Shabbat Candle Lighting
2026-02-13 18:30 - 19:20, 2026-02-20 18:30 - 19:20, 2026-02-27 18:30 - 19:20, 2026-03-06 18:30 - 19:20, 2026-03-13 18:30 - 19:20, 2026-03-20 18:30 - 19:20, 2026-04-03 18:30, 2026-04-10 18:30 (America/New_York) and 4 more dates | 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.

Book Group - An Empire of their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood by Neal Gabler
2026-02-14 10:30 - 12:00 | Member’s residence
Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award for history, this “wonderful history of the golden age of the movie moguls” (Chicago Tribune ) is a provocative, original, and richly entertaining group biography of the Jewish immigrants who were the moving forces behind the creation of America’s motion picture industry.
Let bookgroup@humanisticjews.org know if you are planning to attend, or if you want to be put onto the CHJ Book Club mailing list.

Women's Rap
2026-02-22 10:30 - 12:30 | 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.
Venue to be advised. Please watch the listserv .
RSVP: rcfnpl2@gmail.com

AntiSemitism: an American Tradition presented by Pamela S. Nadell
2026-03-05 19:30 | Quick Center Fairfield University
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Sponsored by Jewish Federation, Jewish Book Council and Fairfield University

Special Program by Rabbi Alison Brody
2026-03-08 10:30 | Zoom
This is a facilitated conversation on “The Wisdom of Words in Jewish Tradition”.
We will examine some short passages from Jewish Tradition as well as a quote from a US Supreme Court ruling.
Open to all CHJ Members

Board Meeting
2026-03-10 19:00, 2026-04-14 19:00, 2026-05-12 19:00 | 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.

Men's Rap
2026-03-15 09:30 | Member’s residence
9:30 kibbutzing
10 Meeting
RSVP lbwtz35@gmail.com
Watch the listserv for the venue.

Book Club - Daughters of the Bamboo Grove - by Barbara Demick
2026-03-15 10:30 | Member’s residence
Daughters of the Bamboo Grove by Barbara Demick is a non-fiction book about twin sisters separated by China’s one-child policy, one of whom was abducted and adopted by an American family, while the other remained in China. The book investigates the impact of the one-child policy, the ethics of international adoption, and the story of the twins’ separate lives and eventual reunion, highlighting the human cost of these policies and the role of human trafficking.

Shabbat Service - Guest Speaker Susan Boyar
2026-03-27 19:30
After a short service, our own Susan Boyar will speak on short story Deal-Breaker, by Allegra Goodman.

Women's Rap
2026-03-29 10:30 - 12:30, 2026-04-26 10:30 - 12:30 | TBA

2026 Passover Seder - ALL SOLD OUT!
2026-04-07 17:30 - 19:30
ALL SOLD OUT!
Tuesday, April 7th, 5:30-7:30 PM
Fairfield, CT
Open to the Public
A catered four-course festive meal will be served.
Rayhan Pasternak, 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 Vegan
Roasted potatoes and spring vegetables
Coffee service and desserts

BYO Wine

Book Club - Heart of a Stranger by Angela Buchdahl
2026-04-11 10:30 | TBA
Angela Buchdahl has gone from outsider to officiant, from feeling estranged to feeling embraced—and she’s emerged with a deep conviction that we are all bound to a larger whole and mission. She has written a book that is both memoir and spiritual guide for everyday living, which is exactly what so many of us crave right now.

Men's Rap
2026-04-19 09:30 | Member’s residence
9:30 kibbutzing
10 Meeting
RSVP mensrap@humansticjews.org
Watch the listserv for the venue.

Discussion with Guest Speaker Rabbi Adam Chalom of SHJ
2026-04-26 15:00 | Zoom
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.

Special Program - Hosted by Elsa Cantor and Don Lamberty
2026-05-02 10:30 | TBA
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.

Book Club - The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
2026-05-09 10:30 | TBA
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 reunite after 23 years and confront a tragic event from their childhood—the drowning of their cousin Sophie—which was shaped by the “Love Laws” that dictate who can love whom. The novel is known for its poetic language and its examination of how small events have profound, lasting consequences.
