Chanukah
Community Calendar
A calendar of events hosted and sponsored by agencies and members of the Greater New Haven & Shoreline communities.
Dec 19 - Dec 26, 2022
Dec 25, 2022
Christmas
Dec
1 2022
True Ghost Stories of Connecticut with Charles Rosenay
7:00PM - 8:00PM
JCC and Online
360 Amity Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Join Local community member, Charles Rosenay!!! for a fun and informative author presentation. Learn how Charles …
Dec
2 2022
BEKI First Friday
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Since it’s the First Friday, we’ll have a kid-friendly though not specifically kids’ service. Everyone is welcome.
Dec
2 2022
Temple Beth David Children's Shabbat Service
6:30PM - 8:00PM
Temple Beth David
3 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
Join Temple Beth David for our monthly Shabbat service geared towards children.
Dec
3 2022
CitySeed’s Wooster Square Farmers Market
9:00AM - 1:00PM
The Wooster Square farmers market has been a staple in the Wooster Square community for over 15 years. During the COV…
Dec
3 2022
BEKI Children's Shabbat Services
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
All of BEKI's children's services—Children's Havura, K-2 Kehila, and Junior Congregation—meet on Shabbat morning…
Dec
4 2022
JCC Craft and Gift Fair
10:00AM - 3:00PM
The JCC of Greater New Haven
360 Amity Rd
Woodbridge, CT 06525
The 18th Annual Craft and Gift Fair is a free event open to the entire community. We look forward to hosting over 50 …
Dec
4 2022
PJ Library Chanukah Party At The JCC
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Beckerman Lender Jewish Community Center
360 Amity Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Enjoy Chanukah crafts, stories, music, raffle prizes and fun with your PJ Library pals! This party will be most enjoy…
Dec
4 2022
BEKI Concert: Ilana Zaks (violin) and Barbie Matthews (guitar)
4:30PM - 5:30PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
By popular demand, violinist Ilana Zaks will return for a third performance at BEKI, this time to present a show call…
Dec
6 2022
Dec
6 2022
Jewish Federation Executive Committee Meeting
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Jewish Federation Executive Committee Meeting
7pm
In person or virtual to be determined
Dec
6 2022
New Haven Intro to Judaism Community Course
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Zoom
Community-wide Introduction to Judaism course- more details forthcoming.
Dec
6 2022
The Course on G-D - G-d's Paradoxes
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Chabad of Westville Hybrid Class.
50 Fitch St, 2nd Floor
New Haven, CT 06515
Lesson 5 His Paradoxes Let’s delve into some of the deeper Divine mysteries and enigmas: Can G-d create a…
Dec
7 2022
Coffee & Learn
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Or Shalom
205 Old Grassy Hill Road
Congregation Or Shalom
Orange, CT 06477
On Wednesday mornings, 11am-noon, December 7th to late-May, people gather to explore the ancient texts of our…
Dec
7 2022
Dec
7 2022
Westville University program with Eiltzur Bar Asher Siegel
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Reach out to Westville Synagogue for more details!
Dec
7 2022
Ezra Academy Board of Directors Meeting 2022-2023
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Ezra Academy
Woodbridge, CT
Ezra Academy Board of Directors Meeting 7:30 pm - 9 pm
Meeting will be held either on Zoom or at Ezra Academy
Dec
10 2022
CitySeed’s Wooster Square Farmers Market
9:00AM - 1:00PM
The Wooster Square farmers market has been a staple in the Wooster Square community for over 15 years. During the COV…
Dec
10 2022
SH'MA at Temple Beth David
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Temple Beth David
3 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
Children and their parents are invited to sing songs, hear prayers, and make memories together on Shabbat morning. Th…
Dec
10 2022
BEKI Children's Shabbat Services
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
All of BEKI's children's services—Children's Havura, K-2 Kehila, and Junior Congregation—meet on Shabbat morning…
Dec
10 2022
BEKI Shabbat Schmooze: Corinne Blackmer on Queering Anti-Zionism
12:45PM - 2:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Corinne E. Blackmer will discuss her newest book, which is about Israel, LGBTQ people and BDS, entitled Queering A…
Dec
11 2022
Food2Kids Orange Pop the Trunk
1:00PM - 3:00PM
High Plains Community Center
525 Orange Center Rd
Orange, CT 06477
POP the Trunk for Food2Kids Orange
Dec
11 2022
Olive Oil Press Workshop
4:00PM - 5:00PM
69 West Rock Ave.
New Haven, CT 06515
Join in for our Pre-Chanukah Olive Press workshop!
Discover the process of oil-making with an authentic Olive Press.
L…
Dec
13 2022
New Haven Intro to Judaism Community Course
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Zoom
Community-wide Introduction to Judaism course- more details forthcoming.
