, followed by a conversation with the prod…
Mar
1 2023
Ezra Academy Board of Directors Meeting 2022-2023
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Ezra Academy
Woodbridge, CT
Ezra Academy Board of Directors Meeting 7:30 pm - 9 pm
Meeting will be held either on Zoom or at Ezra Academy
Mar
2 2023
Pre-Purim Storytime and Craft
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Mitchell Library
37 Harrison St
New Haven, CT 06515
Celebrate the upcoming holiday of Purim with stories and arts and crafts projects with Mushka Wineberg.
Mar
2 2023
BEKI: Philosophy and History of Conservative Judaism
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Select Thursdays on Zoom. Email office@beki.org for the Zoom link
Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Join Ra…
Mar
3 2023
Purim Family Shabbat Service
6:30PM - 8:00PM
Temple Beth David
3 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
Celebrate Purim and Shabbat with Temple Beth David during our family service. Great for all ages!
Mar
4 2023
BEKI Children's Shabbat Services
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
All of BEKI's children's services—Children's Havura, K-2 Kehila, and Junior Congregation—meet on Shabbat morning…
Mar
4 2023
BEKI Schmooze: The Theology of Purim
12:45PM - 2:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Join Rabbi Eric Woodward after services and kiddush lunch for a conversation in the library about Purim.
What does…
Mar
5 2023
Monthly Young Families Program at Temple Beth Sholom
9:45AM - 11:45AM
Temple Beth Sholom
1809 Whitney Avenue Hamden
Hamden, CT 06517
Ongoing programs for families with young children to start a lifelong relationship with Judaism. Current members and…
Mar
5 2023
BEKI: Talmud Study with Rabbi Woodward
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Talmud Study - Babylonian Talmud Shabbat Chapter 2
Select Sundays: Feb. 5, 12, March 5, 12, April 2, 16, 23, May 7
w…
Mar
5 2023
BEKI Artist Talk by Cynthia Beth Rubin
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
The artist talk will be in the downstairs social hall. Lunch will be served; RSVP to art@beki.org. More information is …
Mar
6 2023
BEKI Children's Purim Celebration
4:00PM - 6:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Families are welcome to join BINA (BEKI's religious school) for Purim festivities prior to Minchah, Maariv, and the M…
Mar
6 2023
BEKI Erev Purim festivities
5:45PM - 7:15PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Both adults and children are encouraged to come in costume for the reading of the Book of Esther. Minchah will start …
Mar
6 2023
Temple Emanuel Megillah Reading - wear a costume!
6:30PM - 8:00PM
Temple Emanuel
150 Derby Avenue
Orange, CT 06477
Celebrate Purim at Temple Emanuel with a festive megillah reading and hamentaschen! Wear a costume or a mask, bring a…
Mar
6 2023
JLI: Book Smart (Lesson 1: The Torah)
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Planet Realty
924 Whalley Ave
New Haven, CT 06515
We address the question: “What is the Torah?” We then introduce the twenty-four books of the Tanach, explaining…
Mar
7 2023
Purim Under the Sea
4:30PM - 6:30PM
50 Fitch St
New Haven, CT 06515
Celebrate Purim with a multimedia Megillah reading, sushi bar and buffet dinner, and entertainment for all ages.
Price…
Mar
7 2023
Westville Synagogue Purim Seudah!
4:30PM - 8:00PM
Westville Synagogue
74 W Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06515
4:30 pm - Megillah Reading 5:15 pm - Mincha 5:30 pm - Meat meal with vegetarian options with entertainment from…
Mar
7 2023
Israeli Dance class - Beginners
6:45PM - 8:45PM
The JCC of Greater New Haven
360 Amity Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Leng has been teaching Israeli dance in the tri state area for over 30 years. She has taught at Solomon Schecter…
Mar
7 2023
Judaism in Six Snapshots: An introduction to a unique people
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Beth Israel Synagogue
22 North Orchard Street
Wallingford, CT 06492
In our six-part series, we will be exploring Judaism as a civilization. Judaism is too broad a subject with too…
Mar
7 2023
New Haven Intro to Judaism Community Course
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Zoom
Community-wide Introduction to Judaism course- more details forthcoming.
