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Tuesday, 21st February
Hamden – L’Chaim lecture Series present “Voting in November 2012: How One Pro-Israel American Thinks About the Election,” guest speaker Ed Kaplan, professor of public health and engineering at Yale University, former co-director of the Daniel Rose Technion-Yale Initiative in Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Operation Research; 11 a.m.; Temple Beth Sholom, 1809 Whitney Ave., (203) 248-8656.Thursday, 23rd February
Southbury – Free social service screenings for food stamps and other programs to help CT residents facing difficult times; sponsored by the Brownstein Jewish Family Service and the CT Assoc. for Human Services; 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.; at the jewish Federation, 444 Main St. North (203) 267-3177 x310.
Stamford – Happy Hour hosted by the Young Jewish Professionals of Temple Beth El, 7 – 10 p.m.; at The Grand, 15 Bank St. Saturday, 25th February
Bloomfield – Shema Pillowcase program for families with children ages 3 – 7; havdala service, refreshments, story-telling and craft project in which each child will design a pillowcase to take home; 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.; B’nai Tikvoh-Sholom, (860) 243-3576
West Hartford – Family Havdalah Game Night; mincha/maariv/havdalah followed by pizza dinner and an evening of board games, Wii and dessert; bring your favorite games to share; BYOP (kosher wine only); 5:25 p.m.; Beth El Temple, 2626 Albany Ave., (860) 231-8341 or (860) 233-0903 (reservations by Feb. 21) $6 per person; $25 family max
West Hartford – “My Rabbi’s Got Talent,” a fun evening featuring several area rabbis from the Reform, Conservative and Orthodox movements, including Gary Atkins, Steven Chatinover, Gary Lavitt, Daniel Loew, Richard Plavin, David Small, Mordechai Weiss, Ari Weiss and others; additional program for children ages 3-11; hosted by the Sigel Hebrew Academy; 7 – 9:30 p.m.; at Beth David Synagogue, 20 Dover Rd., (860) 243-8333. Advance tickets: $9 adult; $5 child; $30 family cap; at the door: $10 adult; $5 child; $35 family cap.Sunday, 26th February
West Hartford – An afternoon of classical music with renowned pianist Luiz deMoura Castro of the Hartt School of Music faculty; 3 p.m.; Emanuel Synagogue, 160 Mohegan Dr., (860) 236-1275. $20 in advance; $25 at the door
Stamford – “What's a nice Jewish Boy Life You Doing in the Military?” reflections by Lt. Col. David Michael Kaplan, USA, Retired; light refreshments; 2 p.m.; Temple Sinai, 548 Lakeside Dr., (203) 359-9148. FREE
Chester – The first concert in the “Music & More” series: “No Place to Go,” a quirky combo of music and theater performed by Ethan Lipton and his four-piece orchestra; a mixture of musical forms – jazz, blues, folk, country, alternative and pop, with narrative; with a free children’s workshop in which kids will interact with the musicians and learn about their music and instruments before the concert at 3 p.m.; concert at 5 p.m.; Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek, 55 East Kings highway, (860) 526-8920, www.cbsrz.org. $25; $20 members; $10 children under 16
Trumbull – “Repairing the World: Repairing Israel’s Global Image,” an interactive workshop led by Zaki Djemal, regional director of IsraAID in North America, who will discuss the role Jewish and Israeli humanitarians play in reshaping global public opinion regarding Israel and Judaism; he previously served as chief logistics officer of the IsraAID Relief Mission to earthquake-ravaged Haiti; 4:30 p.m.; Congregation B’nai Torah, 5700 Main St., (203) 268-6940, FREE (reservations requested)
Monday, 27th February
Cheshire -- Rosh Chodesh Womens Group led by Cantor Dorothy Goldberg of Congregation Kol Ami, 7 p.m., at a private home; (203) 272-1006
New Haven – “Arab and Iranian Perceptions of the Holocaust,” guest speaker Meir Litvak, senior researcher, Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, Tel Aviv University; 4 p.m.; Yale University, Room 208, WHC
West Hartford – Dr. Richard Freund, director of the University of Hartford’s Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, will deliver the Chester James Freund Memorial Lecture, in memory of his late father, on the topic of “Death and Burial in Archaeology and Historical Judaism,” 7 p.m.; in the university’s Mali II, (860) 768-4964. FREETuesday, 28th February
West Hartford – “How To Do Jewish: Purim,” workshop led by Koopman Library senior librarian Susan Fried; 10:30 -11:30 a.m.; Mandell JCC, 335 Bloomfield Ave., (860) 236-4571
Wednesday, 29th February
GREENWICH – Screening of the documentary “An Article of Hope,” followed by a discussion with the film’s producer and screenwriter Dan Cohen; the film tells the story of Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon and the special Holocaust Torah he carried with him on the space shuttle Columbia, which disintegrated upon re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere; co-hosted by Carmel Academy, JCC Greenwich, Chavurat Tikvah of Southern Westchester; 7:30; at Camel Academy, (203) 863-9663.
Bridgeport – Poker night, co-sponsored by the JCC and Congregation B’nai Torah of Trumbull; 6:30 p.m.; food and beverages; prizes; doors open at 6:30 p.m., play begins at 7:30 p.m.; at the JCC, 4200 Park Ave.; (203) 268-6940. $85 in advance; $100 at the door for buy-in
Greenwich – Annual Education Symposium with keynote speaker Linda Scherzer, former Middle East correspondent for CNN and Israeli television; hosted by Women’s Philanthropy of UJA federation of Greenwich and JCC Greenwich, at a private home. (203) 552-1818
Thursday, 1st March
Fairfield – Fairfield University’s Sixth Annual Lecture in Jewish-Christian Engagement featuring Dr. Michael Kogan, author and professor of religion at Montclair State University, who will discuss “Opening the Covenant: A Jewish Theology of Christianity,” co-sponsored by Fairfield U’s Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies and the Center for Catholic Studies; 7:30 p.m.; in the Dolan School of Business dining room. (203) 254-4000 x206. FREE (reservations requested)
West Hartford – Mandell JCC Teen Theater presents “Little Shop of Horrors,” 7 p.m.; JCC, 335 Bloomfield Ave., (860) 236-4571, www.mandelljcc.org; $11 adults; $9 students
Weston – “Israel to Haiti: Around the World in 48 Hours,” with Danny Biran, responsible for administrative affairs at Israel’s embassies and consulates in North, Central and South America, leader of Israel’s special rescue operations and missions of mercy; sponsored by the Schneerson Center for Jewish Life in CT; 7:30 p.m.; at the Weston Public Library, 58 Norfield Rd., (203) 635-4118, wwwschneersoncenter.org. FREESunday, 11th March
West Hartford – Greater Hartford Jewish Book Festival, “Jews in Sports” with Mark Kurlansky, author of “The Eastern Stars: How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro de Macoris,” and Doug Starks, author of “The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball’s Greatest Jewish Team,” Mandell JCC, 335 Bloomfield Ave., Call for times and tickets: (860) 231-6316.
