Events

  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. Venue to be advised. Please watch the listserv . RSVP: rcfnpl2@gmail.com    

  Secular and Jewish? Rabbi Adam Chalom (847-383-5184, rabbi@KolHadash.com) is a dynamic and illuminating speaker, a clear and inspiring teacher, a warm and welcoming presence at Kol Hadash, and a leading voice in the movement of Humanistic Judaism. 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.

Who was Herod the Great? Was he Herod the Great, Herod the Crazy, or Herod the Tyrant? We will delve into his life, including some of his major accomplishments along with his flawed character.

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.

The God of Small Things is Arundhati Roy's 1997 Booker Prize-winning debut novel, a lyrical and complex family saga set in Kerala, India, that explores forbidden love, casteism, and the impact of colonialism through the story of fraternal twins Estha and Rahel. The non-linear narrative, praised for its unique prose, follows the twins as they Continue Reading »

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

The 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 »

In 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 »

Bid Shabbat farewell at the beach with fellow members, friends and guests on Saturday, July 18, 6:00 p m at the Sherwood Island Park in Westport. 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 the Continue Reading »

Bid Shabbat farewell at the beach with fellow members, friends and guests on Saturday, July 25, 6:00 p m at the Sherwood Island Park in Westport. 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 the Continue Reading »