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
Mon, December 6 2021
2 Tevet 5782
Chanukah!
Friday, September 3
6pm - Lighting the Haspel Menorah
6:10 - Shabbat/Chanukah Family Service with the UJC Chanukah Pickup Band & the UJC Adult Choir
6:45'ish - Oneg Shabbat
Saturday, September 4
10am - Shabbat Morning Service
Sunday, September 5 - 9-12
Religious School Family Day
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
| Hanukkah |
Friday Night
| Candle Lighting : 4:06pm |
| UJC Shabbat Evening Service - In-person and Virtual : 7:00pm |
Shabbat Day
| UJC Shabbat Morning Service-virtual and in person : 10:00am |
| UJC Bar Mitzvah of Jake LeBlanc : 10:00am |
| Havdalah : 5:14pm |
Upcoming Programs & Events
Dec 11 UJC Bar Mitzvah of Jake LeBlanc Shabbat, Dec 11 10:00am |
Dec 21 UJC Book Club- Larry's Room Tuesday, Dec 21 1:15pm |
Jan 18 UJC Book Club- Larry's Room Tuesday, Jan 18 1:15pm |
Mar 26 UJC Bar Mitzvah of Troy Matheny Shabbat, Mar 26 10:00am |
Apr 9 Trenton Story Bar Mitzvah- Auditorium Shabbat, Apr 9 12:00pm |
This week's Torah portion is Parashat Vayigash
| Shabbat, Dec 11 |
Candle Lighting
| Friday, Dec 10, 4:06pm |
Havdalah
| Motzei Shabbat, Dec 11, 5:14pm |
Hanukkah
| Monday, Dec 6 |