Dec
13 2022
The Course on G-D - Our Relationship
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Chabad of Westville Hybrid Class.
50 Fitch St, 2nd Floor
New Haven, CT 06515
Lesson 6 Our Relationship Let’s deepen our understanding of our relationship with G-d: Why can’t we see…
Dec
13 2022
Adult Ed and Men's Club film The Last Suit
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Temple Beth Sholom
1809 Whitney Ave
Hamden, CT 06517
Virtual presentation of the film The Last Suit
Dec
14 2022
Coffee & Learn
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Or Shalom
205 Old Grassy Hill Road
Congregation Or Shalom
Orange, CT 06477
On Wednesday mornings, 11am-noon, December 7th to late-May, people gather to explore the ancient texts of our…
Dec
14 2022
BEKI Children's Hanukkah Party with PJ LIbrary
4:00PM - 6:15PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
All children up to age 12 (with an adult) are invited. Younger children can listen to Hanukkah Story Time with PJ Li…
Dec
15 2022
Shining A Light On Antisemitism On The Dark Web
7:00PM - 8:30PM
JCC of Greater New Haven and Zoom
360 Amity Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
No longer confined to the fringes of neo-Nazi groups or extremist Islamists, antisemitism has emerged as a…
Dec
16 2022
BEKI Kabbalat Shabbat Healing Service
12:00AM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
BEKI's Rabbi Eric Woodward will lead a Kabbalat Shabbat healing service tonight, and on the third Friday of each month.
Dec
17 2022
CitySeed’s Wooster Square Farmers Market
9:00AM - 1:00PM
The Wooster Square farmers market has been a staple in the Wooster Square community for over 15 years. During the COV…
Dec
17 2022
Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger & Noor Awad at BEKI
9:15AM - 2:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger, who spoke at BEKI in 2018, returns, this time with colleague Noor Awad from Shorashim/Judur/…
Dec
17 2022
BEKI Children's Shabbat Services
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
All of BEKI's children's services—Children's Havura, K-2 Kehila, and Junior Congregation—meet on Shabbat morning…
Dec
17 2022
Movie Night - A Bottle in the Gaza Sea
7:30PM - 9:30PM
Westville Synagogue
74 West Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06515
Movie Night: A Bottle in the Gaza Sea
Dec
18 2022
Hanukkah Celebration at Temple Beth Sholom
9:45AM - 3:00PM
Temple Beth Sholom
1809 Whitney Ave
Hamden, CT 06517
A full day of Hanukkah Celebration at TBS that includes activities for all. Singing, crafts, story time, yoga,…
Dec
18 2022
Young Families Program
9:45AM - 11:00AM
Temple Beth Sholom
1809 Whitney Ave
Hamden, CT 06517
Young Families Program for Children Ages 2 to 6 Crafts and Stories and Yoga with Sherri of Yoga Yeladim This…
Dec
18 2022
Celebrate Hanukkah with Yahad
10:30AM - 12:00PM
Congregation
205 Old Grassy Hill Road
Congregation Or Shalom
Orange, CT 06477
Come celebrate Hanukkah with Yahad! Join in the fun at Hanukkah stations for kids to enjoy. Eat some latkes! and we…
Dec
18 2022
Preschool Story Hour with Temple Beth David
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Temple Beth David
3 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
Calling all little ones ages birth to five! Temple Beth David of Cheshire is pleased to announce a full year of Story…
Dec
18 2022
Latkes for Hanukkah
12:30PM - 2:30PM
Beth Israel Synagogue
44 N. Orchard St.
Wallingford, CT 06492
Peel, grate, measure and mix to make and then eat latkes.
There will be stories and a craft.
Dec
18 2022
Preschool Story Hour at Temple Beth David
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Temple Beth David
3 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
Learn about and celebrate Hanukkah with Temple Beth David. Participate in a craft, sing along to Hanukkah songs, list…
Dec
18 2022
Children’s Chanukah Craft Fun at the Guilford Library
2:30PM - 4:30PM
Guilford Free Library
67 Park Street
Guilford, CT 06437
Family fun at the Guilford Free Library on the eve of Chanukah. Children of all ages can select and make a Chanukah c…
Dec
18 2022
Sunday Showtime at the Shul & 1st Night Candle Lighting!
3:00PM - 6:00PM
Beth Israel Synagogue
22 North Orchard Street
WALLINGFORD, CT 06492
Join us for the hilarious film, The Inlaws, starring Peter Falk and Alan Arkin. We'll have popcorn for showtime and h…
Dec
18 2022
Light Up the Night - Grand Menorah Lighting
4:30PM - 7:00PM
Corner Whalley and Blake.
CT 06515
Join in the Grand Westville Chanukah menorah lighting on Sunday, 1st light of Chanukah.
