Hartford – Lunch & Learn: “The Myth and Reality of Serving in the IDF,” with guest speakers Nir Buchler and Tony Raichler of the Jewish Agency for Israel, hosted by the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford; kosher lunch provided; noon – 1 p.m.; at Cantor Colburn LLP, 20 Church St., (860) 727-6103, dhowson@jewishhartford.org. $12, space limited, registration by Oct. 19 required.