• Board Meeting

    Open to all CHJ members. Request the Zoom link from Ruth Light.

  • Communal Shabbat

    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.

  • Communal Shabbat

    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.

  • Annual Meeting- Potluck/pool party

    All CHJ members are invited. Remember your pot luck luncheon dishes for Annual Membership Party and Meeting. CHJ will provide drinks and ice cream dessert Our agenda will be shorter than usual, as Ruth has sent ahead the Minutes from last year's annual meeting, Budget and Committee reports to read-ahead. AGENDA: 1. Vote to approve minutes Continue Reading »

  • Communal Shabbat

    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 to Women

      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. This month will be held  at a member's residence. Watch the listserv for the address.

  • Communal Shabbat

    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.

  • Communal Shabbat

    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 – The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

    It’s here, in the first volume of Patricia Highsmith’s five-book Ripley series, that we are introduced to the suave Tom Ripley, a young striver seeking to leave behind his past as an orphan bullied for being a “sissy.” Newly arrived in the heady world of Manhattan, Ripley meets a wealthy industrialist who hires him to Continue Reading »

  • Havdalah at the Beach

    Get ready to welcome summer at the beach with fellow members, friends and guests on Saturday July 13, 6 p m at the Compo Beach in Westport as usual. Desserts, drinks and parking compliments of CHJ, bring your chairs and dinner. Please RSVP No Later than Wednesday July 10 in order to plan for desserts Continue Reading »

  • Forum on Israel and Anti-Semitism

    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. RSVP is requested so we can plan accordingly. Please email Loretta at lorettacjay@gmail.com.

  • Fight Climate Change – U.S.Rep.(D-MD), Jamie Raskin

    Fight Climate Change U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) on: Why Every Voice Matters Jewish Earth Alliance Network Briefing and Virtual Lobby Day Preparation Tuesday, July 16th 8:00 PMVisit Jewish Earth Alliance for all detailsRegister for July Network Briefing Video recordings of the monthly Network Calls are available if you missed them. Check it out!  Jewish Earth Alliance Youtube Continue Reading »

  • Communal Shabbat

    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.

  • Communal Shabbat

    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 to Women

      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. This month will be held  at a member's residence. Watch the listserv for the address.

  • 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.

  • Men’s Rap

    Come and join us for kibbitzing and noshing. Noshing starts at 9:30am. Meeting at 10am. RSVP -mitchtilk@gmail.com  

  • 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 – Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

    Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Dickens is not a prerequisite for readers of this Continue Reading »

  • Board Meeting

    We will begin to work for next 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.

  • 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 Pizza Party

    A Havdalah service will be performed before the pizza party. For CHJ members only. RSVP skboyar@optonline.net  

  • Women to Women

      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. This month will be held  at a member's residence. Watch the listserv for the address.

  • 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.

  • Seaside Beach Cleanup

    Coordinated by Kyla Reisberg, Mitzvah student. Glove and bags will be provided. Open to all CHJ members.

  • 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.

  • Forum on Israel and Anti-Semitism

    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. RSVP is requested so we can plan accordingly. Please email Loretta at lorettacjay@gmail.com.

  • Board Meeting

    We will begin to work for next 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 – Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom

    This is the “richly detailed story of a woman caught between two cultures” (Sandra Dallas, New York Timesbestselling author) inspired by the real life of Crow Mary—an Indigenous woman in 19th-century North America. Come and join in on the discussion in a member's residence. Watch the listserv for the exact address.

  • Havdalah at the Beach

    +1 more

    Get ready to welcome summer at the beach with fellow members, friends and guests on Saturday September 14, 5 p m at the Compo Beach in Westport as usual. Desserts, drinks and parking compliments of CHJ, bring your chairs and dinner. Please RSVP  in order to plan for desserts and drinks.  Ask for CHJ parking Continue Reading »

  • Men’s Rap

    Come and join us for kibbitzing and noshing. Noshing starts at 9:30am. Meeting at 10am. RSVP - george.unswer@gmail.com    

  • 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.

  • 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 to Women

    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. This month will be held  at a member's residence. Watch the listserv for the address.

