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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T180000
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SUMMARY:Havdalah at the Beach
DESCRIPTION: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. \nDesserts\, drinks and parking compliments of CHJ\, bring your chairs and dinner. \nPlease RSVP programming@humanisticjews.org  in order to plan for desserts and drinks. \n Ask for CHJ parking at the gate. See you there.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/havdalah-at-the-beach-6/
LOCATION:Sherwood Island Park Westport
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T183000
DTSTAMP:20260702T154558Z
CREATED:20260702T154558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260702T154558Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Candle Lighting
DESCRIPTION:Zoom opens at 6:30pm just to kibbutz. \nAt 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.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/shabbat-candle-lighting-84/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T123000
DTSTAMP:20260624T191549Z
CREATED:20260624T014311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T191549Z
UID:10000352-1784975400-1784982600@www.humanisticjews.org
SUMMARY:Women's Rap
DESCRIPTION:  \nCome 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. \nVenue to be advised. Please watch the listserv . \nRSVP:womensrap@humanisticjews.org \n  \n 
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/womens-rap-14/
LOCATION:Member’s residence
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T180000
DTSTAMP:20260218T001445Z
CREATED:20260217T235401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T001445Z
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SUMMARY:Havdalah at the Beach *****RAIN DATE FOR JULY 18*****
DESCRIPTION: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. \nDesserts\, drinks and parking compliments of CHJ\, bring your chairs and dinner. \nPlease RSVP programming@humanisticjews.org  in order to plan for desserts and drinks. \n Ask for CHJ parking at the gate. See you there.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/havdalah-at-the-beach-rain-date-for-july-18/
LOCATION:Sherwood Island Park Westport
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T183000
DTSTAMP:20260717T144559Z
CREATED:20260717T144559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260717T144559Z
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SUMMARY:Havdalah on the Beach             OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Sherwood Island State Park\, Westport  \nSaturday\, July 25 at 6:30 PM \n\n OPEN TO THE PUBLIC \nBid Shabbat farewell with fellow CHJ members\, friends and guests \nMeet at the Pavilion\n\nWe ask those with out of state licenses to contact local residents and CHJ members to arrange car pooling to avoid the parking fee \nDesserts and drinks compliments of CHJ\nBring chairs and dinner \n  Please RSVP to programming@humanisticjews.org for further details and for planning purposes.   \nOPEN TO THE PUBLIC
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/havdalah-on-the-beach-open-to-the-public/
LOCATION:Sherwood Island State Park\,Westport
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T183000
DTSTAMP:20260702T154709Z
CREATED:20260702T154709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260702T154709Z
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Candle Lighting
DESCRIPTION:Zoom opens at 6:30pm just to kibbutz. \nAt 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.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/shabbat-candle-lighting-85/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.humanisticjews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/shabbat2-1.jpeg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T170000
DTSTAMP:20260801T145125Z
CREATED:20260801T145104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T145125Z
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SUMMARY:Book Club - The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
DESCRIPTION:ONE OF THE MOST LOVED NOVELS OF THE DECADE. \nA long-lost book reappears\, mysteriously connecting an old man searching for his son and a girl seeking a cure for her widowed mother’s loneliness. \nLeo Gursky taps his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he’s still alive. But it wasn’t always like this: in the Polish village of his youth\, he fell in love and wrote a book…Sixty years later and half a world away\, fourteen-year-old Alma\, who was named after a character in that book\, undertakes an adventure to find her namesake and save her family. With virtuosic skill and soaring imaginative power\, Nicole Krauss gradually draws these stories together toward a climax of “extraordinary depth and beauty” (Newsday).
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/book-club-the-history-of-love-by-nicole-krauss/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T183000
DTSTAMP:20260801T143835Z
CREATED:20260801T143813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T143835Z
UID:10000367-1786127400-1786127400@www.humanisticjews.org
SUMMARY:Shabbat Candle Lighting
DESCRIPTION:Zoom opens at 6:30pm just to kibbutz. \nAt 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.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/shabbat-candle-lighting-86/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.humanisticjews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/shabbat2-1.jpeg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T103000
DTSTAMP:20260220T195517Z
CREATED:20260213T192957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T195517Z
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SUMMARY:Book Club - The History of Love - by Nicole Krauss
DESCRIPTION:Leo Gursky taps his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he’s still alive. But it wasn’t always like this: in the Polish village of his youth\, he fell in love and wrote a book…Sixty years later and half a world away\, fourteen-year-old Alma\, who was named after a character in that book\, undertakes an adventure to find her namesake and save her family. With virtuosic skill and soaring imaginative power\, Nicole Krauss gradually draws these stories together toward a climax of “extraordinary depth and beauty” (Newsday).
