13 events found.
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Board Meeting
ZoomWe 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.
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Book Club – The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
TBAThe Correspondent by Virginia Evans is a 2025 debut epistolary novel that tells the life story of Sybil Van Antwerp, a retired lawyer in her seventies, through her letters and emails. The book explores themes of aging, forgiveness, and memory as Sybil writes to friends, family, and even strangers, while confronting a painful event from Continue Reading »
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Shabbat Candle Lighting
ZoomZoom 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.
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Shabbat Candle Lighting
ZoomZoom 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.
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Havdalah on the Beach OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Sherwood Island State Park,WestportSherwood Island State Park, Westport Saturday, June 27th at 6:30 PM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Bid Shabbat farewell with fellow CHJ members, friends and guests Meet at the Pavilion We ask those with out of state licenses to contact local residents and CHJ members to arrange car pooling to avoid the parking fee Desserts and drinks Continue Reading »
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Men’s Rap
Member's residence9:30 kibbutzing 10 Meeting RSVP mensrap@humansticjews.org Watch the listserv for the venue.
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Women’s Rap
Member's Residence FairfieldCome 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. Venue to be advised. Please watch the listserv . RSVP:womensrap@humanisticjews.org
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Shabbat Candle Lighting
ZoomZoom 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.
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Shabbat Candle Lighting
ZoomZoom 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.
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Book Club – My Father’s Paradise by Ariel Sabar
TBAIn a remote corner of the world, forgotten for nearly three thousand years, lived an enclave of Kurdish Jews so isolated that they still spoke Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Mostly illiterate, they were self-made mystics and gifted storytellers and humble peddlers who dwelt in harmony with their Muslim and Christian neighbors in the mountains Continue Reading »
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Book Club – My Father’s Paradise: A Son Search for his Jewish past in Kurdish Iraq by Ariel Sabar
Member's residenceCHJ BOOK GROUP My Fathers Paradise: A Sons Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq by Ariel Sabar Saturday, July 11th at 10:30 AM The book tells the story of Yona Sabar, a Kurdish Jew from the ancient town of Zakho in Iraq, who grew up speaking Aramaic, the language of Jesus, in Continue Reading »
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Board Meeting
ZoomWe 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.