Be inspired with the live graf…
Dec
18 2022
BEKI Hanukkah Fireside Singalong
4:45PM - 7:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
Join us around the campfire in the BEKI courtyard (or inside if the weather is awful) on the First Night of Hanukkah…
Dec
19 2022
Dec
25 2022
Beckerman Cultural Arts Film: Rabin In His Own Words
12:01AM - 11:59PM
Rabin In His Own Words is told entirely in Rabin’s own voice. Through a combination of rare archival footage, home …
Dec
19 2022
Pre-K through 2nd Grade Hanukkah Celebration at Temple Beth David
4:30PM - 6:00PM
Temple Beth David
3 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
Temple Beth David invites children in Pre-K through 2nd grade and their entire family for crafts, latkes, stories, an…
Dec
19 2022
BEKI Hanukkah Candle Lighting
5:45PM - 6:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
The community is welcome to participate in the lighting of the Hanukkah candles each night (except Shabbat) in the BE…
Dec
19 2022
Ezra Academy Chanukah Production
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Ezra Academy
75 Rimmon Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
Annual Chanukah production for preschool - 8th grade.
Dec
20 2022
American Red Cross Blood Drive at the JCC
8:00AM - 1:00PM
Beckerman Lender Jewish Community Center
360 Amity Road
Woodbridge, CT 06525
American Red Cross Blood Drive at the JCC
360 Amity Road, Woodbridge
8:00AM - 1:00PM
Dec
20 2022
BEKI Hanukkah Candle Lighting
5:45PM - 6:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
The community is welcome to participate in the lighting of the Hanukkah candles each night (except Shabbat) in the BE…
Dec
20 2022
CT Z'mirah Chorale Hanukkah Concert at BEKI
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
The Connecticut Z'mirah Chorale, directed by Dr. Kevin Mack, will present a Hanukkah concert at BEKI. Since its laun…
Dec
20 2022
New Haven Intro to Judaism Community Course
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Zoom
Community-wide Introduction to Judaism course- more details forthcoming.
Dec
21 2022
Coffee & Learn
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Or Shalom
205 Old Grassy Hill Road
Congregation Or Shalom
Orange, CT 06477
On Wednesday mornings, 11am-noon, December 7th to late-May, people gather to explore the ancient texts of our…
Dec
21 2022
BEKI Hanukkah Candle Lighting
5:45PM - 6:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
The community is welcome to participate in the lighting of the Hanukkah candles each night (except Shabbat) in the BE…
Dec
21 2022
PJ Library Chanukah Family Night: Pottery Painting
6:00PM - 9:00PM
Branford, CT
Celebrate the 4th Night of Chanukah with fellow PJ Library families at Fired Up! in Branford. Come paint a piece of J…
Dec
22 2022
BEKI Hanukkah Candle Lighting
5:45PM - 6:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
The community is welcome to participate in the lighting of the Hanukkah candles each night (except Shabbat) in the BE…
Dec
22 2022
From Opera to Observance: My Musical Journey Home
6:00PM - 7:15PM
Blackstone Memorial Library
758 Main St
Branford, CT 06405
Connecticut native, David Babinet, enjoyed a successful career as a baritone opera singer when he discovered another …
Dec
23 2022
Shabbat Chanukah at Temple Emanuel
6:00PM - 8:00PM
150 Derby Avenue
Orange, CT 06477
Celebrate Shabbat Chanukah with the annual musical service followed by dinner. Don't forget to bring your chanukkiah …
Dec
24 2022
BEKI Children's Shabbat Services
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
All of BEKI's children's services—Children's Havura, K-2 Kehila, and Junior Congregation—meet on Shabbat morning…
Dec
25 2022
Nu Haven Kapelye's December 25th Concert
4:00PM - 7:00PM
Congregation Mishkan Israel
785 Ridge Road
Hamden, CT 06517
The Nu Haven Kapelye will be giving a community klezmer concert featuring joyous klezmer tunes and Chanukah favorites…
Dec
25 2022
BEKI Hanukkah Candle Lighting
5:45PM - 6:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
The community is welcome to participate in the lighting of the Hanukkah candles each night (except Shabbat) in the BE…
Dec
27 2022
New Haven Intro to Judaism Community Course
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Zoom
Community-wide Introduction to Judaism course- more details forthcoming.
Dec
28 2022
Coffee & Learn
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Or Shalom
205 Old Grassy Hill Road
Congregation Or Shalom
Orange, CT 06477
On Wednesday mornings, 11am-noon, December 7th to late-May, people gather to explore the ancient texts of our…
Dec
31 2022
BEKI Children's Shabbat Services
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel (BEKI)
85 Harrison Street
New Haven, CT 06515-1724
All of BEKI's children's services—Children's Havura, K-2 Kehila, and Junior Congregation—meet on Shabbat morning…