Tashlikh 

Event Time and Date: 9/26/25 at 4pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  Meet at Bayit (157 Church St)

Event Organizers:  Wesleyan Jewish Community

Event Description: (attendance open to the public) Nature walk to Connecticut River

Neilah and Break-fast meal to end Yom Kippur

Event Time and Date: 10/2 at 6:30pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  Chabad at Wesleyan (132 Church Street)

Event Organizers:  Chabad at Wesleyan

Event Description: (attendance open to students only)

Yom Kippur Closing Service

Event Time and Date: 10/2 at 6:45pm 

Event Location/Zoom Information:  CFA Courtyard ( rain location is Beckham Hall) and DFC for dinner

Event Organizers:  Wesleyan Jewish Community

Event Description: (attendance open to the public) Musical Havdalah and Break the Fast

Shabbat Dinner

Event Time and Date: 10/3; 10/10; 10/24; 10/31 at 7:30

Event Location/Zoom Information:  At Chabad House (132 Church Street)

Event Organizers:  Chabad at Wesleyan

Event Description: (attendance open to students only)

Wesleyan Jewish Community Shabbat Services and Dinner

Event Time and Date: 10/3, 10/10, 10/31 Services: 5:30 pm, Dinner: 6:45 pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  The Bayit, 157 Church St

Event Organizers:  Wesleyan Jewish Community

Event Description: (attendance open to the public) featuring a student-led service and a home-cooked meal at the Bayit!

Interfaith Cookout

Event Time and Date: Saturday October 4th at around 5pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  On the grills outside Summies. 

Event Organizers:  Anthony Ganci, Gavin Sendar (Assistant Organizer), Lev Abramson

Event Description: (attendance open to the public) Promote support for the Jewish community, foster interfaith harmony, and boost Catholic student involvement

Sushi in the Sukkah Hut

Event Time and Date: 10/6/25, 6pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  College Row (Between South College and Memorial Chapel)

Event Organizers:  Wesleyan Jewish Community

Event Description: (attendance open to the public)

October 7th Memorial and Shawarma in the Sukkah

Event Time and Date: 10/7 at 5:30pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  Chabad House (132 Church Street)

Event Organizers:  Chabad at Wes, SSI

Event Description: (attendance open to the public)

JewishU: Soul-Maps 

Event Time and Date: 10/9; 10/16; 10/23; 10/30 from 7:30-8:30pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  At Chabad House (132 Church Street)

Event Organizers:  Chabad at Wesleyan

Event Description: (attendance open to students only) 4 discussion-style classes each 1-hour long, no homework, stipend upon completion

Protocols of the Elders of Anti-Zion: The Global Conspiracy Against the Jews 

Event Time and Date: October 9, 2025, at 5 pm

​​Event Location/Zoom Information:  Public Affairs Center 003

Event Organizers:  Students Supporting Israel, SSI members, Andrew Pessin

Event Description: (attendance open to the public) Addressing antisemetic tropes and where they come from and how they take shape in contemporary times.

Pizza in the Hut

Event Time and Date: 10/9 at 5:30pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  Chabad House (132 Church Street)

Event Organizers:  Chabad at Wes

Event Description: (attendance open to students only) making Pizza from scratch in the Sukkah

Challah Baking Workshop 

Event Time and Date: 10/10 Friday 2-4pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  Bayit, 157 Church St

Event Organizers:  WJC and The Shabbat and Challah Co-op

Event Description: (attendance open to students only) No experience necessary. All are welcome. Please rsvp in advance if possible.

Lola Montès Film Screening

Event Time and Date: Saturday, October 11 at 8pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  Goldsmith Family Cinema (CFS100) at the Jeanine Basinger Center for Film Studies

Event Organizers:  Wesleyan Film Series

Event Description: (attendance open to the public) 1955. USA. Dir: Max Ophüls. 116 Minutes. (Free). Based on the novel La vie extraordinaire de Lola Montès by Cécil Saint-Laurent, the film depicts the life of Irish dancer and courtesan Lola Montez (1821–1861), portrayed by Martine Carol, and tells the story of the most famous of her many notorious affairs, those with Franz Liszt and Ludwig I of Bavaria.