  • Rosh Hashanah

    CHJ celebrates Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with contemplative services incorporating music, readings, and rituals that strike a balance between our connections to the broad stream of Judaism and our secular humanistic view of Jewish culture and customs. Our services invite us to reflect on our values and commitments, both as individuals and as a Continue Reading »

  • Rosh Hashanah – Tashlikh

    CHJ celebrates Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with contemplative services incorporating music, readings, and rituals that strike a balance between our connections to the broad stream of Judaism and our secular humanistic view of Jewish culture and customs. Our services invite us to reflect on our values and commitments, both as individuals and as a Continue Reading »

  • Forum on Israel and Anti-Semitism

    The Jewish Federation is sponsoring a community-wide interfaith remembrance on October 7th at 7:30 PM. The location is provided upon registration. Information is included in the Federation weekly community newsletter forwarded regularly by Relly Coleman to the CHJ listserv. To accommodate those for whom daytime would be more convenient, the CHJ Members’ Forum coordinators invite Continue Reading »

  • Board Meeting

    We will begin to work for next 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.    

  • Yom Kippur Eve – Kol Nidre

    CHJ celebrates Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with contemplative services incorporating music, readings, and rituals that strike a balance between our connections to the broad stream of Judaism and our secular humanistic view of Jewish culture and customs. Our services invite us to reflect on our values and commitments, both as individuals and as a Continue Reading »

  • Yom Kippur Day – Exploring Forgiveness/Meditation

    CHJ celebrates Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with contemplative services incorporating music, readings, and rituals that strike a balance between our connections to the broad stream of Judaism and our secular humanistic view of Jewish culture and customs. Our services invite us to reflect on our values and commitments, both as individuals and as a Continue Reading »

  • Yom Kippur – Closing Services

    CHJ celebrates Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur with contemplative services incorporating music, readings, and rituals that strike a balance between our connections to the broad stream of Judaism and our secular humanistic view of Jewish culture and customs. Our services invite us to reflect on our values and commitments, both as individuals and as a Continue Reading »

  • Sukkot Shabbat – Invitation from Temple B’nai Chaim’s Antisemitism Group

    Temple B'nai Chaim 82 Portland Ave., Wilton, CT, United States

    Bonnie Heft, Coordinator of Temple B’ nai Chaim’s Social Action Group Against Antisemitism and Hate is inviting our congregation to a Sukkot Shabbat .  Their congregants as well as diverse members of their local community will be there.  We will gather outside at our Sukkah and then have dinner.   Shabbat services will begin after Continue Reading »

  • Jewish Journeys – Gluckel of Hameln

    Brooks Place,Westport Library Westport, CT

    This program is on Glückel  of Hameln (1646-1724), a fascinating and accomplished businesswoman, mother of 14 of whom 12 lived to adulthood, and first Jewish woman diarist. Open to the public.

  • Women to Women

    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. This month will be held  at a member's residence. Watch the listserv for the address.

  • Forum on Israel and Anti-Semitism

    TBA

    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. Please let us know if you can host. Venue TBA. RSVP is requested so we can plan accordingly. Please email Loretta Continue Reading »

  • Multicultural Shabbat – Indian New Year(Diwali)

    We will gather to celebrate Shabbat come Friday Nov. 1 along with the Indian New Year, 7.30 pm. Link below. Service to follow.                                              https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83800232831  

  • Bat Mitzvah – Kyla Reisberg

    All CHJ members are invited to celebrate Kyla's Bat Mitzvah. RSVP required by Oct. 15 steve2004ny@yahoo.com  

  • 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 – Every Day is Mother’s Day by Hilary Mantel

    Evelyn Axona is a medium by trade; her daughter, Muriel, is a half-wit by nature. Barricaded in their crumbling house, surrounded by the festering rubbish of years, they defy the curiosity of their neighbors and their social worker, Isabel Field. Isabel is young and inexperienced and has troubles of her own: an elderly father who Continue Reading »

  • Board Meeting

    We will begin to work for next 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.    

  • Violins of Hope

    Norwalk City Hall East Ave., Norwalk

    Saturday, November 16th: 7 PM Join us for an incredible evening with string instruments rescued from the Holocaust in concert with the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra  Early Bird Discount: Use code VOH-60 for 60% off tickets! https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/norwalksymphony/1368/event/1398974 Tickets for students, educators and Holocaust survivors are free. . The Holocaust Resource Center of the Jewish Federation of Greater 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.