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/the-history-of-love-by-nicole-krauss/
LOCATION:TBA
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.humanisticjews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/love.webp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T190000
DTSTAMP:20260801T145635Z
CREATED:20260801T145559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T145635Z
UID:10000373-1786474800-1786474800@www.humanisticjews.org
SUMMARY:Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We will begin work on the year’s programs and any activities of specific interest. \nPlease send me subjects of interest you wish the Board to consider in order to prepare the agenda.  \nOpen to all CHJ members. Request the Zoom link from Previn Patel.\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/board-meeting-26/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T183000
DTSTAMP:20260801T144108Z
CREATED:20260801T144036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T144108Z
UID:10000368-1786732200-1786732200@www.humanisticjews.org
SUMMARY:Shabbat Candle Lighting
DESCRIPTION:Zoom opens at 6:30pm just to kibbutz. \nAt 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.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/shabbat-candle-lighting-87/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.humanisticjews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/shabbat2-1.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T180000
DTSTAMP:20260217T235807Z
CREATED:20260217T235724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T235807Z
UID:10000313-1786816800-1786816800@www.humanisticjews.org
SUMMARY:Havdalah at the Beach
DESCRIPTION:Bid Shabbat farewell at the beach with fellow members\, friends and guests on Saturday\, August 15\, 6:00 p m at the Sherwood Island Park in Westport. \nDesserts\, drinks and parking compliments of CHJ\, bring your chairs and dinner. \nPlease RSVP programming@humanisticjews.org  in order to plan for desserts and drinks. \n Ask for CHJ parking at the gate. See you there.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/havdalah-at-the-beach-7/
LOCATION:Sherwood Island Park Westport
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.humanisticjews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/havdalah-at-beach-2023-scaled-e1688312436141.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T183000
DTSTAMP:20260801T145931Z
CREATED:20260801T145904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T145931Z
UID:10000374-1786818600-1786818600@www.humanisticjews.org
SUMMARY:Havdalah on the Beach             OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Sherwood Island State Park\, Westport   \n\n OPEN TO THE PUBLIC \nBid Shabbat farewell with fellow CHJ members\, friends and guests \nMeet at the Pavilion\n\nWe ask those with out of state licenses to contact local residents and CHJ members to arrange car pooling to avoid the parking fee \nDesserts and drinks compliments of CHJ\nBring chairs and dinner \n  Please RSVP to programming@humanisticjews.org for further details and for planning purposes.   \nOPEN TO THE PUBLIC
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/havdalah-on-the-beach-open-to-the-public-2/
LOCATION:Sherwood Island State Park\,Westport
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260816T093000
DTSTAMP:20260801T150303Z
CREATED:20260801T150239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T150303Z
UID:10000376-1786872600-1786872600@www.humanisticjews.org
SUMMARY:Men's Rap
DESCRIPTION:9:30 kibbutzing \n10 Meeting \nRSVP  mensrap@humansticjews.org \nWatch the listserv for the venue.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/mens-rap-16/
LOCATION:Member’s residence
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.humanisticjews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/men-1.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260821T183000
DTSTAMP:20260801T144255Z
CREATED:20260801T144233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T144255Z
UID:10000369-1787337000-1787337000@www.humanisticjews.org
SUMMARY:Shabbat Candle Lighting
DESCRIPTION:Zoom opens at 6:30pm just to kibbutz. \nAt 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.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/shabbat-candle-lighting-88/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.humanisticjews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/shabbat2-1.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T180000
DTSTAMP:20260218T000119Z
CREATED:20260218T000038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T000119Z
UID:10000314-1787421600-1787421600@www.humanisticjews.org
SUMMARY:Havdalah at the Beach-**RAIN DATE FOR AUG.15***
DESCRIPTION:Bid Shabbat farewell at the beach with fellow members\, friends and guests on Saturday\, August 22\, 6:00 p m at the Sherwood Island Park in Westport. \nDesserts\, drinks and parking compliments of CHJ\, bring your chairs and dinner. \nPlease RSVP programming@humanisticjews.org  in order to plan for desserts and drinks. \n Ask for CHJ parking at the gate. See you there.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/havdalah-at-the-beach-rain-date-for-aug-15/
LOCATION:Sherwood Island Park Westport
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.humanisticjews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/havdalah-at-beach-2023-scaled-e1688312436141.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T100000
DTSTAMP:20260801T150608Z
CREATED:20260801T150546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T150608Z
UID:10000377-1787479200-1787479200@www.humanisticjews.org
SUMMARY:Forum on Anti-Semitism
DESCRIPTION:These groups are organized by Loretta Jay\, Michelle Tomarkin and Jessica Wolf for CHJ members to have a safe place to talk about  anti-Semitism and other related topics and how we are affected. George Rockmore\nhas volunteered to serve as a back-up facilitator.\n\nSee listserv for venue.\n\n\n\n\nRSVP  forum@humanistcjews.org.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/forum-on-anti-semitism-2/
LOCATION:Member’s residence
