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- Saturday, April 30th is virtual only.
Wednesday, April 27th – Virtual Jewish Federation Yom haShoa observance 6:30 pm
Thursday, April 28th – UJC Book Club (virtual), 7:00 pm, “Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley & the Struggle for Equality” by Tomiko Brown-Nagin
Sunday, May 1st – Mitch Wagener speaking on climate change 11:00 am virtual only.
Tuesday, May 3rd – “Voices of the Generations” program with Julie Kohner 7:30 pm virtual only.
Friday, May 6th – Mother’s Day Shabbat (in-person)
Sunday, May 8th – Religious School Mother’s Day Brunch (in-person)
Sunday, June 5th – Shavuot Hike 10:00 am, Tarrywile Park, Danbury (in-person)
Friday, June 10th – Annual Meeting 6:00 pm followed by Special Oneg Shabbat (in-person)
Saturday, June 11th- Sinatra concert with TBE (in-person)
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
Fri, May 27 2022
26 Iyar 5782
UJC Podcast Series
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
UJC Shabbat Evening Service - In-person and Virtual : 7:00pm |
UJC Oneg Shabbat sponsored by the Hough family : 7:00pm |
Candle Lighting : 7:59pm |
Friday Night
UJC Shabbat Evening Service - In-person and Virtual : 7:00pm |
UJC Oneg Shabbat sponsored by the Hough family : 7:00pm |
Candle Lighting : 7:59pm |
Shabbat Day
UJC Peyton and Aiden B'nei Mitzvah : 9:00am |
UJC Shabbat Morning Service-virtual and in person : 10:00am |
Havdalah : 9:08pm |
Upcoming Programs & Events
May 27 UJC Oneg Shabbat sponsored by the Hough family Friday, May 27 7:00pm |
May 28 UJC Peyton and Aiden B'nei Mitzvah Shabbat, May 28 9:00am |
Jun 11 Echoes of Sinatra concert Shabbat, Jun 11 7:30pm |
Jun 24 UJC Oneg Shabbat sponsored by the Fung family Friday, Jun 24 7:00pm |
Jun 25 UJC Bar Mitzvah of Aaron Fung Shabbat, Jun 25 10:00am |
This week's Torah portion is Parashat B'midbar
Shabbat, May 28 |
Candle Lighting
Friday, May 27, 7:59pm |
Havdalah
Motzei Shabbat, May 28, 9:08pm |
Yom Y'rushalayim
Sunday, May 29 |