  • Forum on Israel and Anti-Semitism

    TBA

    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. Please let us know if you can host. Venue TBA. RSVP  forum@humanistcjews.org.

  • Women to Women

    +1 more

    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. This month will be held  at a member's residence. Watch the listserv for the address.

  • 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.

  • Men’s Rap

    Milford

    Come and join us for kibbitzing and noshing. Noshing starts at 9:30am. Meeting at 10am. RSVP - mensrap@humanisticjews.org    

  • Board Meeting

    We will begin to work for next 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.

  • Hanukkah Party

    Early pot luck dinner and home made latkes, BYO wine/beer. Tzedakah: Toy and gifts drive Music: Adam Feder and his band This party is NOT open to the public. However, members can bring their friends and family.  

  • Shabbat Program – Hanukkah Celebration

    Zoom

    This will be a members' Shabbat. All are invited to share your own Hanukkah stories from your childhood and family memories. Such sharing of our experiences enriches our Congregation and we at the Programming Committee eagerly look forward to hearing all of them. Service to follow. Watch listserv for zoom link.

  • 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.

  • 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

    +1 more

    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. Meet us on Zoom. Watch the listserv for the link.

  • 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.

  • Men’s Rap

    Milford

    Come and join us for kibbitzing and noshing. Noshing starts at 9:30am. Meeting at 10am. RSVP - mensrap@humanisticjews.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.

  • Book Club – Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

    +1 more

    In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara Continue Reading »

  • Forum on Israel and Anti-Semitism

    TBA

    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. Please let us know if you can host. Venue TBA. RSVP  forum@humanistcjews.org.

  • Board Meeting

    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.

  • 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. This month will be held  at a member's residence. Watch the listserv for the address.

  • Shabbat Program – Mizrahi Jews

    Zoom

    Guest speaker will be Jennifer Mizrahi. She will tell us about Mizrahi Jews. She is a public speaker having spoken on various topics. We expect this to be an interesting and informative session. Looking forward to seeing you all then, Watch the listserv for the zoom link. For the Programming Committee Previn

  • Jewish-Ukrainian History and Ukraine’s Current Crisis

    Zoom

    Jewish Children’s Folkshul is proud to host an important community presentation on January 26, 2024, from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM, featuring Ilya Knizhnik, a key figure in the Jewish-Ukrainian diaspora. The event, available both in-person at Folkshul in Philadelphia and via webinar, invites students (grades 5 through 12), adults, and the broader community to 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.

  • Forum on Israel and Anti-Semitism

    Member's Residence 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. See listserv for venue. RSVP  forum@humanistcjews.org.

  • Shabbat Candle Lighting

    +1 more

    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.

  • TuBshvat Seder and Potluck Luncheon

    Fairfield

    Join us for a joyful Seder & Pot Luck Luncheon with songleader Adam Feder Eat traditional foods provided by CHJ and enjoy different flavors (pot luck lunch) and celebrate the New Year of Trees. What to bring: Pot luck luncheon dishes: Last names starting with A-M please bring salads, fruit or side dishes; and N-Z Continue Reading »

  • Men’s Rap

    TBA

    Come and join us for kibbitzing and noshing. Noshing starts at 9:30am. Meeting at 10am. RSVP - mensrap@humanisticjews.org Watch the liserserv for venue.    

  • Board Meeting

    +1 more

    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

    +1 more

    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 – All Other Nights by Dara Horn

    TBA

    Based on real personalities such as Judah Benjamin, the Confederacy’s Jewish secretary of state and spymaster, and on historical facts and events ranging from an African American spy network to the dramatic self-destruction of the city of Richmond, All Other Nights is a gripping and suspenseful story of men and women driven to the extreme Continue Reading »

  • Shabbat Candle Lighting

    +1 more

    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

    TBA

    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. We are looking for a host. If no host volunteers it will be on Zoom. Watch the listserv.

  • Shabbat Candle Lighting

    +1 more

    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.

  • Shabbat Candle Lighting

    +1 more

    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 -Shanghai by Joseph Kanon

    Trumbull

    In this dazzling thriller, New York Times bestselling author Joseph Kanon gives us his richest setting pre-World War II Shanghai, where glamour and squalor exist side by side and murder is just a cost of doing business. A love affair against all odds, a city dancing on the rim of a volcano—Shanghai is the story Continue Reading »

  • Board Meeting

    +1 more

    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

    +1 more

    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.