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260828T183000
DTSTAMP:20260801T144431Z
CREATED:20260801T144414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T144431Z
UID:10000370-1787941800-1787941800@www.humanisticjews.org
SUMMARY:Shabbat Candle Lighting
DESCRIPTION:Zoom opens at 6:30pm just to kibbutz. \nAt 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.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/shabbat-candle-lighting-89/
LOCATION:Zoom
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.humanisticjews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/shabbat2-1.jpeg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260906T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260906T123000
DTSTAMP:20260801T143604Z
CREATED:20260801T143536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260801T143604Z
UID:10000366-1788690600-1788697800@www.humanisticjews.org
SUMMARY:Women's Rap
DESCRIPTION:  \nCome 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. \nVenue to be advised. Please watch the listserv . \nRSVP:womensrap@humanisticjews.org \n  \n 
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/womens-rap-15/
LOCATION:Member’s residence
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.humanisticjews.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/rap.png
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T193000
DTSTAMP:20260729T015935Z
CREATED:20260729T015359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T015935Z
UID:10000362-1789155000-1789155000@www.humanisticjews.org
SUMMARY:Rosh Hashanah Eve Services
DESCRIPTION:High Holidays 2026 \nWe are pleased to present our 2026 Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services in person to our members\, their families and guests. New this year\, non-members may join us for our in-person services if they pre-register. (Registration instructions are set forth below.) We will also be live streaming the services to members and non-members who wish to join us virtually. Our services are free of charge\, but we kindly ask non-members joining us to please consider donating to help offset our production costs.  \nCHJ 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 community. \nMembers should refer to the CHJ website and email announcements for the locations of the various services and events. Doors open 30 minutes before services begin. The live stream services will commence at the times listed below. \nNon-Member Registration – In Person and/or Live Streaming \nUse CHJ’s website  High Holiday Registration page to begin the registration process.  \nNon-members who wish to attend our services in person should register on CHJ’s website in advance\, no later than 7 days prior to the service(s) they wish to attend. In-person registrants will receive a phone call from a congregant to complete the process. The location of the service and an admission ticket will be emailed to them after the phone call.     \nNon-members who wish to view our services virtually are asked to also please register in advance from the same High Holiday Registration page.  A link to the live-stream service(s) will be sent to those who register. The service booklet can also be found on this same web page and can be downloaded to your device. \nGuests interested in learning about CHJ membership or wishing to join CHJ should go to our website at humanisticjews.org. Kindly address inquiries to membership@humanisticjews.org.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/rosh-hashanah-eve-services/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://www.humanisticjews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/roshashanah.webp
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T133000
DTSTAMP:20260729T020807Z
CREATED:20260729T020735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T020807Z
UID:10000363-1789219800-1789219800@www.humanisticjews.org
SUMMARY:Rosh Hashanah  Services -  Tashlikh
DESCRIPTION:High Holidays 2026 \nWe are pleased to present our 2026 Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services in person to our members\, their families and guests. New this year\, non-members may join us for our in-person services if they pre-register. (Registration instructions are set forth below.) We will also be live streaming the services to members and non-members who wish to join us virtually. Our services are free of charge\, but we kindly ask non-members joining us to please consider donating to help offset our production costs.  \nCHJ 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 community. \nWe invite our members to join us on the first day of Rosh Hashanah for a Tashlikh ceremony\, in which we symbolically cast off our regrettable actions and thoughts.  \nMembers should refer to the CHJ website and email announcements for the locations of the various services and events. Doors open 30 minutes before services begin. The live stream services will commence at the times listed below. \nNon-Member Registration – In Person and/or Live Streaming \nUse CHJ’s website  High Holiday Registration page to begin the registration process.  \nNon-members who wish to attend our services in person should register on CHJ’s website in advance\, no later than 7 days prior to the service(s) they wish to attend. In-person registrants will receive a phone call from a congregant to complete the process. The location of the service and an admission ticket will be emailed to them after the phone call.     \nNon-members who wish to view our services virtually are asked to also please register in advance from the same High Holiday Registration page.  A link to the live-stream service(s) will be sent to those who register. The service booklet can also be found on this same web page and can be downloaded to your device. \nGuests interested in learning about CHJ membership or wishing to join CHJ should go to our website at humanisticjews.org. Kindly address inquiries to membership@humanisticjews.org.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/rosh-hashanah-services-tashlikh/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T103000
DTSTAMP:20260823T202000Z
