Jewish Journeys Committee – Short Story Reading for High Holidays

        WHAT IS SKEPTICISM AND WHEN IS IT GOOD OR BAD TO BE SKEPTICAL? “A skeptic is a doubter. A cynic is a disbeliever “(even when there is evidence to the contrary). Why do some people spell the word with a ‘k’ or a “c”? Why are some people skeptics and what are they... Read More

  All CHJ members are invited to join a discussion of  Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict via Zoom. In 1909, Clementine steps off a train with her new husband, Winston. An angry woman emerges from the crowd to attack, shoving him in the direction of an oncoming train. Just before he stumbles, Clementine grabs him by... Read More

I0 As the CHJ Representatives to the CT Coalition of Reason (CT CoR), we are pleased to invite all CHJ members (including families and guests) to join us on Saturday August 13th , starting at 11 am, at Wharton Brook Park in North Haven & Wallingford for a CT CoR Statewide Social Picnic.  It is a... Read More

Join Ruth Light to celebrate the joys of being Jewish on those Fridays when there is no official “program.” Ruth will be lighting candles at her home online in a Zoom room at 7 PM on those Fridays. “This is a new thing for me: even my grandmothers didn’t light candles for Shabbos”, says Ruth.... Read More

Join Ruth Light to celebrate the joys of being Jewish on those Fridays when there is no official “program.” Ruth will be lighting candles at her home online in a Zoom room at 7 PM on those Fridays. “This is a new thing for me: even my grandmothers didn’t light candles for Shabbos”, says Ruth.... Read More

  All CHJ members are invited to join a discussion of  Writers and Lovers by Lily King via Zoom. Writers & Lovers follows Casey—a smart and achingly vulnerable protagonist—in the last days of a long youth, a time when every element of her life comes to a crisis. Written with King’s trademark humor, heart, and intelligence,... Read More

SAVE THE DATE!!

  All CHJ members are invited to join a discussion of  The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey  via Zoom. 1920s India: Perveen Mistry, Bombay’s only female lawyer, is investigating a suspicious will on behalf of three Muslim widows living in full purdah when the case takes a turn toward the murderous. The author of the Agatha... Read More

  Our first fall program  will be a short story reading and discussion with themes evoked by the soul-searching asked of us especially during the time before and during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. For more information, contact adulted@humanisticjews.org.  

  All CHJ members are invited to join a discussion of  The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey  via Zoom. First published to critical acclaim in 1929, Passing firmly established Nella Larsen’s prominence among women writers of the Harlem Renaissance. The Modern Library is proud to present Passing—an electrifying story of two women who cross the color line in... Read More