Mar
8 2023
Shalom Baby Café
9:30AM - 10:30AM
Beckerman Lender Jewish Community Center
360 Amity Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Find your new forever friends in a comfortable environment with music, coffee, conversation - and babies! Recommended…
Mar
8 2023
Coffee & Learn
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Or Shalom
205 Old Grassy Hill Road
Congregation Or Shalom
Orange, CT 06477
On Wednesday mornings, 11am-noon, December 7th to late-May, people gather to explore the ancient texts of our…
Mar
8 2023
The Towers at Tower Lane Board of Directors Meeting
5:45PM - 7:00PM
The Towers at Tower Lane Monthly Board of Directors Meeting
Mar
9 2023
Mar
16 2023
New Haven-Hartford Community Mega Mission to Israel
Eretz Yisrael - Our Jewish Homeland!
Save the date for a Choose Your Own Adventure community mega mission like no other - celebrating Israel's 75th birth…
Mar
9 2023
American Red Cross Blood Drive at the JCC
9:00AM - 2:00PM
Beckerman Lender Jewish Community Center
360 Amity Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
American Red Cross Blood Drive at the JCC
360 Amity Road, Woodbridge
9:00AM - 2:00PM
Mar
9 2023
BEKI Weekly Parashah Study
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Join Rabbi Eric Woodward each Thursday for a discussion of the week's parashah (Torah portion). Torah study follows t…
Mar
9 2023
BEKI: Philosophy and History of Conservative Judaism
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Select Thursdays on Zoom. Email office@beki.org for the Zoom link
Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Join Ra…
Mar
11 2023
BEKI Children's Shabbat Services
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
All of BEKI's children's services—Children's Havura, K-2 Kehila, and Junior Congregation—meet on Shabbat morning…
Mar
12 2023
Monthly Young Families Program at Temple Beth Sholom
9:45AM - 11:45AM
Temple Beth Sholom
1809 Whitney Avenue Hamden
Hamden, CT 06517
Ongoing programs for families with young children to start a lifelong relationship with Judaism. Current members and…
Mar
12 2023
BEKI: Talmud Study with Rabbi Woodward
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Talmud Study - Babylonian Talmud Shabbat Chapter 2
Select Sundays: Feb. 5, 12, March 5, 12, April 2, 16, 23, May 7
w…
Mar
12 2023
Preschool Story Hour with Temple Beth David
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Temple Beth David
3 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
Learn about and celebrate Purim with Temple Beth David through crafts, songs, and stories. Costumes are welcome! This…
Mar
12 2023
Preschool Story Hour with Temple Beth David
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Temple Beth David
3 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
Learn about and celebrate Purim with Temple Beth David through crafts, songs, and stories. Costumes are welcome! This…
Mar
12 2023
PJ Library Pre-Passover Journey on the Shoreline Trolley
1:00PM - 2:30PM
Shoreline Trolley Museum
East Haven,
Join Camp Laurelwood, Ezra Academy & PJ Library for a pre-Passover journey. Take a trolley ride with us to learn the …
Mar
13 2023
JLI: Book Smart (Lesson 1: The Torah)
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Planet Realty
924 Whalley Ave
New Haven, CT 06515
We address the question: “What is the Torah?” We then introduce the twenty-four books of the Tanach, explaining…
Mar
14 2023
Israeli Dance class - Beginners
6:45PM - 8:45PM
The JCC of Greater New Haven
360 Amity Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Leng has been teaching Israeli dance in the tri state area for over 30 years. She has taught at Solomon Schecter…
Mar
14 2023
Judaism in Six Snapshots: An introduction to a unique people
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Beth Israel Synagogue
22 North Orchard Street
Wallingford, CT 06492
In our six-part series, we will be exploring Judaism as a civilization. Judaism is too broad a subject with too…
Mar
14 2023
New Haven Intro to Judaism Community Course
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Zoom
Community-wide Introduction to Judaism course- more details forthcoming.
