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.

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.    

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.

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.

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 »

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

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.

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.

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.

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 »

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 »

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.    

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 »

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 »

A remarkable novel about J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white in order to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation, from New York Times bestselling authors Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. Come join the Continue Reading »

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.

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.

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 »

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  

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

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.

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 »

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.    

After a brief Shabbat service we will have a discussion on the elections. Watch the listserv for the Zoom link.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Open to Public, request Zoom link  

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

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.    

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.

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.  

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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 »

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.

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.    

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.

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.

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 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 »

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.

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.

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.

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 »

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.    

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.    

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.

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 »

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.

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.

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.