CREATED:20260823T200929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260823T202000Z
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SUMMARY:Book Club - Whistler by Anne Patchett
DESCRIPTION:When Daphne Fuller and her husband Jonathan visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, they notice an older\, white-haired gentleman following them. The man turns out to be Eddie Triplett\, her former stepfather\, who had been married to her mother for a little more than year when Daphne was nine. Now fifty-three\, Daphne hasn’t seen Eddie for many years\, not since the fateful event that changed the direction of both their lives. Meeting again\, time falls away; while their relationship was brief\, it had a profound impact on them both\, and now that they are reunited\, they have no intention of ever being separated again. \nWhistler is a story about two adults looking back over the choices they made\, and the choices that were made for them. It’s a story about bravery\, memory\, the often small yet consequential moments that define our lives\, and the endless stream of loss that in time comes for us all. Beautiful in its simplicity\, it is ultimately about how love endures\, and how the feeling of being known by one other person\, even for a short period of time\, can change everything.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/book-club-whistler-by-anne-patchett/
LOCATION:Member’s Residence Fairfield
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T193000
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SUMMARY:Yom Kippur Eve Services - Kol Nidre
DESCRIPTION:High Holidays 2026 \nWe are pleased to present our 2026 Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services in person to our members\, their families and guests. New this year\, non-members may join us for our in-person services if they pre-register. (Registration instructions are set forth below.) We will also be live streaming the services to members and non-members who wish to join us virtually. Our services are free of charge\, but we kindly ask non-members joining us to please consider donating to help offset our production costs.  \nCHJ 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 community. \n  \nMembers should refer to the CHJ website and email announcements for the locations of the various services and events. Doors open 30 minutes before services begin. The live stream services will commence at the times listed below. \nNon-Member Registration – In Person and/or Live Streaming \nUse CHJ’s website  High Holiday Registration page to begin the registration process.  \nNon-members who wish to attend our services in person should register on CHJ’s website in advance\, no later than 7 days prior to the service(s) they wish to attend. In-person registrants will receive a phone call from a congregant to complete the process. The location of the service and an admission ticket will be emailed to them after the phone call.     \nNon-members who wish to view our services virtually are asked to also please register in advance from the same High Holiday Registration page.  A link to the live-stream service(s) will be sent to those who register. The service booklet can also be found on this same web page and can be downloaded to your device. \nGuests interested in learning about CHJ membership or wishing to join CHJ should go to our website at humanisticjews.org. Kindly address inquiries to membership@humanisticjews.org.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/yom-kippur-eve-services-kol-nidre/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T130000
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SUMMARY:Yom Kippur  Services
DESCRIPTION:High Holidays 2026 \nWe are pleased to present our 2026 Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services in person to our members\, their families and guests. New this year\, non-members may join us for our in-person services if they pre-register. (Registration instructions are set forth below.) We will also be live streaming the services to members and non-members who wish to join us virtually. Our services are free of charge\, but we kindly ask non-members joining us to please consider donating to help offset our production costs.  \nCHJ 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 community. \nOn Yom Kippur Day\, we offer a Members’ Workshop and a Members’ Meditation\, both to be held on Zoom.  \nMembers’ Workshop via Zoom @ 1pm:  \nTopic: “A Humanistic Perspective on Atonement/At-one-ment on Yom Kippur” \nMeditation via Zoom  @ 2:30 pm  \nMemorial/Closing Service  @ 5:00 pm \nMembers should refer to the CHJ website and email announcements for the locations of the various services and events. Doors open 30 minutes before services begin. The live stream services will commence at the times listed below. \nNon-Member Registration – In Person and/or Live Streaming \nUse CHJ’s website  High Holiday Registration page to begin the registration process.  \nNon-members who wish to attend our services in person should register on CHJ’s website in advance\, no later than 7 days prior to the service(s) they wish to attend. In-person registrants will receive a phone call from a congregant to complete the process. The location of the service and an admission ticket will be emailed to them after the phone call.     \nNon-members who wish to view our services virtually are asked to also please register in advance from the same High Holiday Registration page.  A link to the live-stream service(s) will be sent to those who register. The service booklet can also be found on this same web page and can be downloaded to your device. \nGuests interested in learning about CHJ membership or wishing to join CHJ should go to our website at humanisticjews.org. Kindly address inquiries to membership@humanisticjews.org.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/yom-kippur-services/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261004T080000
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SUMMARY:Sukot Celebration  SAVE THE DATE
DESCRIPTION:                   SAVE THE DATE  !!
