The UJC in the News
Upcoming Events(all events are being held online)
Sunday, June 6, 5:00 pm - Rabbi Felicia Sol and Adam Sol “Poetry, Exegesis, and Imagining a Better World:
Amanda Gorman's Inauguration Poem The Hill We Climb"
Friday, February 26, 7:00 pm - Purim/Shabbat Family Service Celebration
Saturday, February 27, 6:00 pm - Cocktails & Comedy Virtual Adult Purim Party
Sunday, February 28, 11:00 am - Religious School Purim Celebration (following school for grades PreK-7)
Thursday, March 4, 7:00 pm - Virtual Book Club Discussion, "The Color of Love," by Marra B. Gad
The United Jewish Center building is closed due to the Corona Virus. Services and programs are being held online in the UJC Zoom Meeting Room on Fridays at 6pm and Saturdays at 10am.
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
Sat, September 25 2021
19 Tishrei 5782
Coming up at the UJC
Monday, September 27 - 6pm: Celebrate Simchat Torah
Click here to Register NOW to join the UJC Team at the ADL Walk Against Hate
Sunday, October 3 - 9-11:30am: Drive-Thru Food Drive
Ongoing: Collecting Used Sneakers
Cantor Kessler's High Holy Day Sermons
Click here to read Cantor Kessler's High Holy Day sermons.
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)!
For log-in information, check your UJC emails or email office@unitedjewishcenter.org for more information.
UJC Religious School
It's time to register for UJC's Religious School! Please email Education Director Daryl Bain for more information.
UJC COVID-19 Update August 2021
The United Jewish Center building is OPEN! Services are being held Friday nights at 7:00 pm in person and online, and Saturday mornings at 10:00 am in person and online. Congregation members should check their email for online access instructions.
Following CDC guidelines, all attendees must be masked and social distance when possible.
PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE at (203) 748-3355 or email office@unitedjewishcenter.org if you have any questions or need assistance.
Today's Calendar
| Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot |
| UJC Dan SanSeverino Bar Mitzvah-auditorium |
| UJC Shabbat Morning Service-virtual : 10:00am |
| UJC Bar Mitzvah of Daniel SanSeverino : 10:00am |
| Havdalah : 7:36pm |
Friday Night
| Candle Lighting : 6:18pm |
| UJC Shabbat Evening Service - In-person and Virtual : 7:00pm |
Shabbat Day
| UJC Shabbat Morning Service-virtual : 10:00am |
| Havdalah : 7:24pm |
Upcoming Programs & Events
Sep 25 UJC Dan SanSeverino Bar Mitzvah-auditorium Saturday, Sep 25 |
Sep 25 UJC Bar Mitzvah of Daniel SanSeverino Shabbat, Sep 25 10:00am |
Oct 4 UJC Religious School Committee meeting-Youth Room Monday, Oct 4 7:00pm |
Oct 16 UJC Bar Mitzvah of Andrew Stowell Shabbat, Oct 16 10:00am |
Oct 23 UJC Bat Mitzvah of Jamie Humphreys Shabbat, Oct 23 10:00am |
Candle Lighting
| Shabbat, Sep 25, 6:28pm |
Havdalah
| Motzei Shabbat, Sep 25, 7:36pm |
Chol HaMo-eid Sukkot
| Shabbat, Sep 25 |