  • Shabbat Program –Dr. Ruth Light Lecturer

    For this Shabbat program, Dr. Ruth Light will talk about cancer research. Watch for the Zoom link. Nonmembers please RSVP: programming@humanisticjews.org to get link.

  • Forum on Israel and Anti-Semitism CANCELLED

    TBA

    THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED 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.

  • Countering Active Threat Training

    The Federation is holding an important Countering Active Threat security training for all Jewish community members, free of charge next week. You are encouraged to register and learn how to react in an emergency situation. To register click here: https://shalomct.salsalabs.org/CounteringActiveThreatTraining/index.html

  • Shabbat Candle Lighting

    +1 more

    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

    TBA

    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. We are looking for a host. If no host volunteers it will be on Zoom. Watch the listserv. RSVP: womensrap@humanisticjews.org

  • Book Club – The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen

    Member's Residence Fairfield

    BOOK CLUB: APRIL THE NETANYAHUS by JOSHUA COHEN Saturday,  April 19th at 10:30 AM Elsa Cantor, 75 French Street, Fairfield Corbin College, not-quite-upstate New York, winter 1959-1960: Ruben Blum, a Jewish historian - but not an historian of the Jews - is co-opted onto a hiring committee to review the application of an exiled Israeli 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.

  • Board Meeting

    +1 more

    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.    

  • Passover Seder – SAVE THE DATE!!

    Tuesday, April 15th, 5:30-7:30 PM Fairfield, CT Open to the Public  A catered four-course festive meal will be served. Tickets are ON SALE NOW! Introducing David Sasso, Songleader Your ticket price includes our four-course menu, catered by Ed's Flavor Fusion of Norwalk Garden salad with egg Matzoh ball soup Choice of entree: Chicken, Salmon, or 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

    TBA

      Due to conflicts on the CHJ calendar this meeting is on the next to last Sunday of the month.   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. We are looking for a host. If no Continue Reading »

  • Celebrate Israel

    JCC 1035 Newfield Ave, Stamford

    For more information and tickets click jewishfestivaloffairfieldcounty.com Let’s join together to show our solidarity with the Jewish people and support of Israel.  Am Yisrael Chai!  

  • Book Club – The Heaven and Earth Grocery Story by James McBride

    Fairfield

    In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new housing development, the last thing they expected to uncover was a human skeleton. Who the skeleton was and how it got buried there were just two of the long-held secrets that had been kept for decades by the residents of Chicken Continue Reading »

  • Forum on Israel and Anti-Semitism

    TBA

    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

    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.    

  • Board Meeting

    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.

  • Visitation and Memorial Service for Ellie Shafer

    Long-term member, Ellie Shafer, passed away peacefully at home on April 5th. A visitation and memorial service will be held on May 18th in Fairfield from 10AM to Noon. The Congregation wishes to express our extreme sadness at her passing and convey our condolences to her family for her loss. May her memory be a 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.

  • 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.

  • RSVP for CHJ 2025 Annual Meeting

    Marilyn Brownstein's Apartment Building

    Sunday, June 1, 1:00-5:00 PM Bridgeport, CT Open to all CHJ Members A catered luncheon will be served. See the website directory or your downloaded PDF for Marilyn's address. Please RSVP below for an approximate number of attendees:

  • 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.

  • Men’s Rap

    Member's residence

    Come and join us for kibbitzing and noshing. Noshing starts at 9:30am. Meeting at 10am. RSVP - danapreis@gmail.com Watch the liserserv for venue.    

  • 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 – 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.    

  • 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.

  • 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 ****NEW VENUE****

    Sherwood Island State Park,Westport

    Bid Shabbat farewell at the beach with fellow members, friends and guests on Saturday July 26, 6:00 p m. at the Sherwood Island State Park. Parking is free for CT residents as long as your car has a CT license plate. We will meet at the Pavilion. We ask those coming from out of state Continue Reading »

  • 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    

  • 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.

