The UJC in the News
Upcoming Events
Erev Shabbat Services – Fridays at 7:00 pm- Virtual and in-person
Shabbat Morning Services – Saturdays at 10:00 am - Virtual and in-person
Friday, March 3, 2023:
6:15pm - Sheyn Kinder (Tot) Shabbat for kids ages pre-K through 2nd grade
7pm - Family Service featuring our 1st and 2nd graders
UJC congregants, please check your UJC emails for access instructions.
Please call the office (203-748-3355) or email office@unitedjewishcenter.org if you have any questions.
The UJC in the News
Saturday, June 5, 2021: Read Cantor Kessler's essay, "What Jerusalem Means to Jews," in the Religion Page of the News-Times. Click here for the essay.
Sunday, January 5, 2020: The UJC was at the #NoHateNoFear march and rally in NYC (photo)
New Yorkers flock to massive rally against anti-Semitism in wake of attacks
Saturday, October 12: Rabbi Stefan Tiwy/Forum on Faith
Rabbi Stefan Tiwy: Sukkot: Are You Going to Vanity Fair?
Thursday, May 2: Rise in Anti-Semitism addressed in Holocaust Remembrance Day in Danbury
Rise in Anti-Semitism Addressed in Holocaust Remembrance Day in Danbury
Saturday, April 27: Program Addressing Anti-Semitism to Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day in Danbury
Program Addressing Anti-Semitism to Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day in Danbury
Tuesday, April 23: Cantor Penny Kessler/News Times
Cantor Penny Kessler: Cantor Creates Hands-Free Seder
Friday, January 18: Neil Marcus/Forum on Faith
Neil Marcus: Faith Does Not Have to be Formal
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Hannah Stowell: Bethel Students Start Club to Empower Girls
Friday, December 21, 2018: Cantor Penny Kessler/Forum on Faith
Cantor Penny Kessler: Apply Mussar Values and Think Before You Speak
Saturday, December 1, 2018: Rabbi Tiwy/Hanukkah Defies Hate
Rabbi Stefan Tiwy: Hanukkah Defies Hate
Thursday, November 1, 2018
United Jewish Center hosts healing service after Pittsburgh shooting
Friday, October 26, 2018
UJC hosts Israeli Film Festival, former Westerners pitcher Alex Katz speaks about his experience on the Israeli team/World Baseball Classic
Friday, October 5, 2018: Diane Sarna/Forum on Faith
Diane Sarna: Where Faith and Ethnic Identity Meet
Wed, March 22 2023
29 Adar 5783
UJC Religious School
Wednesday, March 22
4:30-6:15
Hebrew School for grades 6 & 7
Sunday, March 26
9am-12pm - School for all Grades
Cantor Kessler's 2022 High Holy Day Sermons
Click here to read Cantor Kessler's 2022 High Holy Day sermons.
Cantor Kessler's 2021 High Holy Day Sermons
Click here to read Cantor Kessler's High Holy Day sermons.
UJC Podcast Series
UJC Event Videos
Rabbi Felicia Sol & Prof. Adam Sol: "The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman - Poetry, Exegesis, and Imagining a Better World.
https://youtu.be/vp_tPfz9_MI
Judith Altmann: Stories of a Holocaust Survivor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
The Three Amigos: Our Abraham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
The UJC Shabbat Services are now in person (and online)!
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UJC COVID-19 Update February 2023
The United Jewish Center building is OPEN! Services are being held Friday nights at 7pm and Saturday mornings at 10:00 am in person and online. Congregation members should check their email for online access instructions.
Following CDC guidelines, please use your discretion about wearing masks and social distancing.
PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE at (203) 748-3355 or email office@unitedjewishcenter.org if you have any questions or need assistance.
Today's Calendar
| UJC Religious School 6th and 7th grades : 4:30pm |
Friday Night
| Candle Lighting : 6:52pm |
| UJC Brotherhood Shabbat Evening Service - In-person and Virtual : 7:00pm |
Shabbat Day
| UJC Shabbat Morning Service-virtual and in person : 10:00am |
| Havdalah : 8:01pm |
Upcoming Programs & Events
Mar 26 Gary Jones-Anti-Semitism on the Rise- What can we do? Sunday, Mar 26 1:00pm |
Mar 30 Women's Seder Thursday, Mar 30 6:30am |
Apr 6 OFFICE CLOSED Thursday, Apr 6 |
Apr 12 OFFICE CLOSED Wednesday, Apr 12 |
Apr 21 UJC Family Service Friday, Apr 21 7:00pm |
This week's Torah portion is Parashat Vayikra
| Shabbat, Mar 25 |
Candle Lighting
| Friday, Mar 24, 6:52pm |
Havdalah
| Motzei Shabbat, Mar 25, 8:01pm |
Erev Passover
| Wednesday, Apr 5 |