Recipe for Identity: Jewish Food in Film and Television 

Event Time and Date: Monday, October 13, at 6 PM

Event Location/Zoom Information:  FISK 208

Event Organizers:  Center for Jewish Studies

Event Description: (attendance open to the public) a talk on how Jewish food is represented in popular culture

Simchat Torah Celebration

Event Time and Date: 10/14 at 7:30pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  Chabad House

Event Organizers:  Chabad at Wes

Event Description: (attendance open to students only)

Dialogue Space

Event Time and Date: October 15th at 6pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  ORSL lounge 

Event Organizers:  J Street U

Event Description: (attendance open to the public) Discussion about buzzwords and headlines that teaches students how to have open minded conversations about Israel/Palestine.

How the Brain Understands Stories

Event Time and Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 8:00 PM. Hors d’oeuvre reception from 7:30-8:00 PM (same location)

Event Location/Zoom Information:  Frank Center for Public Affairs (PAC) Room 100 (238 Church Street)

Event Organizers: Center for Jewish Studies

Event Description: (attendance open to the public) Iddo Geffen, a writer and neurocognitive researcher at Columbia University, will explore How the Brain Understands Stories. The talk will explore how narratives shape memory, decision-making, and our perception of reality. The audience will dive into the brain’s mechanisms for processing stories, the link between fiction and lived experience, and how storytelling can influence our emotions and beliefs. Through examining scientific insights and literary examples, the speaker will uncover a deep connection between storytelling and the human mind.

Annual Jeremy Zwelling Lecture

Event Time and Date: October 23rd at 7:30PM

Event Location/Zoom Information:  PAC 100

Event Organizers:  Center for Jewish Studies, Religion Department

Event Description: (attendance open to the public) Join Andrew Porwancher as he uncovers the complicated relationship between the leader of a youthful nation and the people of an ancient faith. This lecture traces Roosevelt’s deep connection with the Jewish people at every step of his dazzling ascent. But it also reveals a man of contradictions whose checkered approach to Jewish issues was no less conflicted than the nation he led. Porwancher will sign copies of his new book, American Maccabee, which the Wall Street Journal called "powerful, poignant, perfect.

Homecoming/Family Weekend Shabbat Dinner 

Event Time and Date: October 24, 2025, Services: 5:30 pm, Dinner: 7:30 pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  Services at the Bayit, Dinner at Daniel Family Commons (DFC)

Event Organizers:  Office of Advancement / WJC

Event Description: (attendance open to the public) Signup for families and off-campus guests is required. Click here to register: https://www.wesleyan.edu/hcfw/info.html#  

3v3 Basketball Charity Event 

Event Time and Date: October 26, 2025 1 pm - 5 pm 

Event Location/Zoom Information:  Students Supporting Israel, SSI national, SSI chapters from local schools 

Event Organizers:  Freeman Athletic Center

Event Description: (attendance open to students only) teams consisting of students from different universities. The goal is raise money for an Israel related cause and bring pro-Israel students together to encourage a broader community.

Babka Bake

Event Time and Date: 10/28 at 7:00pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  Chabad House (132 Church Street)

Event Organizers:  Chabad at Wes

Event Description: (attendance open to students only)

Jewish Studies Open House

Event Time and Date: 10/29 from 12:15pm-1:15pm

Event Location/Zoom Information:  Allbritton 311

Event Organizers:  Center for Jewish Studies

Event Description: (attendance open to students only)

Differentiating Between Antisemitic and Non-Antisemitic Criticism of Israel 

Event Time and Date: October 30, 2025, 12:15 pm 

Event Location/Zoom Information:  PAC 002

Event Organizers:  Students Supporting Israel at Wesleyan, Center of Jewish Studies Department, SSI Members, David Brodsky

Event Description: (attendance open to the public) Embracing criticism with respect, and addressing antisemitism as it relates to criticizing the state of Israel. 

Can Autocorrect Save the Human Condition?

Event Time and Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 8:00 PM

Event Location/Zoom Information:  Frank Center for Public Affairs (PAC) Room 100 (238 Church Street)

Event Organizers:  Center for Jewish Studies

Event Description: (attendance open to the public) The 23rd Annual Contemporary Israeli Voices series will end on a high note with a presentation by the internationally renowned writer Etgar Keret who is back to Wesleyan by popular demand. Keret will speak about his latest collection of short stories Autocorrect in a talk entitled Can Autocorrect Save the Human Condition?  Autocorrect includes stories about underdogs, modern dance, Artificial Intelligence, Hassidic wisdom, and his beloved white rabbit Hanzo. This not-to-miss presentation will present Etgar Keret’s darkly funny stories as he explores themes of identity, reality, and meaning.