  • 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 – My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki

    Member's residence

    A cross-cultural tale of two women brought together by the intersections of television and industrial agriculture, fertility and motherhood, life and love. Ruth Ozeki’s mesmerizing debut novel has captivated readers and reviewers worldwide. When documentarian Jane Takagi-Little finally lands a job producing a Japanese television show that just happens to be sponsored by an American Continue Reading »

  • 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.

  • 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 ****NEW VENUE****

    Sherwood Island State Park,Westport

    Bid Shabbat farewell at the beach with fellow members, friends and guests on Saturday August 23, 6:00 p m. at the Sherwood Island State Park. Parking is free for CT residents as long as you car has CT license plate We will meet at the Pavillion. We ask those coming from out of state to Continue Reading »

  • Men’s Rap

    Member's residence

    Come and join us for kibbitzing and noshing. Noshing starts at 9:30am. Meeting at 10am. RSVP - george.unser@gmail.com Watch the liserserv for venue.    

  • Men’s Rap

    Member's residence

    Come and join us for kibbitzing and noshing. Noshing starts at 9:30am. Meeting at 10am. RSVP -manny67258@gmail.com Watch the liserserv for venue.    

  • 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.

  • 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***New Date*** Sept. 6

    Member's residence

      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

    Member's residence

    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.

  • 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

    +1 more

    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 – Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean by Edward Kritzler

    Member's residence

    Member's residence in Trumbull At the end of the fifteenth century, the Spanish Inquisition forced many Jews to flee the country. The most adventurous among them took to the high seas as freewheeling outlaws. In ships bearing names such as the Prophet Samuel, Queen Esther, and Shield of Abraham, they attacked and plundered the Spanish Continue Reading »

  • Havdalah at the Beach ****NEW VENUE****

    Sherwood Island State Park,Westport

    Bid Shabbat farewell at the beach with fellow members, friends and guests on Saturday Sept.13, 5:00 p m. at the Sherwood Island State Park. Parking is free for CT residents as long as you car has CT license plate We will meet at the Pavillion. We ask those coming from out of state to contact Continue Reading »

  • Shabbat Candle Lighting

    +1 more

    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.

  • Rosh Hashanah Eve – Rosh Hashanah Service

    We are pleased to present our 2025 Rosh Hashanah services in person to our members, their families and guests. We will also be live-streaming the services to members and non-members who wish to join us virtually. As always, our services are free of charge. CHJ celebrates Rosh Hashanah  with contemplative services incorporating music, readings, and Continue Reading »

  • Rosh Hashanah Day – Taschlich Ceremony

    We invite our members to join us on the first day of Rosh Hashanah for a Taschlich ceremony, in which we symbolically cast off our bad actions and thoughts.

  • Shabbat Candle Lighting

    Zoom

    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.

  • Yom Kippur Service – Kol Nidre

    We are pleased to present our 2025  Yom Kippur service in person to our members, their families and guests. We will also be live-streaming the service to members and non-members who wish to join us virtually. As always, our services are free of charge. CHJ celebrate Yom Kippur with contemplative services incorporating music, readings, and Continue Reading »

  • Yom Kippur Day

    Members' Workshop via Zoom. Topic TBD  @ 1:00pm Meditation via Zoom @ 2:30pm Memorial/ Closing Service @ 5:00p Members will receive links to the live-stream service through the Listserv.  Non-members who wish to view our services virtually are asked to please register in advance by clicking here and going to the bottom of the webpage.To follow 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.

  • Shabbat Program – Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean

    Zoom

    We will be presenting the little known, yet fascinating topic of Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean. Manny Ratafia will introduce the presentation, and then we will show two short videos, followed by time for questions after each video. This program was inspired by a book about Jewish pirates (recommended by Manny) that our CHJ book 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.

  • Book Club – The Woman They Could Not Silence – by Kate Moore

    Member's residence

    1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and mother of six, is facing her own battle. The enemy sits across the table and sleeps in the next room. Her husband of twenty-one years is plotting against her because he feels increasingly threatened - by Elizabeth's intellect, independence, Continue Reading »

  • Forum on Israel and Anti-Semitism

    Member's residence

    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.

  • 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

    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.

  • Men’s Rap

    Member's residence

    9:30 kibbutzing 10 Meeting RSVP lbwtz35@gmail.com Watch the listserv for the venue.