Mar
15 2023
Shalom Baby Café
9:30AM - 10:30AM
Beckerman Lender Jewish Community Center
360 Amity Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Find your new forever friends in a comfortable environment with music, coffee, conversation - and babies! Recommended…
Mar
15 2023
Coffee & Learn
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Or Shalom
205 Old Grassy Hill Road
Congregation Or Shalom
Orange, CT 06477
On Wednesday mornings, 11am-noon, December 7th to late-May, people gather to explore the ancient texts of our…
Mar
16 2023
BEKI Weekly Parashah Study
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Join Rabbi Eric Woodward each Thursday for a discussion of the week's parashah (Torah portion). Torah study follows t…
Mar
16 2023
BEKI: Philosophy and History of Conservative Judaism
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Select Thursdays on Zoom. Email office@beki.org for the Zoom link
Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Join Ra…
Mar
18 2023
BEKI Children's Shabbat Services
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
All of BEKI's children's services—Children's Havura, K-2 Kehila, and Junior Congregation—meet on Shabbat morning…
Mar
19 2023
Monthly Young Families Program at Temple Beth Sholom
9:45AM - 11:45AM
Temple Beth Sholom
1809 Whitney Avenue Hamden
Hamden, CT 06517
Ongoing programs for families with young children to start a lifelong relationship with Judaism. Current members and…
Mar
19 2023
JHSGNH: Honoring Judith Schiif and other New Haven Jewish Women
2:00PM - 4:00PM
New Haven Museum
114 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT 06510
The Jewish Historical Society of Greater New Haven is collaborating with the New Haven Museum, and The Jewish…
Mar
21 2023
Israeli Dance class - Beginners
6:45PM - 8:45PM
The JCC of Greater New Haven
360 Amity Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Leng has been teaching Israeli dance in the tri state area for over 30 years. She has taught at Solomon Schecter…
Mar
21 2023
Judaism in Six Snapshots: An introduction to a unique people
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Beth Israel Synagogue
22 North Orchard Street
Wallingford, CT 06492
In our six-part series, we will be exploring Judaism as a civilization. Judaism is too broad a subject with too…
Mar
21 2023
New Haven Intro to Judaism Community Course
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Zoom
Community-wide Introduction to Judaism course- more details forthcoming.
Mar
21 2023
Westville University with Dr. Shraga Blick
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Reach out to Westville Synagogue for more details!
Mar
22 2023
Shalom Baby Café
9:30AM - 10:30AM
Beckerman Lender Jewish Community Center
360 Amity Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Find your new forever friends in a comfortable environment with music, coffee, conversation - and babies! Recommended…
Mar
22 2023
Coffee & Learn
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Or Shalom
205 Old Grassy Hill Road
Congregation Or Shalom
Orange, CT 06477
On Wednesday mornings, 11am-noon, December 7th to late-May, people gather to explore the ancient texts of our…
Mar
22 2023
New Haven Beit Midrash, Session 3
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Temple Emanuel
150 Derby Ave
Orange, CT 06477
MARBIM BESIMCHA: Permission to Celebrate
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Rabbi Avi Spodek
LOCATION: Temple Emanuel
The Mishnah in …
Mar
22 2023
BEKI Zoom Schmooze with Liora Cohen-Fraade: At Our Southern Border
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Liora Cohen-Fraade, daughter of Ellen Cohen and Steven Fraade, will lead a conversation on Zoom about “Immigratio…
Mar
23 2023
BEKI Weekly Parashah Study
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Join the discussion with Rabbi Eric Woodward each Thursday about the week's parashah (Torah portion). Torah study fo…
Mar
23 2023
BEKI: Philosophy and History of Conservative Judaism
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Select Thursdays on Zoom. Email office@beki.org for the Zoom link
Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Join Ra…
Mar
23 2023
Beckerman Cultural Arts author David DeJong: Nazi Billionaires
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Zoom
Succession meets the Third Reich in Nazi Billionaires. David de Jong reveals the true story of how Germany…
Mar
24 2023
Mar
25 2023
Salonika Shabbat
6:00PM - 10:00PM
Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life
80 Wall St.
New Haven, CT 06511
The first annual "Sephardic Shabbat" at Slifka Center, in honor of Miriam Hasson z"l.
