Book Club – Trust by Hernan Diaz

Member's residence

All CHJ members are invited to discuss Trust by Hernan Diaz at a member's residence. See listserv for address There are four sections to “Trust,” a novel by Pulitzer Prize winning author Hernan Diaz. The first is a novel itself, a fictionalized life of a legendary and enormously successful 1920’s financier in New York City and Continue Reading »

Book Club – Table for Two by Amor Towles

Join us for a discussion of Table for Two by Amor Towles. The author writes of this book: Table for Two includes six short stories and a novella which I wrote in the last ten years. The six stories, all set in New York, mostly take place around the turn of the Millennium. So, unlike Continue Reading »

Shabbat Candle Lighting

Zoom opens at 6:30pm just to kibbutz. At 7pm we light candles with a  short service. We listen to music and short lectures. Watch for the Zoom link on the listserv Friday afternoon.

Havdalah at the Beach

Compo Beach Westport

Bid Shabbat farewell at the beach with fellow members, friends and guests on Saturday June 21, 6:30 p m at the Compo Beach in Westport as usual. Desserts, drinks and parking compliments of CHJ, bring your chairs and dinner. Please RSVP programming@humanisticjews.org  in order to plan for desserts and drinks.  Ask for CHJ parking at Continue Reading »

Shabbat Candle Lighting

Zoom opens at 6:30pm just to kibbutz. At 7pm we light candles with a  short service. We listen to music and short lectures. Watch for the Zoom link on the listserv Friday afternoon.

Women’s Rap

Member's Residence Fairfield

  Come join other CHJ women to talk about a topic to be chosen at the meeting. It's a great way to get to know one another. RSVP: rcfnpl2@gmail.com    

Forum on Israel and Anti-Semitism

Fairfield

These groups are organized by Loretta Jay, Michelle Tomarkin and Jessica Wolf for CHJ members to have a safe place to talk about Israel, anti-Semitism and other related topics and how we are affected. George Rockmore has volunteered to serve as a back-up facilitator. See listserv for venue. RSVP  forum@humanistcjews.org.

Shabbat Candle Lighting

Zoom opens at 6:30pm just to kibbutz. At 7pm we light candles with a  short service. We listen to music and short lectures. Watch for the Zoom link on the listserv Friday afternoon.

Board Meeting

Zoom

We will begin work on the year's programs and any activities of specific interest. Please send me subjects of interest you wish the Board to consider in order to prepare the agenda.  Open to all CHJ members. Request the Zoom link from Previn Patel.    

Shabbat Candle Lighting

Zoom opens at 6:30pm just to kibbutz. At 7pm we light candles with a  short service. We listen to music and short lectures. Watch for the Zoom link on the listserv Friday afternoon.

Book Club – Table for Two by Amor Towles

Member's residence

Join a discussion of  Table for Two by Amor Towles Millions of Amor Towles fans are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood. The New York stories, most of which take place around the year Continue Reading »

Shabbat Candle Lighting

Zoom opens at 6:30pm just to kibbutz. At 7pm we light candles with a  short service. We listen to music and short lectures. Watch for the Zoom link on the listserv Friday afternoon.