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/sukot-celebration-save-the-date/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261010T103000
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SUMMARY:Book Club - The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
DESCRIPTION:Artie Dam is living a double life. He spends his days teaching history to eleventh graders\, expanding their young minds\, correcting their casual cruelties\, and lending a kind word to those who need it most. He goes to holiday parties with his wife of three decades\, makes small talk with neighbors\, and\, on weekends\, takes his sailboat out on the beautiful Massachusetts Bay. He is\, by all appearances\, present and alive. But inside\, Artie is plagued by feelings of isolation. He looks out at a world gone mad—at himself and the people around him—and turns a question over and over in his mind: How is it that we know so little about one another\, even those closest to us? \nAnd then\, one day\, Artie learns that life has been keeping a secret from him\, one that threatens to upend his entire world. Once he learns it\, he is forced to chart a new course\, to reconsider the relationships he holds most dear—and to make peace with the mysteries at the heart of our existence. \nElizabeth Strout\, as we have come to expect\, delivers a moving exploration of the human condition—one that brims with compassion for each and every one of her indelible characters. With exquisite prose and profound insight\, The Things We Never Say takes one man’s fears and loneliness and makes them universal. And in the same breath\, captures the abiding love that sustains and holds us all.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/book-club-the-things-we-never-say-by-elizabeth-strout/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T193000
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SUMMARY:Shabbat Service and Program - Jewish Hall of Fame and Shame SAVE THE DATE
DESCRIPTION:                            SAVE THE DATE!
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/shabbat-service-and-program-jewish-hall-of-fame-and-shame/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261114T103000
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SUMMARY:Book Club - My Friends by Fredrik Backman
DESCRIPTION:Most people don’t even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa\, an aspiring artist herself\, knows otherwise\, and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures. \nTwenty-five years earlier\, in a distant seaside town\, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier\, telling silly jokes\, sharing secrets\, and committing small acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning\, a reason to dream\, a reason to love. \nOut of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art\, a painting that will unexpectedly be placed into eighteen-year-old Louisa’s care. She embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn how the painting came to be and to decide what to do with it. The closer she gets to the painting’s birthplace\, the more nervous she becomes about what she’ll find. Louisa is proof that happy endings don’t always take the form we expect in this stunning testament to the transformative\, timeless power of friendship and art.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/book-club-my-friends-by-fredrik-backman/
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SUMMARY:Book Club - The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline
DESCRIPTION:When Eng and Chang Bunker arrive in Wilkes County in 1839\, they’re not just a curiosity—they’re a sensation. Everyone is eager to learn whether the salacious rumors about them are true. Within months\, the twins have opened a general store\, bought land\, and begun building a plantation. Now\, word has it\, they’re looking for wives—and in a place that thrives on gossip and legacy\, their ambitions set the community on edge. \nSarah and Adelaide Yates\, daughters of a once-prominent local family brought low by scandal\, are drawn into their orbit. Bold\, beautiful Adelaide sees in the twins’ fame a chance to reclaim her future. Sarah\, quiet and observant\, isn’t so sure. When the twins’ lives become entangled with theirs\, they must navigate loyalty\, longing\, and identity in a world where everything—including race\, class\, and gender—is rigidly defined. \nSpanning five decades and unfolding against the backdrop of a fractured nation hurtling toward war\, The Foursome is both intimate and epic: a story of love and constraint\, identity and reinvention. With piercing insight and emotional precision\, Kline brings to life a forgotten chapter of American history and the complex\, boundary-defying marriages at its center.
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/book-club-the-foursome-by-christina-baker-kline/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270109T103000
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SUMMARY:Book Club - State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
DESCRIPTION:In a narrative replete with poison arrows\, devouring snakes\, scientific miracles\, and spiritual transformations\, State of Wonder presents a world of stunning surprise and danger\, rich in emotional resonance and moral complexity. \nAs Dr. Marina Singh embarks upon an uncertain odyssey into the insect-infested Amazon\, she’s forced to surrender herself to the lush but forbidding world that awaits within the jungle. Charged with finding her former mentor Dr. Annick Swenson\, a researcher who has disappeared while working on a valuable new drug\, she will have to confront her own memories of tragedy and sacrifice as she journeys into the unforgiving heart of darkness. \nStirring and luminous\, State of Wonder is a world unto itself\, where unlikely beauty stands beside unimaginable loss beneath the rain forest’s jeweled canopy. Patchett delivers a gripping adventure story and a profound look at the difficult choices we make
URL:https://www.humanisticjews.org/event/book-club-state-of-wonder-by-ann-patchett/
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