The guest speaker will be Profes…
Mar
24 2023
Refugee Shabbat Service
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Temple Beth David
3 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
Temple Beth David will host a Refugee Shabbat service on March 24th with music by Elyse Krantz and Chris Sheehan. Gue…
Mar
25 2023
BEKI Children's Shabbat Services
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
All of BEKI's children's services—Children's Havura, K-2 Kehila, and Junior Congregation—meet on Shabbat morning…
Mar
25 2023
BEKI Schmooze: The Theology of Passover
12:45PM - 2:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Join Rabbi Eric Woodward after services and kiddush lunch for a conversation in the library about Passover.
Beyond…
Mar
26 2023
CBJ-Adult Ed
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation B'nai Jacob
75 Rimmon Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Adult Ed Speaker Series
Mar
26 2023
Rosh Chodesh Service for Women at Temple Beth David
5:00PM - 6:00PM
Temple Beth David
3 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
Nisan marks the birth of spring, signaled by the arrival of new buds and the birth of the Israelite nation. Physical …
Mar
27 2023
Apr
2 2023
Beckerman Cultural Arts Film: Forbidden Films
12:01AM - 11:59PM
Zoom
1,200 feature films were made in Germany’s Third Reich. According to experts, some 100 of these were blatant Nazi p…
Mar
28 2023
Addressing the Troubling Rise of Antisemitic Incidents in our Schools
5:00PM - 6:30PM
Southern Connecticut State University
385 Fitch Street
Engleman Hall Room A120
New Haven, CT 06515
Arrival and Refreshments: 4:45 pm to 5:00pm
Program: 5:00pm-6:30pm
Location: SCSU Engleman Hall A120
Registration Re…
Mar
28 2023
Beckerman Cultural Arts author R.Rotenberg; The Cigar Factory
7:00PM - 8:00PM
The Cigar Factory of Isay Rottenberg: The Hidden History of a Jewish Entrepreneur in Nazi Germ…
Mar
28 2023
Jewish Federation Board Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Jewish Federation Board Meeting
7pm
In person or virtual to be determined
Mar
28 2023
Judaism in Six Snapshots: An introduction to a unique people
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Beth Israel Synagogue
22 North Orchard Street
Wallingford, CT 06492
In our six-part series, we will be exploring Judaism as a civilization. Judaism is too broad a subject with too long…
Mar
28 2023
New Haven Intro to Judaism Community Course
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Zoom
Community-wide Introduction to Judaism course- more details forthcoming.
Mar
29 2023
Shalom Baby Café
9:30AM - 10:30AM
Beckerman Lender Jewish Community Center
360 Amity Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Find your new forever friends in a comfortable environment with music, coffee, conversation - and babies! Recommended…
Mar
29 2023
Coffee & Learn
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Or Shalom
205 Old Grassy Hill Road
Congregation Or Shalom
Orange, CT 06477
On Wednesday mornings, 11am-noon, December 7th to late-May, people gather to explore the ancient texts of our…
Mar
29 2023
Dara Horn in New Haven!
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall, Room 114
1 Prospect St
New Haven, CT 06511
Award-winning novelist, essayist and author of the recent best-selling book "People Love Dead Jews" Dara Horn will be…
Mar
29 2023
Westville University Kroopnick Lecture, with Prof. Sara Ronis
7:45PM - 9:00PM
Reach out to Westville Synagogue for more details!
Mar
30 2023
BEKI Weekly Parashah Study
9:00AM - 9:45AM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Join the discussion with Rabbi Eric Woodward each Thursday about the week's parashah (Torah portion). Torah study fo…
Mar
30 2023
BEKI: Philosophy and History of Conservative Judaism
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Select Thursdays on Zoom. Email office@beki.org for the Zoom link
Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Join Ra…